What do you all do?

Question

I work from home and i do freelance graphics and sites.
i take the dogs out and i go do my things but i still sometimes feel im the only one inside.
So what do most of you do during the day and how long do you spend on the net?
im usually on for 2 hours in the morning and then an hour at night. but i am on the net all the time sending graphics and mail to my family and clients.
help me feel more normal folks :)

Before you say i need more friends ! i do have friends! lol
just interested to know what some other people get up to in thier working day :)

dont worry im not anti social

Hahah thanks everyone keep them coming.!
you would think i am robinson cruso if i told you more!
I have a house in bulgaria, and i a travel all over .
i go snowboarding in the winter and stay with family in florida/ aus/ mother in bulgaria in the summer.
i paint big walls every weekend... murals..
and do photography in my spare time.
i also go breakdancing every tuesday night in leeds.
im a house bum for a few hours during the day tho... :S

Answer 1

I'v worked as a waitress most of my adult life. (I'm 41) But I did work in a cabinet factory for a couple of years. But the restaurant is where I wanted to be. And, I'v just leased a building, guess what!? It's a restaurant! Now I'm the boss! We are not open yet. Grand opening is April 2. So, I'm really excited and yet nervous. I have 4 kids who are going to help out and work for me. (They won't get away with back talking or not doing what they are told like at home! LOL!) But other than getting this place ready for my grand opening and up and running, I cook and clean my house. Take care of my kids and husband, 3 dogs, 3 hamsters and about 60 fish. Not too exciting, but I think I'm raising 4 well balanced kids. And that's what truely counts. To be able to have them go out into society and make their contribution. I like to think that I have a firefighter, doctor, nurse, and vet going out there someday. That is their dream at this moment, and I'll be behind them all the way. I do like this site. I spend a couple of hours a day here. Not for long! LOL! But this is my main form of entertainment. Going out tonight for a b-day party. As long as I watch my drinks, I'll be o.k. tomorrow. I have not traveled like you. I live amoung the Amish. So it's a slow paced life here in this small town. But Fort Wayne is only 10 miles away when I need more. Well, I did travel growing up. My family owned a carnival. So I traveled with that in the summers. That was fun. And I did go see my brother in the Mariene Corps in California when I was 18. I like to draw when I can get quiet time. (I made my own sign for the restaurant. They wanted 625 dollars to make me one. Maybe I should do that! People have said it looks good, wanted to know where I got it done at. And it cost me 26.50 to get the paints for it. Good savings.) Well, that's me and what I do. Have a nice day.

Answer 2

I work ~50hrs/wk as an Architect for an industrial/commercial building designer, (most days it feels like a factory production line too)... when I get home, I try to resist the temptation to use the computer again, after all day on a CAD workstation.
I mostly spend my weekends surfing the net if I have any spare time, even though the ball-and-chain can't stand it.
I'd prolly average around 20-30hrs/wk on the net, (when I was at uni a few years back, it was closer to 60hrs/wk).

I'd love to give up the commuting and work for myself at home, but it's not easy to manage with all the distractions that go with it, and I'd spend even more time staring at this screen if I did!

Answer 3

I've recently got the net and am a bit stuck on it. Hopefully the novelty will wear of, but I seem to spend about 5 hours maybe even more a day on it (I stay up late!). I do other things in my life, such as college, work, taking the dog out, shopping etc but the net seems to be taking over more and more! I think I might try and cut down cause I seem to be falling behind with the housework. I just keep finding more and more things I like doing on the net (such as finding yahoo answers!)

Answer 4

What a lovely life you have! I am recently retired, and I like painting, pastels and watercolour mixed Media. I take my 84 year old Mum out on coach trips and explore the countryside looking for nice places to stop for tea. Study genealogy and social history of the family, write short stories and comedy sketches for local drama groups. Enjoy spending hours with my favourite grandson who has Aspergers. I do boot-sales and sell on eBay, and I surf 3-4 hours on line each day.

Chatting to friends, keeping in touch with my daughter who now lives in USA, and A & Q. I also work a few hours a week for the SAMARITANS, as I was a trained councillor.
Most favourite time of all, spending time with my wonderful husband, preferably travelling, as often and as far as we can go. Its a great life ain't it ! Having a lap top, I can talk to anyone in the world, about anything I choose, and discovering so many interesting people on Q & A, it never ceases to amaze me!

