Alcoholics Anonymous
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums -> Alcoholics Anonymous -> Alcoholics Anonymous -> Too much time on my hands....boredom setting in
Post Info TOPIC: Too much time on my hands....boredom setting in
Tessa


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 189
Date:
Too much time on my hands....boredom setting in
Permalink  
 

Idle time to an alcoholic mind is dangerous!!! Since I was laid off last Friday the water pump went out on my car. A friend is out there in the cold fixing it now. I just can't stand sitting here day after day with nothing to do! I borrowed my sons car Monday to put some applications in & have been online putting them in. Don't know what else to do. I'm going bat sh#t sitting here!!! I'm hyper & have to be doing something to stay busy or my mind wonders!! Any ideas?

__________________

             God grant me the
serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
Courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
                               Rheinhold Niebuhr
StPeteDean


MIP Old Timer

Status: Offline
Posts: 6464
Date:
Permalink  
 

exercise, take naps, do some writing, go to meetings, work the steps, hand out with sober friends.

__________________

 Gratitude = Happiness!





Tessa


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 189
Date:
Permalink  
 

I guess I could bake some cookies or brownies for the AA meeting tonight! That would give me something to do!!

__________________

             God grant me the
serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
Courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
                               Rheinhold Niebuhr
StPeteDean


MIP Old Timer

Status: Offline
Posts: 6464
Date:
Permalink  
 

and make some coffee for you auto mechanic friend. It's lucky when you have one of those. I've been that guy plenty of times. smile.gif

__________________

 Gratitude = Happiness!





bikerbill


MIP Old Timer

Status: Offline
Posts: 1497
Date:
Permalink  
 

great idea, make some buns for teh meeting and make a coffee for the mechanic, then wash the kitchen floor, tidy out a drawer, play some guitar, read something, lot's to do if you look.

Just realised that Buns means something else over there, of course I meant mufins (I think) or cookies or brownies. Anyway scuse the typing, it's eye drops time again and I find my vision is really blurry for about 10 minutes after teh drops and about 10 minutes before they're next due.

Hope this clears bythe morning as I want to go visit my Mum tommoz.


-- Edited by bikerbill on Thursday 25th of February 2010 03:51:50 PM

__________________

It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got.
BB

When all else fails - RTFM
kld47


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 178
Date:
Permalink  
 

Hi

Find some large Novel Books and enjoy.

Get some of the other AA Books and read them cover to cover, plus write a mini essay in a journal.

Go to as many meetings as you can--different ones then what you are going to now.

Depending on the weather--take a long walk on a nature trail, Bike ride.

Find some other sober friends and go out shopping to a Mall, have them over for coffee and snack time, imprompto chance for a small meeting.biggrin


__________________
Karen D.  in MI
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums -> Alcoholics Anonymous -> Alcoholics Anonymous -> Too much time on my hands....boredom setting in