Hello Boo...good morning and 3.20am sounds very much like me, even the getting on the computer.

Its 3.41 pm here tuesday arvo.....and talking about hobbies i pursue now...teaching english and playing with my semi adopted grandie aged 5, Talking on my many forums (Not copd), Stiring up trouble on my pakistani terrorist forum (waiting for a jihad to be announced) and singing karaoke to annoy my neighbours...

Besides that just sitting and watching the waves from my balcony...

Take care....Peter

Boo you are sooo chipper in the early a.m. It's 3:37 at my computer. I was a very active person, outdoors, camping & hiking, swimming & biking (early morning rhyme).

I like drawing and reading. I like my husband and our kids and grandkids. I like watching the hawks and hummingbirds and deer. I am creeped out by the rattlesnakes. I like playing with Puppy.

Life is good. DeeDee

Good morning, Boo! I used to love gardening, swimming, water skiing, dancing, and horseback riding...all of which I can no longer do.

Now I enjoy crossword puzzles, good movies, good music, surfing the net, going to the mall and window shopping (even though I have to sit down every so often), and playing with my kitties (who woke me up at 3am this morning to do just that). I'm definitely NOT a morning person, but my kitties are forcing me to become one, like it or not.

You are such a joy to wake up to each morning!! That smiling face and cheerful attitude. I was up at 4:30am I sleep in this morning :)

I love to pretend like I know how to draw I like still life. Surfing the net to find out all new stuff. I down load j-dramas and watch. They are like American soaps. I like to go out on the back deck with all the stray cats and talk to them and they do talk back they look at me like I am crazy.

Peter I love the karaoke to annoy neighbors. You are a rebel at heart.

God bless

good afternoon boo (and everyone)---you bring a smile to my face with your early morning greetings :)
you seem to awaken around the time i finally fall asleep LOL

AH!! Part of me being so chipper is COFFEE!!!! hahaahh!!! That, and i'm in a new relationship, so i've had a big smile on my face lately.

Hey, I figure since i'm up, i think about when you all wake up, and face the day, that a little TLC, and FUN, would do us all good, and I like that you are enjoying it!!

Once I start sleeping normally, i think y'all may miss me???

Boo

I'm late here. I work jigsaw puzzles, all the time, I keep one going all the time, I did enjoy 14 years of dancing and traveling with a clogging team, now I can hardly walk across the room....LOL

However, I am glad that I can remember all the fun I had...now I enjoy another kind of fun....LOL

Get a good nights sleep Boo.....LOL

Boo, check out portugese knitting online. I am a poor knitter (learned from a book) and it takes me forever to knit anything. This knitting is really neat, altho I must admit all I have mastered is the purl stitch. My husband made me a little hook attached to a safety pin for their fancy pin. I am thrilled with the way it works.
Carolyne

Hi Boo,

I used to love gardening, golfing, cooking, reading and crossword puzzles.

What is left now is reading and computer games along with occasional crossword puzzles. And watching others do the heavy lifting jobs that I used to do myself. That part is not all bad!!
I also love old movies and the rare new good movies, along with listening to a variety of music.

I also ride the stationery bike almost every day and love to curl up with my kitty to watch the sun sets each evening since they are lovely in SE NC. Along with a glass of wine, while praying that I'm allowed to do so. I never got an opinion on that from the Dr.

I'm not up as much during the night since I started taking Melatonin but everyone reacts differently to sleep aids.

Stay chipper and enjoy the new relationship!!

Hugs, Cindy

I'm retired so my days are just as I want them to be. A couple of days with commitments to get out and see some folks. A couple of days where I'm excited to stay home and puzzle (this is now a verb), watch TV, walk my dog, break by computer so I can fix it (my working-life was everything with computers, even when they use to call them abacus so sometimes I get bored when everything is working) I'm content because I have balance.

A quote I came across recently kinda says it all, "You never realize how boring your life is until someone asks what you like to do for fun".

So many things I'd like to do, I can't do...so I just do the things I can.
I love to cook and bake so I enjoy searching for and finding new recipes to try. I also read, watch Netflix, do online puzzles and computer games, visit several forums. Also love "coffeeing" with my neighbor/friend.

so true Imarighter LOL
i have been trying to think of what i enjoy doing & realized that many of the things i used to enjoy i can no longer do.
i've never been a "winter person" so in the winter i am grateful i no longer have all the farm animals to take care of!
i tried taking up knitting this winter, but it didn't "click" with me.
i do enjoy my several chat boards and researching on the web. of course visiting with friends and family is my favorite. also i "splurge" on a few of the most recent t.v. series that i missed watching in the summer & i enjoy going to my chair and catching up on those.
in the summer i love the outdoors, camping, visiting the many national parks that are in my state and of course visiting friends and family.
i am also a member of a support group that, i go to several meetings a week in the summer.
in fact now that the days are longer, the snowstorms should be over and the contagious disease season is ending i can't wait to get out & get going again!

I love to make aprons!! My new thing is now a few clothes pin bags for those rare ones who still hang clothes on the line to dry. I do at times but, it's getting sort of difficult to do it all the time now. Spring is trying hard to peak through in my area so I will get a few flower boxes and pots planted with flowers. Find it fairly easy to do that as opposed to planting in the ground all scrunched over, I do still plant a few little things in the ground and sit on a little stwep stool to accomplish that. Now and then I still go down to the local watering hole for a cold one and a big fat bar burger.

I love to dance, but its real hard for me to do now and I hate that. I am a real good dancer as well! I would like to try some moves with my oxygen on in a waist pack or something (it would be heavy). I also love writing poetry. I really enjoy a good 16 oz Budweiser beer. I love throwing parties, but don't do much of it anymore. I like the horse races. I always enjoy spending time with family for board games and get togethers (but my family is getting smaller these day). And last but far from least, as a matter of fact, foremost...I love The Lord and I am happy to give him the glory and the honor! Deb.

WoW!! That was so wonderful, for all of you to share! You see, even though we can't do the things we used to do, we still all find other things to occupy our time, and keep busy. This is a good thing!!! Nice to keep busy, and stay positive, as much as we can!

I too, have had to give up some things, and not just because of the COPD, and CHF, but because of my weight. It puts so much pain and pressure on my joints, my knees, hips and back are very painful, and if i didn't have one or two of those issues, i could get around alot better.

So, I try to do as much as i can to stay active to a point, before the pain is too much. I am working with a physical therapist, who also agreed with me that I should get into the aquatic therapy, as that will take the weight off my joints, and give me the endurance, and strength i so deperately need.

HOPE YOU ALL...have a great holiday!!

Boo