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Are you tried knitting? It can be very fun and there are knitting groups everywhere. Might be a great idea to keep you busy and get you out of the house and meeting new people.
Umm..I'm not so sure about that. haha When I was younger my mother always tried to get me to help her knit, sew, even quilt..I think I maybe lacking something there. Thanks for the idea though : )
I'm not a sew-er or anything crafty and I'm struggling with the same problem. Guess I'll keep stalking WB until I figure it all out.
Snowflake are you feeling lost aswell? haha Maybe we could help each other out on this one.
I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. Before the engagement I was in school and involved heavily in my sorority. During the engagement, I finished school, and we found a home. Now... I'm bored to tears. So I'm getting involved with my sorority again at an alumnae level (can you join an alum group for your school?) and joining a gym to take yoga classes!
Yeah, I'm totally in the same place. I'm ACTUALLY considering helping my daughter's school with coaching cheerleading - yikes!
What are things you like to do? If you had a weekend to plan with you and bunch of friends, what activities would you put on the list?
I've felt the same way after moving to a different city. I've spent a lot of time organizing and decorating my new apartment. I am also going to get into knitting again when I settle in.
No alum group to join. After I graduate there, I plan to further my education to another school but that's just an idea not too sure. School usually keeps me busy, but my classes are some what easier than usual this semester. I like being outdoors, but there isn't awhole lot to do here, except go on a walk. And when I go for walks I like for the dogs to go, but I can't handle both of them by myself. I don't know I've never really had hobbies I guess. I'm 20 years old, people already tell me I don't act my age, which I don't. But all of my hobbies have always had to do with school, for a year I planned a wedding and did school. Grr I don't know.
Why not get a job? If you find something that's only 10-15 hours a week, that's not too time consuming. Or volunteer? An animal shelter, or Big Brothers Big Sisters. Especially if you are able to work/intern/volunteer in the field you want to work in.
Have you thought about cooking or dancing lessons, photography, gardening, book clubs, triathalons or other exercise-related events, gardening, interior design...even writing a book or making a quilt? Haha. That may all seem a bit random, but they're all things I'm doing/interested in doing. And there's always grad school.
ETA: Actually, an internship might be the perfect thing for you! It ties in perfectly with your hubby's desire for you to concentrate on your school work and your desire to get a job!
Wow! Great ideas. I actually have an internship coming up in the spring before graduation, so if I could just find something until then. The thing is there isn't too much to do around here. I don't know of any book clubs or anything like that. I could find some cooking leasons I guess, I do love to cook! ; ) Thank you all for your adive, I guess If I would get off of the internet, I'd find something to do. haha
I'm definitely learning how to cook as a newlywed after all the gifts I got at the wedding. It's definitely a great chance to experiment and see what food I can make for my husband.
I felt the exact same way. I work full time, but I'd come home from work and say "now what." I wasn't in the mood to "research" any wedding stuff, because I was burned out on wedding planning. But I couldn't figure out what to do with my time. I would just sit around, turn on the TV and feel bored. With life!
That has passed. After time, you will slowly adjust and get back to what you were doing before wedding planning.
In the meantime, maybe do some small things- it doesn't have to be anything drastic, but just plan a few things out. Maybe cook a fabulous dinner next week, or bake something great and send it off to your family members. And while you've got the time, perhaps think about a few projects that were neglected while you were planning your wedding... cleaning out your closet, or waxing your car.
If you plan on doing a few things, as those occupy your time things will start to get back to normal!
do you play an instrument? Or did you in the past? You could take that up again?
What about dance lessons? I do belly dance and it is super fun.
If you miss wedding planning maybe you could start some crafty hobbies again... scrapbooking, card making, etc. Maybe open up an etsy shop to sell your creations.
Exercise? After I graduated college I was in a rut and had nothing (except a part-time job at first) and would literally exercise 3 hours a day. I went to aerobic/dancing/kickboxing classes and spinning and pilates- in addition to running 35 miles a week; that kept me busy!
It has been 1 month (in a few days, 8/22 was the date!) since I got married and here I am... still on wedding blogs and checking EVERY wedding blog, still. I am addicted. I enrolled in an online photography class, though, that started this past Monday to help out balance the creative overhaul I had, but am now lacking without wedding things. I am getting back into my scrapbooking passion as well, which helps :)
What about scrapbooking?
You could scrapbook your whole wedding process, wedding and honeymoon! -It might help with some closure and then you can continue scrapbooking your life as your hobby!!!!
if you like cooking, do like a julie and julia idea- follow a chef you really like and practice recreating their meals. that would be so fun! :)
So before the start of some crazy wedding planning, I was a serious quilter (when i was laid off a few years ago i even quilted as a full time job) but i am so glad that i joined Weddingbee...it has opened me up to so many other hobbies that i can't wait to start on them after the wedding (including finish up some quilt projects from over a year ago thats been on hold!) I have taken up floral design, taken dance lessons, scrapbooking, cooking, jewelry making, all sorts of crazy craftiness! Find what you like, take a few lessons in each to see what you will like the most! the hardest part is sticking to one thing! (at least for me it is)
I second the suggestions to take some sort of class (dancing, cooking, whatever interests you). Mr. Paris works very late hours and so I started Spanish classes after work to keep me occupied and of course because I always wanted to be trilingual.
Like Future Mrs. Martin, I was gonna suggest scrapbooking!! I love it! It keeps me so busy and time just flies by when your doing it cause it so much fun too! Like she said you can scrapbook your wedding, right now I'm scrapping our wedding process and I just finished out engagement pages! Go to http://www.scrapbook.com/ for inspiration!
