Things to occupy myself on days off

[tipping]

Probably a silly complaint but I have Thursday, Friday and every 2nd Wednesday off every week and the lack of anything to do is cracking me up lately. All my mates are in work so I need to come up with some cheap or free ways of entertaining myself.
I'm thinking of some kind of voluntary or unpaid work where I could learn something (anything technical, DIY, etc..), but don't even know where to start looking. Has anyone any ideas??

 

[paddi22]

http://www.volunteeringireland.com/ has a lot of places looking for people

 

[Purple]

You could come over and clean my house.

 

[tipping]

http://www.volunteeringireland.com/ has a lot of places looking for people

Thanks for that. I've submitted the form and see what they can come up with..

 

[tipping]

You could come over and clean my house.

I think my missus would suggest that I clean our own house first!!

 

[Purple]

I think my missus would suggest that I clean our own house first!!

But you could tell her you were helping old people or something....

 

[tipping]

But you could tell her you were helping old people or something....

Well would you really let a man clean your house?? I am reliably informed that I don't notice dirt/grime etc.. "What do you mean the bathroom needs to be cleaned?" or "Look I cleaned the kitchen" which means I washed the dishes..

 

[Purple]

Well would you really let a man clean your house?? I am reliably informed that I don't notice dirt/grime etc.. "What do you mean the bathroom needs to be cleaned?" or "Look I cleaned the kitchen" which means I washed the dishes..

Good points all!

 

[Winnie]

How about taking a part time course in something you enjoy - painting/music/cookery or even something geared towards your career. Even one morning a week.

 

[tipping]

How about taking a part time course in something you enjoy - painting/music/cookery or even something geared towards your career. Even one morning a week.

Good idea. Any idea where would you find such courses (affordabilty is a criteria), probably some kind of woodworking or similar hands-on thing would be nice..

For career advancement I'm already all educated out (masters in electronics), but I would consider doing some kind of technical engineering work for free if it would be useful to me. Do you think companies would accept speculative work for free 2 days a week CVs.

 

[ClubMan]

I need to come up with some cheap or free ways of entertaining myself.

You could work on developing your wrist muscles.

 

[xavier]

You could work on developing your wrist muscles.

Looks to be a rather exercise.

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[patspost]

Join your local library, plenty of books and magazines to read, also plenty of DIY manuals and language courses etc.
Ray D'Arcy is a good laugh in the mornings, worth a listen.
Enjoy

 

[homeowner]

....I have Thursday, Friday and every 2nd Wednesday off every week .....

I want your job

 

[Jimmy Mook]

Learn a musical instrument, its good for the soul, especially the drums!

 

[Jimmy Mook]

>>Quote:
Originally Posted by ClubMan http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?p=330239#post330239
You could work on developing your wrist muscles.

>>Looks to be a rather exercise.
Not sure thats what Clubman had in mind...........

 

[Seagull]

He does have a tendency to head towards the gutter.

 

[TarfHead]

Come around to my gaff & look after my kids, cos I'm not short of things to occupy myself. Only problem is I have precious little free time.

 

[Carpenter]

Get woodworking; once you've started buying some nice gear from www.axminster.co.uk it's a very slippery slope and you'll never complain of having nothing to do again!

 

[tipping]

>>Quote:
Originally Posted by ClubMan http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?p=330239#post330239
You could work on developing your wrist muscles.

>>Looks to be a rather exercise.
Not sure thats what Clubman had in mind...........

Believe it or not I already have this form of cheap wrist exercise (and not Clubmans idea)