Do you putter?

[StuffLikeThatThere]

I do a great deal of puttering around in a normal week. Lately, I’ve been slammed and haven’t gotten in my usual puttering time, and it’s made me cranky, frankly. I love puttering.

[chaoticbear]

I always assumed you were male, because of the “bear” in the name.

That’s all I’ve been doing this weekend… work has me scheduled for a 4-hour shift on Saturday and Sunday…

[kniz]

@Finagle

Hmmm – the dictionary definition of puttering has a rather negative connotation of wasting time, but I’d say that in the common usage of “puttering around the house” or “puttering around the garden”, it’s more of an aimiable flitting from one lightweight task to another. In that context, I’m definitely a putterer. I regard it as one or two steps above “goofing off” or wasting time and the same number of steps below “Getting Things Done”.

FUTZ intr.v. futzed, futz·ing, futz·es Slang
To waste time or effort on frivolities; fool. Often used with around:

To me “puttering around” involves some small tasks getting done. “Futzing around” is a complete waste of time. It is the illusion that something is getting done.

[Gatopescado]

@Beware of Doug

I work for myself. On a typical day I do nothing but putter.

Same goes for me, except the “work” part.