# Snow and bored
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929
**Category:** Feedback
**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929 "2025-01-06T01:18:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Elmogirl](https://talkingsober.com/u/Elmogirl)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929/1 "2025-01-06T01:18:52Z")
Wondering what 2 do inside with the snow outside. I have been clean for 1 year and 1 month and 2 weeks and i hate being bored. I got my 2 dogs but still i get bored and all i want 2 do is sleep
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### Author:  [@SoberSassy](https://talkingsober.com/u/SoberSassy)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929/2 "2025-01-06T01:22:48Z")
I believe boredom is necessary for introspection and self reflection.
I think it’s healthy for us to embrace boredom and the other day I’d seen a video of a man talking about how boredom is necessary because it inspires us to do things like learn a new hobby.
I know this doesn’t solve your boredom problem 😝
But I have learned to welcome my boredom as a time to let my body and my mind just exist without constant distraction or stimulation.
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### Author:  [@LittleMissL](https://talkingsober.com/u/LittleMissL)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929/3 "2025-01-06T01:23:14Z")
Welcome aboard @Elmogirl Karly 🙃
If Im stuck inside i like to bake, then eat it 😅
I also like to have a mini spring clean, burn energy and make everywhere feel nice and fresh.
Or catch up on some books or movies you haven’t had chance to see yet…
Maybe some art …
Theres are lots of things 🙃
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### Author:  [@Matt](https://talkingsober.com/u/Matt)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929/4 "2025-01-06T01:33:59Z")
> [@Elmogirl](#):
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> all i want 2 do is sleep
That sounds like heaven to me 😁
Seriously though - being bored can be a drag sometimes. I’ve gotten better at it but I still sometimes catch myself wishing I had some spice in my day. It’s a feeling I’m learning to live with, with acceptance 😇
Welcome to Talking Sober 👋 🙂
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### Author:  [@Just\_Laura](https://talkingsober.com/u/Just_Laura)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929/6 "2025-01-06T02:23:28Z")
I very much understand boredom. It used to be my no.1 reason for drinking, so it was something I had to get used to once I quit. I’m in NY and laid off right now for the entire month of January!
Hibernating does sound like the dream, but I know it only makes me exhausted and SAD. It was this time of year when I tried AA for the first time, years ago. Idk if you attend meetings, but it can help give some routine. This year tho, I’m on the same page as @LittleMissL Today I cooked every meal/snack from scratch(chicken quesadillas and homemade spaghetti and meatballs, then apple cobbler for dessert). That alone killed 4 hours of the day, plus kept the house nice and toasty ☺ I’ve enjoyed making jewelry with my daughter too, which was something I used to do often, before my addictions took over. I’m also using this time to catch up on things I’ve been putting off bc now I have zero excuses. I already made a to do list for tomorrow.
You just need to find what speaks to you. Welcome to the forum ❤
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### Author:  [@SoberGuyUSA](https://talkingsober.com/u/SoberGuyUSA)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929/7 "2025-01-06T02:38:19Z")
Have you thought of starting a side hustle to make some extra $$$?
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### Author:  [@SinceIAwoke](https://talkingsober.com/u/SinceIAwoke)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/snow-and-bored/190929/9 "2025-03-01T15:24:50Z")
Can you think of it differently? Instead of “snow, board”, how about snowboard?