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Set in your ways? Adaptable? Eccentric?

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Smoluski Mon 19-Nov-12 10:23:33

I am flexible and adaptable...if I don't fancy doing the housework and want to go out I say s*d the housework and go out,when I worked I used to like working strange hours because it meant that I didn't have routine as such,as long as I have space to do what I have to do housework wise am quite happy to be cleaning at either end of the day at no set time....works well in my home with different ages and different requirements sunshine I hate being bored..and boring routine.

Barrow Mon 19-Nov-12 10:23:31

As we get older I think it is important that we try different things so we don't stagnate (sp). I would never drive anywhere except a few places where I knew the route and parking. Now, if I did that I would never go anywhere and I find myself driving to lots of different places and finding my way around my home city! (My sat nav is my new best friend!)

I read an article where someone decided they would say yes to everything that was suggested to them (provided it was legal). He ended up doing so many things which he would never have tried left to his own devices. Whilst I don't go that far I do agree to try things now whereas in the past I would have said no.

Ella46 Mon 19-Nov-12 10:16:41

I'm a bit of both. I can be stuck in a rut for ages quite happily, but I can usually adapt to whatever life chucks at me.
I lived with only a sofa and a tv, with most of my clothes in bin liners for a while, and it was fine.

I'd love to be a true eccentric.

annodomini Mon 19-Nov-12 10:07:36

I once announced to my sister that once I retired I planned to become eccentric whereupon she looked at me and said, 'You already are eccentric'. Perhaps by her very conventional suburban standards I was! However, I haven't really managed the eccentricity thing - I'm not sure what I intended in the first place.

Grannyknot Mon 19-Nov-12 10:03:55

Sometimes eccentricity can be a real pain in the butt, we went on holiday for a week with a couple that we knew quite well (or so we thought), only to discover that the woman does a solid 2 hours of undisturbed yoga exercise every morning "a discipline set in stone" - her poor husband too henpecked to object and we were all expected to sit around waiting for her to finish before we could get on with our plans for the day. Well that lasted about 2 days before DH and I went about our own business enjoying our holiday! And it ruined a friendship. greatnan I know what you mean as soon as I see a film review with the word 'kooky' in it, I run a mile.

Greatnan Mon 19-Nov-12 09:36:53

I am reluctant to label myself eccentric, but certainly my lifestyle is rather unusual. I am not keen on people who call themselves zany, wacky or bubbly as I usually find them a pain in the butt - like the ones who have a sign saying 'You don't have to be mad to work here....' on their desks.

I spent twenty years doing what was expected of me - Stepford wife and schoolteacher. When I got divorced, I suppose I went off the rails for a time and did all the things I should have done in my teens before I tied myself down with the most conventional (boring!) man in the world. Some things were silly and some downright dangerous, but I have no regrets. As far as I remember (a lot of alcohol was involved) I had a very good time
I did have to bear in mind the effect my actions might have on my teenaged daughters, but now I don't have to worry about anyone else I can happily live my unconventional life.

Bags Mon 19-Nov-12 09:24:11

Thinking about telepathic typing now....

Bags Mon 19-Nov-12 09:23:23

I removed my nose from the wall to post that. Hurry up, jess. The tip of my nose is getting cold!

Bags Mon 19-Nov-12 09:22:44

Multi-talented, that's me! wink

Ariadne Mon 19-Nov-12 09:22:01

Well, we all know that Bags is capable of many things, but I agree this is outstanding. Flexible or what?!

absentgrana Mon 19-Nov-12 09:18:59

Bags I am impressed that you can use a keyboard with your nose pressed against a wall. Touch typing os one thing but…

Ariadne Mon 19-Nov-12 09:17:21

Please tell us, Jess!

Bags Mon 19-Nov-12 09:14:50

OK, my nose is against a wall. Now what do I do?

janeainsworth Mon 19-Nov-12 09:14:19

Lol! I will have ponder your questions during the morning Jess but in the meantime do please tell us more about the neck exercise - what effect do they have and how do you do them?

JessM Mon 19-Nov-12 09:08:15

DH just observed me doing weird neck stretching exercise with my nose against the kitchen wall. "Is it compulsory to become more eccentric with age?" he asked."It's important not to get set in your ways" I replied.
We are all creatures of habit to a greater or lesser extent. But are you, dear GNer's set in yours? If so how? And in which ways do you change your behaviour and get out of your comfort zone? And how should we define "eccentric" anyway?