[allentgamer]

We discussed in another thread what we do to distract our mind from pain. I thought I would take the lead and start a new thread on this subject.

So what do you all do to distract your minds from pain? Hobbies, music, TV, this forum lol?

As you all know for me it is website design. The only problem is that I like the creative part. Once the site is done, im bored lol. So I start tweaking, and customizing. For instance, on the forumboards I created I just added a music player that you can control. This way if you want to hear some nice easy healing music, just click play. For those that dont, dont lol. Please understand that I am not trying to take away from here, there is no substitute for this place. This my family here, and I loves ya all!

I am really interested in what everyone does, ya never know how much it might help someone to broaden their lives. I believe there is as many different things to do as there is people that post here.

[Rainbow422]

I have RSD in both my hands, wrists and arms. At first I thought I could do nothing but lay on the couch and be depressed watching TV. I have managed to Crochet a little. I was doing a little every day, even if it was only a few stitches. I really enjoy it and it helps with getting my wrists moving.

MOVE IT OR LOOSE IT!

Anyways, that is my hobby. Right now, I have been pushing the family around trying to get a little spring cleaning done. This has taken over my time to crochet.

Happy thoughts of pain free days... Oh yea!

The boards and...

I also stare at my fish tanks alot. I can work a little in them rearranging and such because of the tropical temperatures in the water. It is a slow moving thing when I do it but it is so pretty afterwards. My hubby keeps them maintained. He knows it helps reduce my stress and pain levels just to watch them.

Anyways, that is my 2 cents, Thanks for posting the question!

Rain

[mommyjen]

Great topic!
I buy and sell antiques. I love it. there is always soemthing to research and learn.........not to mention the money! I can basically shop for free ad have something for the extra copay or ss toy for the boys. I have never been able to work a real job and was used to living on ssi. I never thought I could make my own money. What a feeling.

I also do photography. My husband bought me a rediculously amazing 35mm digital Nikon for Christmas. The only thing was I had to promise to always wear the neck strap! LOL I am famous for my shaky hands.

Here is the embarassing one................. reality TV.........

[allentgamer]

Anyone here a ebay powerseller?

Just wonderin.

I thought about doing the antiques, and selling on ebay. Was wonderin if that is worth the trouble?
Any ideas?

[dreambeliever128]

I did ebay for about 5 months. I actually made good money. I was making around 800. a month. Bill and I would go to sales and buy and I would put what I thought would sale on Ebay. I thought of doing it again but they have changed it so much. They actually charge to put items on and if they sale they charge again. If items don't sale you are paying them anyway. I was running up to 70 items at a time. Imagine if they didn't sale.

Also I would advise you just to open up a bank account just for ebay and only put so much money in at a time. When I did it a few years back they ripped off a lot of people. My son-in-law said they were made to pay back millions of dollars. Needless to say no one around here that got ripped off got back any.

I had few that would buy and not pay so I delt with that but otherwise I did ok. I made sure what I sold was worth the money. I sold a lot of antique jewelry, pictures, paintings, hankies, men items such as bird callers, antique clothing, clothing that is in style. I was amazed at what sold. What I noticed today though it is so commercial and there are so many on there saleing that the competition is very stiff.

Mommyjen, I swear you sound like me. I also deal in antiques and I also love photography. I took photography classes and can develop pictures. I too got a new digital camera for Christmas and photograpy paper and printer. I just haven't felt like doing anything. I am going to start taking my camera on my walks though. I am surrounded by mountains. I can see Pikes Peak from my kitchen window. It is beautiful around here.

I also like making jewelry. I have everything to do it and every once in awhile I pull all of the makings out and me and the boys make jewelry. They like to make it for friends and girl friends.

I'm glad Allen that you are feeling good enough to do some things also. I went to you website and checked it out. It's very nice.

Ada

[mommyjen]

I am a power seller! YOu don't have to see that much to be one. I sell about 20-30 items at a time and I do it by myself. You just have to make over 1000.00 a month to qualify. I think it is wonderful!! If you hve a good eye and do your research it is great. Even if you don't make power seller it is profitable.

[JOAN_M]

i crochet, quilt, read, do any kind of puzzle except crosswords, and garden slowly when the weather finally gets warmer. i can also do floral arrangements. i like to keep my hands busy busy when my pain is getting up there. i also feed the birds and identify them.

[allentgamer]

I love gardening, but now cant use the shovel. I still sit on the ground and plant flowers and stuff after I have my son loosen the soil.

One of the things I miss the most is my worm farm. I used to love harvesting out the castings, then immediatly putting them on the houseplants, and flowers out in the gardens.

The castings were like putting steroids on the plants, but were 100% organic, and you couldnt burn the plants even when you put too much!

I keep after my boys to take up the worm farm, it made soooo much money!! But they are instant gratification types. Cant wait for the harvest, and make the sales. Even though after one year I was making 11k a month from worm poops lol.

It is too bad I cant keep with that, I would be sooo happy to be organic gardening again!

[allentgamer]

Well I just had to keep busy...........so I did it again lol.

Check out this one, and make sure you look in the albums. I put up some really cool screenshots! Amazing how sweet they make the graphics look in games now

http://swg.freepowerboards.com/

Let me know what ya think, plus if any of you want to create your own website or forum, hit me up cause I work for peanuts! I prefer unsalted and roasted Seriously, I would be honored to help any or all of ya.