Especially for those of us who work from a dedicated incall flat and actually go and sit there during out available hours... what are some things we can do to pass the time? I mean, I mostly sit and fuck around on the Internet. Sometime I read a bit. Every once in a while I will watch a movie. Why I don't do more reading and less clicky-clicky on Facebook, I couldn't tell you.

So, I could read more. I did bring my knitting bag into my work flat but for some reason I can't get into knitting again (I completed one half of one leg warmer. Perhaps I should attempt something a little more complicated to really occupy my mind. But then I will lose count of my stitches every time the phone rings with another TW.)

Sometimes I do some exercises with my free weights. I can do quite a lot of exercise throughout the day. I write down a group of exercises (ex: squats, bent-over rows, shoulder presses, push-ups) and tick off sets on the sheet of paper. I can get through 100 squats a day that way. Why don't I do this more often? Why do I just sit on my sofa (the least comfortable sofa in the world) and just surf the 'net?

I mean, I have all this free time. I could be accomplishing something with it! And I don't really do anything. Been reading War and Peace a few pages a day for months. I could have finished it by now if I were reading with the same dedication I had when I read Anna Karenina for a book club years ago. Hell, I could study a foreign language or something.

But I don't. I just post bollocks on here and look at pictures of cats on Facebook.

What do you guys do? Maybe you can inspire me.

Maybe we can encourage one another. Like, after we have our little moan on "Slow At The Minute Or Just Me?" we can come here and post little happy updates about how we've just mastered conjugating three new German verbs or have made some fantastic new fishing flies or completed a sock.

I think the problem is down to concentration. Like I said about knitting something complicated: I'm not going to be able to fully focus on anything. So, I need to think of things that can be done in little snippets. I'm really thinking I could improve my French or German or maybe learn Italian - something I've always thought I'd like to do. I think that sort of learning goes well in small snippets. Conjugate a verb... answer the phone... write out a few sentences about ordering in a restaurant... do a booking...read a paragraph of French newspaper... then go do some push-ups.... lather, rinse, repeat and before long I'll have made an impressive amount of progress.

Hi guys,

I was speaking to a close friend the other day who is in the profession and she does the Incall waiting around for clients from a hotel most weeks, and as I don't I actually asked the above question to her ' what do you do whilst waiting around for clients when you get bored? '

Before I say what she does I just want to say 'If you knew the girl this would come as a surprise as she comes across very ditzy and even admits it that she does the " I'm a blonde thing " ' ( she is a close friend so I'm allowed to say it  )

She does online courses and not just basic ones, she's done IOSH managing safely, nebosh General and she is part way through doing her nebosh international!!!! - my hubby's in this profession and even he said he couldn't believe she has done these and he was gobsmacked !

My opinion is if she can do it why not girls who are bored just do a few courses online? Gets ya brain working plus she's at a age where she's over 40 and even said she loves the profession she is in now and doesn't want to leave it! But her words " least I've got something to talk about when clients think I'm just a blonde ! " - you go girl!

So online courses when you are bored? They do cost but I'm sure you guys maybe able to put aside a few quid, I might even do one too! Just a thought x

I work mainly on short notice bookings but I really can't sit in all day. I wondered whether others do as I tend to work on a 7 day basis but not all day. Yes I do watch a bit of daytime TV but also every day I either go for hourish walk in the park, meet a friend sometimes for lunch, go shopping (too much as I tend to buy), pick niece up from school, things like that but a few times this week I've had calls from people wanting a meet in the next half hr or hr and I've been out. If I say I could meet you in an hour and a half or two hours time they say it's too late. The only other option is to work say 4 days and sit in all day and have the other 3 off but that doesn't appeal to me as much and I could lose out on regs who are sometimes more flexible but only slightly. Window of opportunity and all that.

Fabulasse ,,,,, just had to say your post made me giggle, the bit about "posting bollocks and looking at cats" ...................Mine is funny clips on You Tube of cats and dogs (as have one of each) do this at home as can't get decent internet connection at flat

Although I have an in-call flat I don't sit waiting for work (maybe I should as I often miss jobs cause they want to book NOW !! and I need 15 - 20 min's to get there, get changed etc), but the few times I've decided to sit in my flat and wait I am BORED ABSOLUTELY SENSELESS, plus my OH is at home so I would rather be there with him and just end up coming home (am considering working from home but that's another issue which I'll look on here for more advise - all advise gladly received  )

I can always guarantee as soon as I am nearly home my phone will ring  lol

For those who can get internet, might be worth going on a website called 'Loquax' which has hundreds of competitions you can enter, I've been entering comps on Loquax for about 3 years and have won all sorts, best prize ever was ?1000 in a WD40 comp and a weeks holiday in Malta but I've also won clothes, booze, food and small electrical items so at least you could possibly win something 

you always have the best thread ideas 

I made an online store (just a lil side business) i upload items on there daily. I nap (ALOT) as the sex wears me out so I'll take power naps.

I write and mess around online 

I spend time enjoying selective Sky TV channels e.g. crime drama programmes and sometimes the news (until it bangs on about wars for too long) in between housework and spiritual reading but yes a lot of time is lost waiting on business and sometimes I think I should sit down and learn a language or do something more useful and interesting with my spare hours here and there but just when I get thinking about it I realise a ton of washing is waiting for me or the emails roll in and I am busy again ....!

So many great ideas here. I did start a a little up cycling furniture business a little while ago but that fell by the way side when I started in this business. I think I will get back into that again. At least chalk paint doesn't smell the place out and can be left mid job. I also did a correspondence course in proffesional stress consultancy, think I will upgrade that.
Great thread.