paintsprayer said:

retina said:

But if you get up at 2.30, surely you must go to bed much earlier than most too? On the other hand I can see how even that might not help. Early mornings are real energy killers.

What's your job?

I am a night person, I struggle to get to sleep before midnight. Sleeping pills help some, but leave me hungover.

I run a chemical wash/zinc phosphate coating system with related RO water system, and waste water treatment for Fisher snowplows

And that requires you to get up at 2.30? Wow. With some professions it makes sense that they start early (newspaper delivery man, baker, street cleaner etc) but others I don't quite understand why they have to be so early (carpenters, painters etc). I sometimes suspect that it's just a tradition and no solid practical reasons behind it. I have no idea what the case is with your job though.

oh yeah...I'm wicked active. I get outta work, I go pick up my youngest son, then it's home to the oldest and let Grammie leave, then it's a few dishes, clean out the backpack and lunch bag, cook dinner, eat dinner, clean up after dinner, more dishes! then usually it's time to fold a load of laundry and throw another load in the washer. then it's time to get the kids ready for bed, maybe read them a story, put them to bed. throw the next load of laundry in the dryer start another load of laundry, put all the dishes and leftovers away, take the trash out, perhaps sweep the floor (perhaps)

by then it's about 9pm and I'm ready for the couch to watch an hour of TV, wake up in the middle of the night, go up to bed.

woo hoo! how exciting.

Back in the day when I worked outside the home my weeknights were super busy. With 3 kids I didn't have time to kick back and relax...my nights were filled with dance classes, football practive, boy scouts, sax lessons, girl scouts etc...

But now that I am a full time student, and two of the three kids have moved out and started their lives, my week nights are pretty quiet.

Weekdays, weekends, it's all the same, but if we're talking what do I normally do each day after around 5pm the usual thing is looking after our nephew, watching TV, checking the net, and in bed by 11pm. Some nights we'll go out for dinner, whenever we both feel like it, and very occasionally we'll have a night out. Could be on the weekend or mid-week, just whenever the desire and opportunity arises to see some friends (my wife's, I have none lol).

yes, you begin to wonder what you are living for when the day is spent working, and the rest of your time is spent recovering from work, feeding yourself, and preparing to work the next day. What is it all for? It's especially easy since I have no kids, and could veg out every night.

I have to say, being poor is a good thing for me because I don't have cable TV or internet at home. So there are nights where I work on writing or talk on the phone, or at least watch a movie rather than flipping channels. Maybe I will go jogging. I do still waste nights watching TV, but that is fine as long as it is not every night--not that I am judging those who do watch every night.

Also it helps to have a commitment (for me it is rehearsals on Tuesday nights or the occasional gig). I'd definitely not leave the house if someone was not expecting me. It can be tiring, but it has not yet become too tiring.

I've spent years not doing much, so having some commitments is a nice change for me and helps my mood.

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retina said:

whistle said:

i play football (soccer) every night, weather permitting. ms whistle is glad that winter is coming soon so i will stay in with her instead.

i have no friends and never go 'out', ever.

What about the people you meet every day to play football? Don't they qualify as friends?

they are immigrants from Mexico/Central America. we can hardly communicate with each other.

Fauxie said:

Weekdays, weekends, it's all the same, but if we're talking what do I normally do each day after around 5pm the usual thing is looking after our nephew, watching TV, checking the net, and in bed by 11pm. Some nights we'll go out for dinner, whenever we both feel like it, and very occasionally we'll have a night out. Could be on the weekend or mid-week, just whenever the desire and opportunity arises to see some friends (my wife's, I have none lol).

I take it you don't work as a teacher anymore then? Are you able to live off your savings from your teaching stint or do you work from home? Sorry about the nosey questions, I'm just curious about all the many different ways that people make ends meet.

NDRU said:

yes, you begin to wonder what you are living for when the day is spent working, and the rest of your time is spent recovering from work, feeding yourself, and preparing to work the next day. What is it all for? It's especially easy since I have no kids, and could veg out every night.

I have to say, being poor is a good thing for me because I don't have cable TV or internet at home. So there are nights where I work on writing or talk on the phone, or at least watch a movie rather than flipping channels. Maybe I will go jogging. I do still waste nights watching TV, but that is fine as long as it is not every night--not that I am judging those who do watch every night.

Also it helps to have a commitment (for me it is rehearsals on Tuesday nights or the occasional gig). I'd definitely not leave the house if someone was not expecting me. It can be tiring, but it has not yet become too tiring.

I've spent years not doing much, so having some commitments is a nice change for me and helps my mood.

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Gosh, not having internet at home would probably do wonders for my creative work and free up time for a whole bunch of creative and rewarding endeavours. The internet is one of those things that it would be counterintuitive (and seem foolish) to say no to if you have the possibility to get it though. It's a dilemma that I've come across in regards to other things as well. For example it would probably be great if I could never borrow a car because that would force me to ride a bike instead which is healthy and fun, but since I can usually borrow a car it's almost like the decision makes itself. Not just because I might feel lazy but because it seems stupid to say no to something that facilitates things for me. It's an odd phenomenon.

retina said:

NDRU said:

yes, you begin to wonder what you are living for when the day is spent working, and the rest of your time is spent recovering from work, feeding yourself, and preparing to work the next day. What is it all for? It's especially easy since I have no kids, and could veg out every night.

I have to say, being poor is a good thing for me because I don't have cable TV or internet at home. So there are nights where I work on writing or talk on the phone, or at least watch a movie rather than flipping channels. Maybe I will go jogging. I do still waste nights watching TV, but that is fine as long as it is not every night--not that I am judging those who do watch every night.

Also it helps to have a commitment (for me it is rehearsals on Tuesday nights or the occasional gig). I'd definitely not leave the house if someone was not expecting me. It can be tiring, but it has not yet become too tiring.

I've spent years not doing much, so having some commitments is a nice change for me and helps my mood.

[Edited 9/13/10 15:37pm]

Gosh, not having internet at home would probably do wonders for my creative work and free up time for a whole bunch of creative and rewarding endeavours. The internet is one of those things that it would be counterintuitive (and seem foolish) to say no to if you have the possibility to get it though. It's a dilemma that I've come across in regards to other things as well. For example it would probably be great if I could never borrow a car because that would force me to ride a bike instead which is healthy and fun, but since I can usually borrow a car it's almost like the decision makes itself. Not just because I might feel lazy but because it seems stupid to say no to something that facilitates things for me. It's an odd phenomenon.

I'm not only lucky that I am poor, but that the service providers here (in this case AT&T) are complete lying bastards. They will not just give me DSL, they claim it is not available by itself in my apartment, but I can get some package that includes cable, phone, internet, and costs a lot of money. So I have nothing but time

Pretty active, I like cardio, as well pump weights. I love swimming, but with the cool weather coming up there might be a debate.

So, at least 30 or minutes of cardio and tons of reps.

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

I bet you're still hot.

she totally is!!!

thanks guys!

i try to be 'specially on a weekday after work

sweet said:

ZombieKitten said:

she totally is!!!

thanks guys!

i try to be 'specially on a weekday after work

This here is about as active as it gets for me.