Distractions And Finding Something You Love

Blog Post created by jonescarp.aka.dale.Jan_2007 on Mar 19, 2013

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Excessive Cleaning does not guarantee a quit! plus every time you take a break, what are you thinking of?

Many of you would scrub the porcelain off the fixtures to stay busy.

There are things alot more fun than cleaning to stay busy yet feel rewarded..

I was just skyping a friend who quit years ago and started up again but quit 70 days ago.

She turned to painting and is learning all the techniques and making great strides in dimensions and depth and now into water colors and is so content as a quitter because she took up this hobby.

I played guitar at a friends 10 hours a day my first two weeks I quit.

FIND SOMETHING THAT OCCUPIES YOUR MIND AND THAT HAS A FEELGOOD PAYOFF FOR YOUR SPIRIT!

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joyeuxencore_11-5-12 Mar 19, 2013 12:39 PM
Great advice Dale! I took up commenting & posting pictures on blogs and posting graphics on message boards here on EX and I did that about 10 hours a day for 3 weeks...I read pages of all the Elders...it kept me occupied and I really enjoyed it! When ever I get a free day I will still do it! xo
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freeneasy Mar 19, 2013 12:49 PM
Thanks Dale- excellent advice as usual!
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I_am_free Mar 19, 2013 1:04 PM
For the ladies here, and maybe some guys, I've taken on challenging myself in making quilts of anything I find in abundance. Men's ties, ladies scarfs, handkerchiefs, clothes from someone passing. Makes great gifts for those who have lost someone. Cheap hobby when done so, keeps my hands and mind busy, plus makes an heirloom for some family you love.
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Brenda_M Mar 19, 2013 1:35 PM
Great post, Dale! Y'all know I started buying stickers and writing letters with them. I still do it daily, and it's been wonderful. It makes getting the mail a dopamine-increasing experience, too, and who can say that? =)
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luisdeleon619 Mar 19, 2013 1:37 PM
thank you
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jonescarp.aka.dale.Jan_2007 Mar 19, 2013 1:50 PM
The friend I am referring to cannot be on this site because it makes her think of smoking all the time.

I've met a considerable number of people here over the years who felt the same way.

I will say that the people who sytay close to this sire are the ones who seem to push on through.
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gypsy6 Mar 19, 2013 5:10 PM
Thanks for the post.
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Sootie Mar 19, 2013 9:05 PM
For those not talented enough to paint or quilt....here's something that helped me......

Take an orange and push cloves into the surface covering it completely. no matter how fast oyu are....it takes a good three days to cover the whole orange.

Here are the benefits....

Easy---anyone can do it...no talent necessary!

Takes two hands and keeps you busy.

The cloves going into the orange give off a fantastic smell.

If someone comes to visit, you can continue to do this as you visit.

You can leave "unfinished" oranges and cloves in a bowl....the smell scents the whole room and you just pick it up again when you have time.

At the end, you have a pomander...VERY lovely scent for your closet or drawers.

BTW---the cloves "preserve" the orange so it never rots. I have clove/orange pomanders I made over 10 years ago. The orange will "dry out" and shrink...but they never go bad...the smell lasts for a long time
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Nyima_1.6.13 Mar 19, 2013 9:20 PM
I am an artist and a crafter so I have lots to keep my hands busy and I have really enjoyed the new time I am investing!

Butt...... I gotta tell ya' ,Dale, nothing makes my spirit soar like a organized junk drawer! There were things in there that I hadn't seen in fifteen years!!! LOL
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luisdeleon619 Mar 19, 2013 9:29 PM
plus agree u dale
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Mike.n.Atlanta Mar 20, 2013 8:26 AM
Good advice Dale.

I drank so much icewater in the beginning that my hobby was going to the bathroom.

Keep on keepin on,

M n @
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