I am still working, just 2 days a week in case management, so it's an office job instead of killing myself as a nurse at the bedside. Who would have known it was a BAD choice of profession?! I am still raising kids; 2 teenagers.

I too, love animals. We have 2 dogs (a Lab & a Puggle), 2 cats and my younger dtr. has a guinea pig. All rescues, so I keep up with local rescues and try to help anyone who asks me to find a dog or cat. I love sitting outside and watching birds. Meadowlarks are my favorite; I love their song. And I am always on the lookout for great horned owls.

I used to be very big into gardening and moving things around, digging things up. I am transitioning to container gardening due to my limitations. I just love spring time and going to garden centers and just browsing.

One of my previous hobbies was cleaning! Loved to clean! Now I look around and see what I can still do and what I need to hire out. I loved painting rooms and rearranging furniture, shopping for home decor. This is harder now. Maybe tied to this--I love looking at virtual tours for homes that are for sale. I know more about the local real estate market than some realtors!

Netflix! I binge watch some days when I just can't do anything else. I love dark comedies--Breaking Bad is probably the best example of this. And I love all things British, BBC anything, and historical fiction from 16th-early 20th century England. The Cooking Channel and some forensic-file type reality shows.

Exercise in the form of focused PT and stretching is now taking up a good chunk of time. I'd hate to see what shape I'd be in if I didn't do this. Walking, usually with dogs. So, alot of start and stop walking!

Thanks for sharing, I'm getting new ideas! It's so important to keep our minds occupied on other things besides PN.