I'm fed up doing nothing all week when i come in from work. I wanna do something productive man!! Any ideas??

Answer 1

Gosh! The world is your oyster!

Are you good with your hands? Does work leave your brain lacking exercise? Would you like to make a little money at it? Do you like to be indoors or outdoors?

First decide what you think your skills are and whether you like to concentrate or let the mind run free. Be active or restful. Then think of the things that other people do that you admire.

Maybe you know someone who sketches and think that you could never do that. NOT true! Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw - perhaps not to be an artist, but so as to produce a competent picture of something. Or perhaps that sounds too time consuming but you like the idea of pictures - then there's photography.

The fact is that most of us have a special talent, skill or interest which is neglected in our lives because the job we do doesn't use it. Hobbies are really a way of growing that underused ability. Sometimes it's something that might cost a bit to do, sometimes it costs nothing. Sometimes it is nothing that we could sell or get a return on but often one can find a niche market and make a nice little pocket money - even develop it into a business.

Perhaps this website will spark some ideas: http://www.hobbiesandme.com/hobby_choosing.htm

Answer 2

I don't know about you but one of the jobs I really hate when I first get in from work is going through the mail. Not real letters, mind you, but all the bumf and junk mail. The waste is really annoying. What I do now is look at it in a new way - what can I make use of? OK it can go in the recycling bin but much more satisfying is to do something creative with it.
Advertisers often use some really cool images, colours etc. to try to catch our attention. If you can ignore all the hype and 'buy me' nonsense you can start to see the potential. Keep a concertina folder to hand and snip out the promising images and file away for when you have time to spare. Look at them fresh every so often and think how the images can be used. Some could be used for decorating greeting cards, gift labels or envelopes or perhaps with a bit of card, glue and maybe a coat of varnish stuck onto a peg or large paper clip to hold papers together. Invest in some magnetic self-adhesive strip and your finds can be used as fridge magnets. Or what about using them to make art-work for a doll's house. I did this one year to sell at the church fete and they were snapped up by children looking for something to spend a few pennies on.
The possibilities are endless. You can do as much or as little as you have time for and the initial cost is minimal. You will find after a while that the problem is having so many little images to use particularly as your friends will start donating pieces to your collection. Have fun whatever you decide to make.

Answer 3

Why don't you learn a new skill? Think about what it is you like, you are interested in and have some basic knowledge/skill in it. If you have to, enrol on a course at a local college. Make sure you do all your homework/study and practice your skills. Then turn this new skill into making some extra cash when you are home from work. An example would be, if you reallly like hand-made jewellery then you can enroll on a jewellery making course, and start making your own jewellery, which then you can sell over the internet or local flee markets...

Answer 4

Scrapbooking! Oh man you'll spend hours doing this. Have you done it before? Well just in case you haven't...i'll give you some pointers on it. Find a craft store near you. You can even go to target, they have scrapbooking things. I'm sure you have lots of pictures from over the years...just pick a year or an event and make a scrapbook especialy for it. For example...you could take all your baby pictures and make a baby album. Or plan on doing one for this summer. Just take lots of pictures this summer and as you take them and develop them, add them to your scrapbook. I got a bunch of beach themed supplies at Target in their dollar section. ( i don't know if you have a Target where you are...i'm from cali.) Anyways hope you have fun!

Answer 5

There are so many hobbies out there and web sights to help you find information on that hobby you could find many things to do. I come home and work on cross stitch or knitting, my mom works on photography,My husband plays piano,my dad restored an old ford coupe. There is so much you can do to keep active but in a stress relieving sort of way.

Answer 6

Try a new recipe out.

Do some decorating.

Tidy up a closet or area of the house/room/flat that you usually ignore.

Write a poem/letter to a loved one.

Join a salsa dancing class.

Learn a foreign language

Answer 7

Buy a couple of brushes and tubes of paint. Try your hand at painting. May be you're a born artist but haven't explored your talents yet. Try writing, poetry, prose, whatever comes to your mind, commit to paper. Keep exploring this unknown territory that's you.

Answer 8

Achieve Your Dreams

Answer 9

Well you could always engage yourself in some new hobby. Or you could take time to learn and read about new and fascinating cultures...Then again read up and learn how to make a boatload of money in the stock market and buy some nice things for yourself...You deserve it! :)

Answer 10

You could always volunteer your time somewhere. Say the hospital or a nursing home. If not that, than how about crocheting or knitting baby blankets and donating them to shelters?