Gen X’ers Share The Unglamorous Adult Things They Love To Do, Here Are 30 Of The Most Relatable

Older GenX here, I would love just one damn day off from being a wife, mother of a disabled young adult, worker and household chores. JUST ONE.

It's called taking a break and I wish that the stupid "hustle" culture never became a thing. You know what those people have? Anxiety. They can't relax for s**t. Relaxation is vital to recharging and isn't "dOiNg NoThIng". Relaxation and rest are different for many and are almost never gonna look the same even in the same category.

I wish! I still put everything off until Sunday night at which point I am anxious and annoyed. And then I'm tired all day Monday because I stayed up too late cleaning. :(

Personally I like to rest as much as I can during the week and do my chores on my only day off. I've tried doing the opposite but I end up even more tired during the week , physically and mentally, and so eager for my day off that it feels like I'm living and doing everything just for that single day.

There's no such beast as "Doing Jack Squat"! Even as kids (and yes, I'm Gen X), we were ALWAYS doing SOMETHING with our time! Sitting on the couch? We're reading, drawing, or watching TV. Lazing in bed? We're sleeping, reading, or talking on the phone. Outside? We're playing pretend (yes, some of us never outgrew this), enjoying the weather, or hanging out with friends and/or family. We're ALWAYS doing SOMETHING with our time.

I lined my errands up so they were mostly right turns that I could make on red lights. Smoother drive that way.

Same side, within five minute drives, dont have to get out of car maybe once or twice, and on the way home tacos or pizza an easy pick up! You get home with the huge Wonder Woman feeling (dudes get Superman) so accomplished then the cherry on top....you did it all in under an hour! Win Win. Time for streaming movies!

Having nothing to do bothers me so much! I cannot shake the feeling that, even though I graduated 27 years ago, I have homework.

It is sad that people don't volunteer more, though.

That is actually hard to adjust to when retirement arrives.

I am going to start doing that as well... wait I forgot I have to fit work in there.

Oh I walk to the gym frequently....but going in is a whole other story...

Sounds like you pulled your weight in life, this is a fair and reasonable stance! :)

FAAntastic

Is she done with parenting at 25..? Wow, such an early bird.

We have a huge woodpecker who is too big to sit on our birdfeeder perch. (It's meant for finches and other small birds) So he hangs off of it upside down while shaking the feeder and lets the food fall in to his mouth. It crazy to watch! :)

Just sitting on a deck chair watching the hummingbirds come by is amazing for me.

O...M...G... I found some binoculars at a thrift store a few years back and got them for my hubby. We are both GenX.. he is older genX and I am younger but both of that generation. We use those things so much to look at the neighbors, look at birds, look at animals. Well anything. I bought them as a joke and we use the heck outta those things!! So much so that I might invest in a second pair so we don't have to share!

I live on Lake Erie, a migration hotspot brother looked at me when I said my mom and I had picked up birdwatching, until we said it's like Pokemon Go in real life, we want to see how many different species we can find.

I wake up early on Saturday mornings during the woodpeckers' mating season because one of them has figured out that he can make more noise to attract a female simple by banging away on my stainless steel chimney pipe on the roof. A noise that gets amplified as it is telescoped down into my fireplace in the bedroom. Sheesh.

The joy of hand knit socks is something I never considered before knitting my first pair.

I work for a company that makes all kinds of pop culture things and socks is a huge part of our business. When we get samples of the thick socks I am grabbing them up so quick! My middle baby loves them too. She may only be 16 1/2 but being raised by a couple of GenXers means she acts just like us!

Oh yes I do. I spent a s**tload of money on high quality wool socks for our winter vacations and I have a drawer full of them. They are my pride and joy. :D

& here I thought I was the only person who gets excited over super soft bed sheets.

I was just commenting on this last Xmas. How when you are a kid and you get fuzzy socks you are bummed and when you are an adult they are the best. Gift. Ever.

I want a steam mop. Does it have additional parts so you can also clean windows and tubs?

For me it was the vacuum I bought on clearance for $94 because it was the only one in stock with a retractable cord. That was literally my sole purpose in buying it. Ended up being the best vacuum I’ve ever had

Yep.

OMG I felt this n my soul

God this is so spot on!

Wait till they change the packaging and you stand there for what seems like hours trying to find them and there right there in front of your face.

Went to a grand opening of a new Italian grocery store 40 minutes away with my son. I'm Gen x he's in his 30's we went early to scope all the good deals. Now we have a trip planned with a bunch of his friends

Now this is real. A new grocery store can be a fun experience. Alas most are just like other grocery stores!

Hey, new grocery stores can be super fun, especially if you really enjoy cooking