Keep Some Paints on Standby for those I'm Bored Days

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Boring Weekends? Spice Them Up

Did you do anything special last weekend, the week before, or what about before that weekend?  No.  Well you could prepare to spice up your future weekends by doing any or all of the following things.

One.  Surf the Internet for freebies on local stuff.  From entertainment to appetizers, let that freebie be your motivation for getting outdoors.

Two.  Manage your household by putting away, cleaning, and rearranging stuff.  You can get more insight here.

Third.  Consider calling up a relative or friend you have been putting off to go somewhere like a store, a concert, or just walk around at a mall.

Four.  Avoid isolating yourself to a room, come on out and see what others are up to.  Offer to help someone do something simple.  For example, someone working in the kitchen offer to help prepare a meal or clean up. 

Five.  Find something to do by checking out online videos of your interests.  What is it that you always wanted to do, but haven't done it yet?

Six.  Stop watching TV and Internet surfing if you typically do this and instead read and write or take a walk.

Seven.  Attend a spiritual event that will help you with your emotional baggage.  See a doctor for physical ailments.

Now that you have seven things to spice up your weekend, make it memorable and have something worthwhile to talk about the next time someone asks you, "So how was your weekend?"

 

Nicholl McGuire maintains this blog and others, check out Work Place Problems and Face Your Foe.

6 Signs You or Someone You Know is Boring to Be Around

Maybe at one time you were interesting.  People enjoyed being around you.  But these days life responsibilities have been getting the best of you.  You may think that you are still fun and interesting, but upon closer inspection of your life, maybe not.  How do you know you have grown into a boring person?

One.  When anyone ever talks to you about something you keep bringing up the same subject matter about things like ie.) kids, jobs, etc.  Your conversation rarely changes.

Two.  You don't talk with enthusiasm, a sense of happiness, or seem like you even enjoy living.

Three.  You visit the same places in your free time and you don't bother to go elsewhere for any number of reasons like: it's just easier, cheaper, or a shorter distance from a job.  Therefore, if you don't go anywhere, but the same spots all the time, you don't have nothing new to really say and you limit your life experience.

Four.  People tell you things like, "You are boring...Do you get out much?"  They don't bother to call invite you anywhere or visit you.

Five.  Loved ones don't hear from you or see you much even your intimate relationship is declining because you don't bother to take any personal or vacation days to do anything fun or different. You rarely look outside yourself and your routines.

Six.  You don't act interested in what others have to say, and you don't look for opportunities to relate to others in ways that make them want to enjoy your company.

As you ponder these points, think about other things you might not say or do that make people feel like you are a bore.  Spice your personal and professional life up a bit by changing the way you do things, checking in with your significant and children to find out what their needs might be, and take a look around your personal dwelling, neighborhood and elsewhere for problems that you might be able to solve.  Being helpful and encouraging toward a variety of people (outside of your job), and reflecting on who you are and your purpose for living are just a few things that will help you toward getting out of your boring slump.  Write a list of things that you would like to do and share with your loved ones.  Set a date and time and do what you promised yourself and others.

Nicholl McGuire

Bored? Start Researching about Others' Experiences Outside of America

We are spoiled in this country.  We have more than most in other lands.  Many in America have televisions, a portable phone, running water, lights, gas, a warm place to stay, etc. 

Try going outside of America and what might you find in the slums, the country, or on a land surrounded by water?  Not as much as we have nor are the buildings as nice as ours.  You might have some amenities from home in some places overseas, but most likely something will be amiss, and you will just have to tolerate doing without it.  From a buzzing fly with no spray to kill it to a hole in the wall with nothing to fill it, that's life outside of your four walls with a bed and whatever else you appreciate the most in your room.  Sure, it may not be a palace, but it's your home, "so be grateful," I was once told by former military officers.

So your bored right?  Tired of looking at the same old stuff on the Internet.  Why not check out some of those YouTube videos of foreigners?  Then go off to some blog sites or forums where Americans as well as non-Americans post their personal experiences.  Now that will be a mind and an eye-opener for many of you reading this, because chances are you haven't been out your neighborhood much lately.  Wonder what someone is dealing with about your age, gender and ethnicity in say a place like Japan, Brazil, or Sweden?  What sort of challenges are they dealing with in the Middle East outside of what you think you might know from slanted American media reports?  What is dating, parenting, and business like outside of the United States for others around the world?  Try getting some answers to these questions and more. 

Shall we broaden our horizons?  Utilize boring times to create your own lesson plan on learning--no matter what the age, social class, or location!

Nicholl McGuire