We are not a glum lot...for sure. So just thought as a topic I'd share what I do to have fun...

Example: The last time I played putt putt was 20 yrs ago, I did that this past weekend, and WOW what fun.......

When was the last time you went go-cart racing?  Welp for me, it was last weekend too....Wow what REAL fun....

For me, when I got sober, I had found that I had forgotten what REAL fun was....not unusual for most I think. So sobering up and learning to live requires re-learning how to have fun...perhaps its a BBQ at a friends home, or a walk thru the park? When was the last time I rode a bike? OH DONT GO THERE, lol...

I thought perhaps some would chime in on what you do TODAY to have FUN?  Having fun sure does help pick me up and hearing others laugh? PRICELESS...thanks

I was the same way. I really forgot what having real fun was. Today it is amazing the things I can do that are fun. Playing basketball with my little girl or just taking her to the mall. Neat stuff. I also found out that boating and fishing can actually be enjoyed sober. The neatest thing about this, is that I always tore 1 or 2 lights off my trailer when I loaded the boat back up. I haven't had to buy a light now in over 6 years. LOL

There were a lot of things I used to do for sober fun. There were a bunch of us that ran together... ran to meetings, movies, sledding, horseback riding...

After my back injury I had to give up a lot of things. I have to admit that I let this tale me down. I though more of what I could not do rather than what I could.

Today I work with a lot of kids. With some of the I do the geek thing and we play fantasy role playing games (D&D type stuff). It started out as a way to tech one of them some basic math and problem solving but it became a lot more. For some of the kids it became more. It became an alternative to hanging out and getting in trouble and it gave them an adult (sort of) male to talk to and discuss life and all the stuff of growing up with. Some of these kids are in collage but when winter/spring/summer break come the dice still roll.

On my own I write and do some artwork and I'm always making sawdust (home projects). When it comes to cooking I'm somewhere between and artist and a mad scientist.

I have fun with my critters 5 cats (we lost one this spring) and a German Shepard that gets confused as to if she is a dog, a cat or a person.

One thing that has been a big boon to me is finding you guys. The meetings and recovery is great but the fun and fellowship is tremendous.

It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

Hobie

AWESOME Carrie!! I am glad you are doing things to have some fun. For me I dont get out much for many fun things. Although I did go see the movie Shrek last week (might have been the week before) and loved it.  Playing an online game with a friend is fun for me, or just hanging out in chat trying to get carol to put away her ruler, watching Simba pounce on people or begging to be booted, or watching nissaa getting booted (ROFL) for the fun of being booted, or watching Landsharks come splashing in.  just glad yall cant see how hard I am actually laughing at yall sometimes sitting here, or else ya might have the people with white jackets coming after me.... lol. to me that is the highlight of my days and what is fun in my day because the panic attacks and health issues are still interferring with me getting out much, which I hope one day that will change. I think for me the most fun is just being able to do things and hang out with friends (ya'll) without all the chaos and fighting around me that was there before I got here, even online. Its nice to be able to sit back and relaxe and enjoy hanging out in chat with my friends, or play an online game with a friend without someone always wanting to fight or fuss. Its just the simple things to me that are fun.