I am 55 years old, married with one son, aged 25, employed and living separately.
I wake up at 6 in the morning. At 6:30, I am out with my bicycle for a 45 minutes vigorous ride to the beach and back home. I cover 15 kilometers or 9.30 miles
At 8, I have the second cup of tea of the day and go through two newspapers.
I have my shower at 8:45 and breakfast at 9:00.
I work from home, and I am at my desk at 9:15
At 1:00 I have my lunch and lie down for 30 minutes reading news paper. A short while later, I doze off.
After a half hour siesta, I have my tea and am back at my desk at 3:00 PM.
I work until 6:00 and then I go to a near by swimming pool for an hour of vigorous swim (40 numbers 25 metre laps.)
At 7:30 in the evening, I begin to have my whisky on my bedroom balcony. My wife and I talk about the day’s days events during that time. I also make a few phone calls to my friends.
By 10:00, I have had 240 ml of whisky (0.89 UK Pint, 0.5 US Pint, or a little over 8 fluix ounces) , I am reasonably tipsy and have my dinner. At 10.30, I am off to sleep. Thanks to the whisky, the moment I put my head on the pillow, I go off to sleep.
(For those of you who may think my alcohol consumption is excessive, I have my LFT – liver function test – done every six months and my liver enzymes (SGOT, SGPT, GGT, etc;) are within normal range. I am not diabetic, my BP is normal, I am not overweight and I am in great physical shape. I eat a very healthy diet consisting of a variety of vegetable and fruits, fish and moderate amount of carbohydrate. I avoid red meat, eat very little chicken and our consumption of cooking oil (fat) is minimal. Alcohol is my only vice, but it makes me happy, relieves my stress and gives me a general feeling of well being. I don’t smoke)
I seldom watch TV.
On Wednesdays, I go to my Rotary Club meeting. After the meeting, I drink with my fellow Rotarians and discuss current evens.
Once a week, I meet my friends – one is a doctor and other is a professor - over drinks again, and come back home in time to go to sleep.
I used to go to my club twice a week, but now I don’t go much because I do not find the conversation there interesting. I find being with my wife more enjoyable.
I do not like travelling.
I have a beautiful home and lovely garden, and gardening is my hobby. It gives me great happiness.
I enjoy good health.
Now, what would you call this sort of lifestyle, boring or interesting?
Thank you for taking the time off to read this long post.
2006-09-21 17:39:14 · 9 answers · asked by Inquisitive 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
BORING!!!!!! Need some variety, go to the Brass Rail.
2006-09-21 17:42:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kimberly H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm puzzled as to why you'd ask if your life is interesting or boring. It's YOUR life and only you need to be happy with it. Because you asked I suspect you think there might be something wrong with it.
Personally, I find your schedule somewhat rigid. Spontonaity makes life far more fun and interesting. Some of the best times in my life were completely unplanned.
On the plus side... you live a very healthy lifestyle aside from what I consider to be excess alcohol consumption. At that level I would be concerned that you're an alcoholic and either don't know it or are in denial. Why not try to skip all alcohol for a week or two and see how you feel about it?
2006-09-22 00:47:01 · answer #2 · answered by janisko 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not spontaneous. But then again, most of our lives are not spontaneous. I think you have a nice life. A little predicable, but other than that, it's nice. And I love the part "I used to go to my club twice a week, but now I don’t go much because I do not find the conversation there interesting. I find being with my wife more enjoyable." Very cute. I hope to have that with a future husband someday. Maybe you should do more things that you don't do everyday/every week. Something fun or spontaneous every once in a while. And less drinking.
2006-09-22 00:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucky U!! know how to live n enjoy your life. Just as a suggestion: include a game of golf/tennis or even gym n have a meal/meeting up with friends once in a month or so cud make life a little more interesting. And include your wife too, unless she prefers not to b. We ALL need some social interaction from time to time?
2006-09-22 00:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by PikC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 out of 10, only because seeing the fact that you can map out your day tells me that you dont have many "spontaneous" days, which to me would get boring. However, you seem to be enjoying your life, so it might be perfect for you...
2006-09-22 00:44:30 · answer #5 · answered by liljjg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boring and Exhausting
2006-09-22 00:49:11 · answer #6 · answered by Belladonna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow ! I hope I'm not on the road after you've been drinking with your friends. I say you drink too much.
2006-09-22 00:43:15 · answer #7 · answered by vik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow..... is that what happend every single day?..... i would say that its so boring... but since you're like older than me... and i'm more considerate than most people......i would say its okay...
.....go travel....
2006-09-22 00:51:55 · answer #8 · answered by pheobe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
precise and routine..= boring .............other than the alcohol about normal for most of us
2006-09-22 00:44:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