Help I'm going stir crazy!

[stuart_k]

The weather is beginning to warm up at last but I'm going stir crazy at home. All my hobbies involve being outdoors for the most part (cars, making guitars, gardening) and I've been stuck inside for too long now. There are only so many re-runs I can watch on TV and although I enjoy reading, I need something else to do. I'm not very good at sitting still, I like to keep busy. So I need an indoor hobby.

Any interesting suggestions? What do you do to keep yourself busy?

[Ondergard]

Calligraphy.

I've been a calligrapher since I was fifteen, and if I am overburdened with work issues, family issues, or the cares of the world, a morning or afternoon or evening - or even a whole day - at the drafting table, even if it's only lining up paper, making quills, or practising alphabets, just takes me away, relaxes me, or challenges me, all at once.

And at the end of it, I have a really nice present for someone, or a need to find another wall to hang something on!

Something like this:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/440 ... 718f_b.jpg

or this:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/440 ... 7978_b.jpg

[chickenjohn]

Play one of the guitars you have made! That is a great indoor hobby.

[ASL642]

You could always come over and walk the dog/do the ironing/change the beds/tidy the rooms and strip/ re-decorate a uni student's room ( no actually I wouldn't wish that on anyone !)

I haven't enough hours in the day

[ian.mcdougall]

Take up woodturning and watch as a beautiful object appears from out of a lump of wood once you have mastered the tools it is relaxing too. Our club tent at a local show in 2009 with items turned by me[frame][/frame]

[jonathon]

Modelmaking, Scalextric ??

[charlie_morris_minor]

I bought a cheap sewing machine off ebay and I have been re-trimming the rear seats of my convertible and am now beginning to practice with sewing vinyl so that I can re-trim my traveller.

[FrankM83]

you can come to Malta, ppl are already swimming here!

[stuart_k]

Calligraphy - nice work! Woodturning I have thought about before but that still involves being outside in the workshop and it is too damn cold which is why I'm not out there building guitars. I make acoustics and working the wood is really relaxing but not when I'm freezing my nethers off.

I've tried water colour painting but I just don't have the talent.

I'm thinking of breaking out the old home studio recording gear and doing some more recording. Trouble is my singing voice is worse than Bob Dylan's.

[ASL642]

Well he hasn't done so badly out of it has he?

[dalebrignall]

frank im going to malta in 2 weeks time but for things to do why not go plane spotting if there is a airport nearby .

[Kevin]

So I need an indoor hobby.

Any interesting suggestions? What do you do to keep yourself busy?

for things to do why not go plane spotting if there is a airport nearby

Dont think stuart is likely to have an indoor airport.

What about setting up your own Guitar website along with your tribute vocals to Bob Dylan, then all you need is a Joan Baez singer.

[ASL642]

Website Choir anyone? ........ I'll get a coat...

[AntB]

work?

edit: if you're stuck at home owing to an illness that joke is less funny obviously....

[dalebrignall]

did not read the post propally there was a game when i was a child that you had to land your aircraft on the ship,wonder if thats still availiable .

[FrankM83]

Dale if you wanna meet up let me know

[bmcecosse]

My wife had a great idea to keep me busy - re-decorate the whole house........Now I'm glad to get out in the cold - to escape th smell of paint (and the wife......)!

[stuart_k]

What about setting up your own Guitar website along with your tribute vocals to Bob Dylan, then all you need is a Joan Baez singer.

I had one of those. I took it down a little while ago to have a break. The backup files are still accessible here:

http://www.woodburnguitars.co.uk/back/Backup/index.htm

[LordAnthony]

Your guitars look amazing. Do you sell them?

[bigjohn]

after my accident and watching all the reruns on tv and geting board with ps3 and wii iv started making airfix modles iv made a coupe of ww2 fighters and a yamaha yrz m1 with rider [valentino rossi]
iv realy enjoyed it keeps the brain matter working