Great question!

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Answer 5

Soundz like you lead a very full life!! Anyway, being normal is over-rated!

I work from home as a psychotherapist and go on line every few days, for several hours at a time!!! Doing YA is kind of compulsive but strangely relaxing...

In my spare time I paint abstract pictures on ceilings, cuddle my cats, cook for my teenage sons, go to the theatre in London, plan dream holidays around the world, drink too much...have horrible arguments or passionate interludes with my boyfriend, visit the theatre, swim in the sea, walk in the woods....

Does that help you to feel more normal???

Good question!

Answer 6

I work at a hospital as a Cardiac assistant/ER assistant and I work at night. I'm married with two kids. I sleep some part of the day while my husband takes care of the kids but not always a whole 8 hours. We have a little ranch where we raise horses,cows and goats. Sometimes I have to go and help birth one of them. I get about 6 hours of sleep most of the time though.

Answer 7

there are never enough hours in a day --- but you do tend to find at least 25 of them . I'm a gardener and i work 6 days a week , 7 hours a day m-Thurs when Friday comes , i do 10 hours ( at least ) then another 7 on Saturday --- but i still manage to find down time to cook , clean , wash , look after my pet cockatiel --- and watch the news --- and get on line and answer questions ; such as yours .
it matters not what time in a day or life ; that we utilise --- it's whether or not we like what we do --- that really matters !!
trust me you are normal --- but you are also not Robinson Crusoe !! good luck .

Answer 8

I work part time as a sales and operation assistant at river island (one of a chain of fashion clothes stores). I have a degree in textile design but cannot use it as I have to have much cad skills (photoshop, illustrator, quark, flash, dreamweaver...etc) to even apply. So I am on min wage and part time working as a sales assistant. (I hate it alot)

I also spend my week seeing psychiatrist, psychotherapist and a key worker all once a week, (3 appointments) as I have an eating disorder and have episodes where I get sevear depression. When I'm not at work/at an appointment, I go to the gym.
In the past month I attempted to change my eating habits- I really really dont want to have an eatong disorder for the rest of my life- its been 10 years already! But in doing this, upset the balance in blocking out how I feel. So I got very very depressed.After texting my mother a good bye text after I didnt think I could carry on, (I didnt say goodbye but I apologised alot and I think she picked it up) I am now staying with my mum (though she is heavily hinting at me going home as I am in the way here) but in actual fact my depression is still there and going back home (I live alone) scares me. Its like I am either going to relapse into depression or my anorexia or bulimia.(to block out the depression) I dont want this to happen but I am terrified of being depressed.

I am trying to set me up the internet at home, I have lied to increase my loan from £2500 to £3000 so I can afford to do this, (I had to lie as I dont earn enough- my minimum wage job is so low I have to claim benefits-yes this is legal, Iam not cheating the system, they know I work, and know what I earn- I am legally alowed to claim to makeup what the job doesnt pay) as I need a phone line, a computer, ...etc. I am hoping when I go home to beable to put together some kind of life - my eating disorder is very real still, but at least I am not still adding to my loan with it, before I was blowing £200 on food a week in an effort to block out my feelings through being bulimic. Its impossible for me to continue with that while staying here at my mothers, so I havent, but I am scared when I go back home it will all happen again in an effort to block out how I feel/my depression.

I am on the net as much as I can here- I like answering questions to help people- I am up all night, till atleast 4am if not all night, as I cannot seem to sleep more than a few hours. My step father uses the internet alot so I really only get about 2-3 hours a day, it would be longer if I had my own computer I think!

does that answer your question???

Answer 9

what on earth is normal?and why would you want that! Be yourself sounds like your doing fine---I'm into property maintenance for the last few years can be satisfying can be tedious---at present doing my tax figures on spread sheet and even using add up formulas coloured cells for totals looks good hope the accountant can understand it next week also need to organise flu shot in the next month as winter is fast approaching. Spend way too much time on the computer and on answers looks like I need to get a life! or ration myself and exercise the body......so enjoy

Answer 10

I am a wife and mom and am studying to become a Professional Home Organizer.