My hobby became the gym! I dropped from like 19 credits of solid engineering to 13 credits of "fluff" class my last semester and got kinda bored! I suddenly had all this time on my hands! I was able to devote more time to my sorority's functions (aka volunteering?) and went to the gym 5 days a week. That definitely takes up time =]. I didn't have any "hobbies" persay b/c I simply didn't have room to keep supplies nor did I have the money to go buy stuff. I think a part time job could be good for you! Plus a little extra pocket cash =]
If I had more time, I'd be doing a pottery class, photography class, dance class, and more mountaineering. I'd also be training my dog to be an obedience dog... where they compete to get titles in obedience work. I'd also be planning our Cuba vacation more!
But alas, I don't have time...
Maybe some of these things will help you with ideas, though!
I have to agree with excercise; knitting; scrapbooking; volunteering; coaching. When I was in college I stayed really busy by helping coach a midget football cheer squad. You could volunteer to help @ an animal shelter; or @ a local YMCA. I'm not there yet but I know that once we buy our house and have our wedding that I am going to be in the same boat. Mr.KitKat is a very busy person. I have even picked up on some of his hobbies that he enjoys. Turns out it's actually fun for me. (I'm a tomboy) I go hunting & help him in the garage sometimes. For just myself though when i'm home alone & he's busy I go on 2-3 mile walks or bikerides. I also have a dog. It really is true; "mans best friend." They're always happy to see you. Always :)
Thank you all so much! So many ideas that I would love to start doing! : ) Now is where I kick in my motivation and start doing them! Thank you all!
There are sooooo many hobbies I'd take up! I just got my first sewing machine, I would love to take sewing classes and learn to make everything from clothes to curtains to quilts. I'd also like to take cooking classes- I'm pretty good now at basic stuff but I would love a more formal education in baking and cooking. When I get in better shape I'd love to take up martial arts again, I did it for about five years in middle/high school and it was very rewarding. I would probably also join a life drawing group, I miss drawing.
I envy you sooooooo much! I wish I had more free time to indulge in my hobbies.
I've taken cooking classes and love it! I'm also going to take a class at paper source when I can find the time so I can learn more about the art of invite and paper made crafts. I want to diy my christmas cards!
I feel the same way. I guess planning the wedding is sort of my hobby for the moment, but you can only plan so much and for so long. When I graduated from college in 2007 I felt sort of lost. I was working but still felt unfulfilled as far as hobbies go (and of course, one simply cannot expect a man to fulfill all of your time and social/intellectual/hobby needs - you have to be your own person!). I've tried scrapbooking, and maybe I just need to get back into it. Something I have found that I enjoy is photography - we have 2 pugs who think they are professional dog models, so I have 1000's of pictures of them doing funny things. I've also some how become the family photographer (for both FI's and my own family). I think scrapbooking is such a neat way to keep track of where you have been, who you are and were (since we all change over time), and the people and things you love. As I sit here typing this... I think I might just get my scrapbook back out and get back into it (I'd love to have an engagement/wedding scrapbook and now would be a perfect time...!) Plus, if we ever decided to have kids, it would be neat for them to have a scrapbook of us. Other ideas for hobbies beyond this? Oh, and for those who want to get into/back into scrapbooking - try Hobby Lobby if you have one near you. They are usually less expensive than Michael's Craft Store unless Michael's has some great weekly coupon or sale. Also, you can get the Hobby Lobby weekly coupon in your area on their website - http://www.hobbylobby.com/weekly/weekly.cfm
... and I was thinking too about cooking classes (mentioned by bellenga and arobb81). They sound fun and could help me get over my tend to overcook things (I am just terrified of undercooking pork or chicken and creating food poisoning! Eeek!)
-Bella
How about volunteering somewhere? I'm a school teacher and we always welcome people who will listen to children read or help teachers with projects even for just an hour a week. You could mean a lot to a lonely child.
I am in the same boat. I've been married for three months and although I am super happy with the hubby, I feel bored without the wedding planning and something to focus on. I was one of those girls who dreamt about her wedding since she was a little girl so eventhough the engagement was a year, it was really over 10 years of planning. I do have a FT job but there is still so much time left in the day. It's not that I don't have a life. I do go out with friends and family but there was still a feeling that something was missing... I really miss the planning but right now I work on our pictures (and there is so much to do with the pictures) and have also taken up scrapbooking. Someone said that scrapbooking is a good way to have "closure" on the wedding planning and that is absolutely right. I would take that up as a hobby if I were you. The hubby will never say it but I think he misses it too.
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Well Bees here is my deal.
I got married 2 months ago (tomorrow). My husband and I lived together before we were married. So no new house hunting or anything like that. After the wedding has been over I feel sooo lost. Like I have nothing to do or plan (lol). I attend college and I will be done this spring, so I am busy with that but still. My husband works and is also finishing up his schooling, we usually don't get to spend a lot of time together during the day. He works from 8:30-8:30 or 1-10:30. So with his work and our schooling we don't spend a lot of time together. But I was talking about getting a job and he does not want that, he wants me to focus on my schooling. I just feel so bored/ lost/ lonely. I have a few friends, but they are all so busy with school and such..what kind of hobby should I take up? I've never been much of a "hobby" type of person, but I am so sick of sitting at home alone with nothing to do excpet homework and housework..I miss wedding planning
Any ideas? Advice? Much Needed! :)