Summer holiday blues

[melly1991]

Well it's the break from uni and I can say I'm bored. Well sometimes bored lol. I do have a TBR list of books to go through and such. I suppose it's been made worse with waiting for the hospital appointments. What do others do to break the boredom and any ideas, bare in mind I'm a part time wheelchair user.

[Toby]

That looks like so much fun @Daddydoink. Enjoy! Be careful too

@melly1991, I see you're already fan of those books! Have you ever thought about writing?

[melly1991]

@Daddydoink oh wow that looks like a lot of fun to use. I'm part time as I can walk some with crutches for now. Though erm my crutches took a hit from art supplies, looks like a kid took pencils to my handle of the one I use!

@Toby been a long time since I wrote anything but an essay or source analysis. I know I should get back in to it and I prob have a million half finished stories and poems etc. I suppose I once university took over I kinda forgot I actually enjoy writing lol.

[Toby]

@melly1991, may I ask what you suffer from? No need to share of course if you do not want to!

[Marjo]

@melly1991 When I'm bored at home I play a lot on my mobile (currently my favourite game is Zombie Castaways!) and watch series. I like to rewatch silly ones like 90210 or Buffy while having a nice cup of coffee. I haven't read books in a while, but I do have the Wheel of Time series (or the first few ones at least) waiting for me in my bookshelf.

@Toby Colouring is fun and relaxing! I have a couple of mindfulness-related cat colouring books that I love. There are also apps on mobile for this, e.g. 'Recolor' that I sometimes use e.g. when sitting in the tube.

[melly1991]

@Toby it's ok to ask. I have lots of interconnecting things like severe sciatica with severe chronic lower back pain due to Unknown underlying causes and hemiplegic migraines etc. They think that my underlying cause is possibly either ME or MS and I'm currently doing the whole being tested thing. Weirdly I can fall asleep in MRI machines lol.

@Marjo I've been trying ZombiU on the Wii U and I keep dying at the same point every time. Every bloody time!

[Anonymous]

Hi @melly1991 ... sorry you have health issues 

I've tried those wonderful colouring in pictures for adults... but ... I'm not that dextrous anymore = the spaces are too small for me

I really really would like to get into landscape watercolour semi-abstract painting ... have had a small Rowney tin with various brushes for a long time ... I need encouragement & I know it would be therapeutic for me, but I can't drum up enthusiasm at home

I have shared on this forum before I have bi-polar disorder & other physical health troubles but I try to be positive & think there are many people worse off than me, I have good days & not-so-good days so try to go with the flow ... ha I say if only it all worked out like that 

I would like to wish you @melly1991 all the best for the future with your health and studies

[Daddydoink]

Just a quick interlude in between doing some work to say... the off road chair is AWESOME!  🙂  I've got some plans there, too...  

[melly1991]

@Anonymous I know what you mean. You say you go with the flow but sometimes it doesn't work like that lol. The books are fun. I get many from The Works and they have a variety so you could have a look. Some have quite big spaces and it needn't be perfect. I hope you do pick up your water colours again. I used to use oil paints but the smell, which I used to love, sets off my oh so pleasant migraines so painting is a no no for me. Colouring is the best compromise for me.

@Daddydoink it did look an awesome chair. Bad side now my brother is looking to how he can "modify" my chair!

[Daddydoink]

Ahh I wouldn't recommend modifying wheelchairs. I have two which are both so sensitive to anything added. I have a speedometer on the standard wheelchair, which is designed to get me around quickly 🙂

[Cleoriff]

@melly1991 you can actually fall asleep in MRI machines.?? Good grief. I am a 'big strong nurse' and hate MRI xrays with a passion...I feel like yelling 'Got any Valium anyone' ?