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What Over60s get up to in their “me time”
We all know that some “me time” is good for us, but many of us struggle to carve out enough time for ourselves. In a day and age where there’s too much guilt associated with not spending every waking hour doing something productive, it’s important that you make it a priority to spend some time with yourself, doing the activities that you love the most. We asked you, the Over60 community, what your favourite things to do are when you have some time to yourself. Here are your responses.
- “I tend to go from one thing to another, nearly all from armchair. Book reading, family history research, currently joined FB closed group which allows uploading photos for criticism and review and critic others from all over world. Never a dull moment.” – Barry Preston
- “Curl up on my recliner and read a book from my galaxy. It settles and soothes me.” – Robyn Challinor
- “Catch up on Facebook, play with my cat, and do a crossword.” – Dave Druce
- “I love to curl up in bed with an audio book and doze off.” – Helen Mitchell
- “Painting is my hobby so I am never bored!” – Verity Anne Newton
- “I love listening to my music up loud.” – Sue Read
- “Jigsaws, crochet, knit, play sudoku, play words with friends, quilt, play piano, listen to music, list goes on and on.” – Heather Knight
- “I love surfing, nearly every day, all year round. Only a surfer knows the feeling.” – Robert Edward Fleming
- “iPod loaded with music. Reading travel books and novels. British drama on TV. Computer games. Driving my car.” – Sue McGrath
- “I seem to love lazing around! I feel a tad guilty at times, but what the heck? There isn't anybody standing over me with a big stick.” – Philomena Lear
- “I was a high school art teacher for over 35 years, now that I am retired I have time to work on my own art, walk the beach every day, sit out in the sun, potter round in the garden, bake cakes for our friends and spoil my wife! (She told me to say that!)” – Royce Baucke
- “Shopping, coffee at cafes, swimming, visiting my family and friends, art groups, reading, walking with kids and writing.” – Vicki Wyzga
- “I like to sit in the sun or shade and just be. Breath the air, listen to birds and watch the breeze as it moves through the trees.” – Lee Horrocks
- “Crosswords, jigsaws, gardening or just relaxing.” – Lena Gilmour
- “Sewing is my relaxation. My sewing machine is about 26 years old and recently broke down, I was lost but my darling son got it fixed for me and now I am found.” – Robyn Angelindisguise Challinor
What are your favourite things to do in your alone time? Tell us in the comments below.
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