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One thing I forgot to mention is that I started journaling this year. I was

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Date: Mon, 27-Jan-2025 10:56:49 PM PST
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In topic: LAST WEEK OF JANUARY POTPOURRI posted by chloe
In reply to: I've considered joining the Y but it would cost at least $50/month posted by Wahoo
inspired to start writing a journal after my mom left 30+ journals for me and my sister to read. I’d also like to learn to knit. I tried to learn halfheartedly once or twice but gave up. Since I’m left-handed, I think I need to find a lefty to teach me.

no matter which branch I join, and I know me; it'd be something unique and fun for the first few months and then I'd find excuses not to go.

The YMCA offers financial assistance to low-income adults. I think you can print an application from their website. Once you have a free or low-cost membership, you can go as often as you want and a lot is included with a membership like yoga, spinning, water aerobics classes and team sports like basketball and volley ball. Swim lessons are extra but use of the pool, sauna, steam room, weight and cardio machines all come with a membership. Just something to think about trying. You don’t have to make a longterm commitment. My membership is month to month. I can quit at any time.

I’m also a big movie fan so I go out to movie theaters on a regular basis but also catch up on movies at home via OnDemand or DVD. I also usually have about five TV shows that I’m loosely binging. Right now, for example, I’m in S2 of Breaking Bad and I can’t wait to get to the next episode.

I wish I liked movies more, as they're an excellent time waster. And as mentioned, with the exception of The Umbrella Academy, there's no show airing right now (either currently or On Demand/on a streaming service) that's really capturing my interest. I've already seen the first three seasons of TUA; the fourth is the final season and is only 6 episodes long :-(

Ahem! I don’t think of movies as time wasters at all. I love movies. Is art a time waster? As for TV, with 500 shows produced every year and plenty of back library available, I have found so many great TV shows to watch. For the last two years, I’ve been catching up on so many great HBO shows that I missed in the past. I have been watching some truly great TV.

As you know, my sister lives on my block, so we get together to play dominoes or some other game and sometimes make dinner together. Any chance of getting your dad to play dominoes? Or what about your BFF, church friends, workmates or neighbors? Any chance of getting any of them interested in a game night?

Dad doesn't play dominoes. Once in a great while, I can get him to play a game of Yahtzee and that's about it. We have an occasional game night at church; I've been meaning to check it out. But that would only help with the boredom one night ever few months. None of my local family or friends are into board games and I don't relish the idea of playing with strangers, hence why I play online games.

That’s too bad. We have cafes that are built around their assortment of board games available.

I’m fairly politically active so that sends me down some rabbit holes of lengthy discussion, both online, on the phone or in person over coffee or a margarita or wine.

Discussing politics is something I usually actively try to avoid, even when talking with someone who shares my views 😆

Probably wise. But I’ve been an activist for decades and too much important stuff is going on for me to ignore it. I do need breaks from it sometimes. Politics came up in Mexico last week. A whole group of us were chatting politics in the pool over margaritas until we lost all track of time and ended up with very late dinners. A few of my temporary neighbors told me the next day how much they enjoyed our long discussion. So no big fights erupted.

For the last few years, I’ve either taken a vacation to Mexico or been at my mom’s house in FL during a chunk of the coldest weather. Winter vacations help a lot. I just got back from Mexico late Friday evening and I’m already planning my next trip. The flight was free using JetBlue points and we spent so little money while eating and drinking well every day that I came home with over 7000 pesos that are tucked in my passport for a trip in May or June. I’ll use JetBlue points for that flight too. So I’m working on perfecting the art of living well while traveling on a budget. I would love to get to the point where I could just live in Mexico for a few months in the winter.

That would be lovely!

I love to travel.

If all else fails, I work on decluttering and organizing my apartment.

Yeah...trying not to use that option <g>.

Its low on my list of things to doo too.

I hope you find some ways to combat your winter boredom and blues.


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