# What is an ctivity that you enjoy doing that you've stopped doing within the last year and why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453 "2013-01-17T02:32:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/21 "2013-01-18T21:35:52Z")
I was never a cycling enthusiast, but I regularly rode my bike at least once a week or maybe as little as every couple of weeks if there was a lot going on. I don’t think I rode my bike a single time last year. At the beginning of the year I could have blamed my knee surgery, but then eventually interest wore off and I didn’t have the time or the motivation to make time. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/22 "2013-01-18T22:13:04Z")
Watching TV dramas and comedies. Before my son’s bedtime I’m usually either having dinner or interacting with him, or, if I have a little free time, I’m reading. Whatever TV time there is, he watches his shows. After my son’s bedtime I’m usually so tired I want to go to sleep myself. (My son is three years old, by the way.) ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/23 "2013-01-18T22:21:10Z")
> [@cher3](#): > > The second is that my kids have hit the teen years, which means that I don’t exercise or have a social life, but have become the means for them to exercise and have a social life. I’ll second this one. I used to love running and some other things - various crafts etc. However, a mostly absent husband and four kids 13-19 do not leisure time make. I’m lucky if I manage to read 30 minutes before bed. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/24 "2013-01-18T22:44:48Z")
When I first read this thread I thought it said “What is a cavity that you have enjoyed doing that you’ve…” And I was like… wow… how many cavities are there to do? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/25 "2013-01-18T22:52:03Z")
In the last year? Mine all went by the wayside longer ago than that. Martial arts, bellydancing, yoga, restaurants, knitting. The independent stuff stopped when I met my husband, because frankly I was doing them just to keep busy while I was single. Restaurants and knitting stopped when we had a baby. No time, energy, or attention span. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/26 "2013-01-18T22:58:40Z")
Purchasing scented shower gels. I got somewhat addicted over the past few years, and now I have enough scented shower gels to last me approximately the rest of my life. Eating dried cantaloupe. When I have dried cantaloupe in the house, I tend to eat it to the exclusion of everything else, especially healthier fresh fruit, so it had to go. ☹ Watch Colbert in the morning before work. I wasn’t getting enough sleep, and I realized that by eliminating morning Colbert I could recapture half an hour. I’m enjoying the extra sleep, but I still miss waking up to him. (My landlady once asked me why I always seemed to be laughing hysterically at 5:30 a.m.) ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/27 "2013-01-19T01:29:39Z")
> [@Hottius\_Maximus](#): > > My condolences to you on the loss of your boyfriend. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/28 "2013-01-19T15:41:25Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > I used to love getting pedicures and would treat myself to one every spring and fall, and sometimes before a half-marathon. But ever since my Wedding Pedicure (August 2011) when the esthetician accidently sliced my toe with a glass nail file I’ve never had another one. :eek: I think that would probably put me off them too, but based on my mani-pedi habits (1x/3 years), it wouldn’t be a huge loss. I don’t bike around much anymore. Why? I have a long commute with my job, so fitting in exercise for the sake of exercise is tough, let alone leisurely bike rides. Additionally, I need to get a new tube and I just haven’t gotten around to it. Between the crazy drivers down here\* and the lack of time, it’s not been a priority. \*We have crazy drivers all year round, but it’s Snowbird Season, so there are two to three times as many people on the road now who don’t pay attention as there are in the summer months. It makes bicycling a little scarier, as some of the local drivers shouldn’t have licenses. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453/29 "2013-01-19T17:03:47Z")
I’ve stopped reading new Terry Pratchett books for reasons to sad to post. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ctivity-that-you-enjoy-doing-that-youve-stopped-doing-within-the-last-year-and-why/647453.md?page=1)