Seniors and Fun
What do we old people do for fun. I find myself with plenty of work, but when I am out of energy, what do I do to pass the time. I have read, but am running out of subjects that are unexplored. A lot of what I learn now does not make me happier or more hopeful. Fiction does not interest me, so what do we old people do?
I recently took up Scrabble, a word game which is challenging and helps recall words, so is a game that is good for us. Scrabble can be played on the internet. A longtime friend is taking Bridge classes. A brother retired and played pinochle on the internet. Another friend plays backgammon on the internet. All of us who read this spend time on social internet sites and have time for amusement.
So what do we do for fun? It certainly is worth thinking about. I say trouble will find you but you have to make your own fun. Please share some good ideas.
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Firstly Rose, I have to say i hate the word old……….maybe just my thing, but I immediately thinks it stereotypes us, puts us into a special little box which eliminates us from doing anything other than oldies activities………..quiz nights are a good form of entertainment……….gets you out, uses your brain, mix with all ages of people, and the young can be very good company, witty and funny…..if you don’t want to go out you can buy a Quizz game that you play on the tv..invite the girlies around, open some wine, the fun will flow, i don’t read fiction, just biographies auto biographies……..and I know it might seem macabre but real life murders also intrigue me……..can play your favourite music in the background……..what about writing, you do this well……..or maybe a voice at the end of the phone for various helplines………help someone at the same time as keeping yourself from being bored..x
Starlette i agree with everything you say. I will consider all that you say.
Bloom it,s no secretbthat I write, i find it daily exhilerates me , stretches my thinking processes, and gives me enjoyment and fulfillment when i have completed my goals each day, for fun i go to lunch with my old hairdresser friends once each month , once a fortnight go to lunch and bond with my daughter, go to the slots one day a week with neighbours, and read poetry at an aged care home here, i was on the homeless caravan at night serving fresh hot meals, but had to forego that recently I am a nurse with the Red Cross and give first aid classes , that would be a great thing for you to take on i expect, if you were interested, I was Chair of the Hospital Auxiallary for a number of years , have ceased that as well, but all hospitals need volunteers… so much to do in everyone,s community really no time to get bored… so best of luck,get upf rom that book, get outside oh and becon me a member of your local historical society perhaps or your local library.. all these things give you a feeling that you are not as useless as one thinks they are… best of luck, xxxxx. Lani…
Years ago I used to call bingo twice a week and thought of the elderly ladies that went home with no one to talk to, I felt so sorry for them, and here I am alone for the last 7 years am I lonely, yes, sometimes, however I belong to a number of groups, such as garden, craft, SC, I read a lot and travel a bit. Do I have fun? maybe some, but mostly I enjoy the company of the people I meet and the things we do together. When alone I try to keep busy with knitting for charity while watching tv, or I read another Di Morrissey book, paint a landscape I’m not very good but I try, when all else fails and I’m still lonely I get on my computer and check out chatters there is always someone new or some topic like this one to be discussed.
Well Rose can you think of ( or remember them ) those ideas you would have done when you were young but you never did? Couldn’t they add / bring fun to life??
Thanks Lani, it all sounds good.
Michael, you have a different way of looking at things. I have lost interest in some things that I did before like shopping for one, used to love it and now; I don’t.
I find social media interesting but unsatisfying , it can become addictive and somehow isolating . So I’ve joined a meet up group of travelers over 50’s to try and balance out my social life between real life acquaintances and cyber friends.
So far is working nicely , the group is huge …about 350 plus members, but as with all groups just about fifty or sixty are the regulars with others joining in sporadically … We all have similar interests …traveling …coffee …movies etc . So we organize outing accordingly …things like movie / dinner nights…day outings …weekends away …and even trips overseas . The people are very nice ( most of them / us ) and we have a great time !
There’s always something going on which is great . And we meet monthly to plan .
nmod, your is another good idea.