Unexpectedly enjoyable activities

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Every type of run, lately. I dread it but always happy once I start.

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Volunteering backstage at my kid’s ballet performance. I’m an introvert and a reluctant dance mom but I discovered I’m pretty handy with bobby pins and have quick hands with tiny costume hooks. I even made a new mom friend, which is huge for me.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Summer swim meet timing

Ha, I was going to say clerk of course at summer swim meets!

Also: carpooling.

+1 to clerk of the course. I really enjoyed chatting up all the swimmers.

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Crabbing with a chicken leg on a piece of string with a long net.

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Anonymous wrote:Volunteering backstage at my kid’s ballet performance. I’m an introvert and a reluctant dance mom but I discovered I’m pretty handy with bobby pins and have quick hands with tiny costume hooks. I even made a new mom friend, which is huge for me.

I love this for you!

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Volunteering to sort books at the library. So relaxing

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There are lots of trails near where I live. I love to pick up trash and make the trails look pretty and clean. And I have also been spreading native wildflower seeds at the sides of the trails since the pandemic, and it is wonderful to see some of the patches bloom and look very colorful. It just makes me very, very happy.

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Attending a local college sports game - almost anything, really. Such a fun atmosphere!

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Anonymous wrote:Years ago, on internship in a rinky-dink corporate town, someone suggested going to the hot air balloon festival. We all sort of internally rolled our eyes, but we went…because there was nothing else to do.

It was SO STINKING FUN! We went back every year after that.

Stinking No. Just...NO

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Anonymous wrote:There are lots of trails near where I live. I love to pick up trash and make the trails look pretty and clean. And I have also been spreading native wildflower seeds at the sides of the trails since the pandemic, and it is wonderful to see some of the patches bloom and look very colorful. It just makes me very, very happy.

I love to hike too... i'm going to start spreading seeds

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Anonymous wrote:ITT share with us activities that you expected to hate and unexpectedly enjoyed.


Me - leaf cleanup (using combination rake and handheld blower). It's so satisfying to pile the leaves up!

What does ITT mean and why was it used to start a discussion?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Summer swim meet timing

Ha, I was going to say clerk of course at summer swim meets!

Also: carpooling.

+1 for carpooling. The overheard conversations are so entertaining.

the best! I agree!

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Anonymous wrote:Chopping broccoli

Chopppin broc-coliiiii. C'mon man nobody gets this reference?

One activity I found surprisingly satisfying this past winter was shelling nuts. Back in the day my parents always had nuts in the shell hanging around, along with crackers and picks. I never got it. During Covid I had a ton of pecans to shell from my parent's tree. I put on satellite radio, got a class of wine and shelled away. It was surprisingly calming. I made an awesome pie this Thanksgiving.

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Anonymous wrote:There are lots of trails near where I live. I love to pick up trash and make the trails look pretty and clean. And I have also been spreading native wildflower seeds at the sides of the trails since the pandemic, and it is wonderful to see some of the patches bloom and look very colorful. It just makes me very, very happy.

I do this too, but mostly on city streets.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chopping broccoli

Chopppin broc-coliiiii. C'mon man nobody gets this reference?

One activity I found surprisingly satisfying this past winter was shelling nuts. Back in the day my parents always had nuts in the shell hanging around, along with crackers and picks. I never got it. During Covid I had a ton of pecans to shell from my parent's tree. I put on satellite radio, got a class of wine and shelled away. It was surprisingly calming. I made an awesome pie this Thanksgiving.

Ok I didn’t think I had an answer to this question, but this reminds me how much I enjoy shucking corn. Was always the chore my mom assigned me and my sister as kids and brings back memories of sitting on our back deck (my mom didn’t like when the threads were in the kitchen, so this was always an outside job). Still love it as an adult.