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7hgu Sun 02-Oct-22 13:05:39

Me:

Wordle
Quordle
Trickster
I used to play Candycrush and got completely hooked. Had to delete the app and haven’t dared go anywhere near it since.

Theoddbird Mon 03-Oct-22 12:07:33

I have an interior design game app called Redecor. I spend too much time playing it....sighs.

garnet25 Mon 03-Oct-22 12:03:14

Cycling, Swimming, Gardening. Reading, Surfing the Net.

Juicylucy Mon 03-Oct-22 12:00:32

Scrolling GN, Instagram and now Tik tok videos ?

Libz Mon 03-Oct-22 11:57:34

Getting engrossed in a movie on Netflix which instead of finishing after Season 1, has another 2 Seasons following. So I just watch bits and pieces of the last 2 Seasons and find that I haven't missed much.

carilou1 Mon 03-Oct-22 11:53:19

Cycled 7 miles to loch, had 30min swim, chat with friends, ate plums and cake, came home ate more now thawing out on couch with dog surfing net!

boheminan Mon 03-Oct-22 11:27:29

What do I waste my time doing?

Nothing

Witzend Mon 03-Oct-22 11:12:05

YouTube - looking up a particular song/piece of music, and then disappearing down a YouTube rabbit hole.
Particularly bad around December, when I fancy hearing e.g In The Bleak Midwinter by e.g. King’s College, and then listen to 13 more.
More recently having a yen for With Cat-like Tread* followed by several more G&S ditties.
*there’s a v good flash mob one on a beach, by some musical theatre group, an Aussie one IIRC.

nanna8 Mon 03-Oct-22 00:37:08

Gransnet and silly word games like boggle online. I could argue they were for keeping the mind going but it would be a lie!

VANECAM Sun 02-Oct-22 23:55:12

Procrastinating.

NotTooOld Sun 02-Oct-22 23:39:20

Playing Number Match on my phone. It is sooooooooo addictive.

pinkprincess Sun 02-Oct-22 19:38:41

GN MN FB

foxie48 Sun 02-Oct-22 19:27:33

Nothing I do is "wasting time", it's merely avoiding things I don't want to do. I am generally very successful.

merlotgran Sun 02-Oct-22 18:55:58

Pinterest. Whether it’s garden design, decorating or upcycling furniture, I can waste loads of time on there.

GrannyRose15 Sun 02-Oct-22 18:54:59

Streaky

I like to think I am not wasting my time doing Wordle or Nerdle, rather I am keeping my mind active and ticking over!

Thankyou, Streaky. That makes me feel a lot better.

Nell8 Sun 02-Oct-22 18:53:32

YouTube has videos of pitiful, stray animals who are rescued and restored to health. I love watching expert groomers remove the horrible, matted hair and overgrown hooves/claws. The transformations are so heartwarming.

GrannyRose15 Sun 02-Oct-22 18:52:51

Witzend

Apart from GN and MN, you mean?

Me too

Also

wordle
quordle
pitcherwits
codewords

and googling in general. I also spend far too much time watching repeats of murder mysteries on the TV.

JackyB Sun 02-Oct-22 18:47:58

I spend hours watching videos of people making lovely bags and pouches out of scraps of material. I have plenty of material and ideas , especially for presents, but I somehow never make it to my sewing machine!

MerylStreep Sun 02-Oct-22 18:43:41

GagaJo

Surfing the net. Unfortunately I've started watching short TikTok videos. SUCH a waste of time!

Same here. They are very addictive.

ILoveCheese
Same here. I fixed a problem that I had by looking at these videos.
I must stop looking at how to sew a rolled hem ? I’m never going to crack it but can’t stop looking at the videos.

Auntieflo Sun 02-Oct-22 18:32:51

GN, Sudoko, watching a couple on YouTube showing how to cook in their Ninja Air Fryer, Priceless, crochet and reading.

timetogo2016 Sun 02-Oct-22 18:19:20

Ironing bed sheets.
New years resolution is to NOT iron them.

Norah Sun 02-Oct-22 18:19:02

Reading and responding to GN fiction threads.

Ilovecheese Sun 02-Oct-22 18:16:59

Utube videos about sewing.

Kalu Sun 02-Oct-22 18:12:35

Blossoming

Reading the fantasy threads on Gransnet. Today’s is an absolute belter grin

I agree. Complete fantasy but Oooh, the passion. Can’t wait for the final chapter.?

I am awfully good at faffing.

Blossoming Sun 02-Oct-22 18:04:42

Reading the fantasy threads on Gransnet. Today’s is an absolute belter grin

Zoejory Sun 02-Oct-22 18:03:06

Oh and I love Tiktok