Bored Much?

Image: Claudia Braun 01/2026

Like clockwork, the daily writing prompts keep repeating and I’m bored to tears with giving the same [or very similar] answers to the same questions again…..and yet again. You do you, but I’m starting my own Q&A writing prompt. The questions I will answer are randomly generated. Hopefully this will give me some new prompts to ponder and respond to [fingers crossed].
Let’s begin, shall we?

What do you do when you’re bored?

Fortunately, I’m not bored all that often. This mainly happens during my “dark days” [I don’t like to call it by its real name, being “recurrent depressive disorder”]. Boredom is usually a result of me being in the mood to do various things, but feeling a lack of energy, not being able to concentrate or not experiencing any joy in what I’m working on, and being interrupted by crying fits. Add to that the ever present thoughts of not being good [enough] at anything I do.
When I’m bored, not always due to the above mentioned but most often, I play with Lilly to get into a better frame of mind, or I listen to my favorite tunes. I have a couple of go-to songs, that I know work – at least for a short while. When I listen to them, I can’t help but smile. Once, my mood starts climbing towards positive, I get my perkiness back and try to achieve, what I originally wanted to do. It does not work every time, because it depends upon how bad the “dark days” are, but it is what I do and what helps the most to overcome being bored – and sad. ๐Ÿ˜Š


Some Things Don’t Change

Daily writing prompt
When are you most happy?

Happy Sunday, to begin with…
Good to know, that recycling works properly here on WordPress in terms of writing prompts [Sarcasm End]. I should dig up the last post I wrote in response to this question ๐Ÿคฃ
Ah, what the fluff. Here we go yet again…
I am happiest late at night, with one small source of light in the room and Lilly by my side, while listening to my favorite songs. This is the time, when the “performance mask” falls and I can freely give way to my thoughts and feelings. That’s when I’m the happiest on any ordinary day.

What’s The Task?

Daily writing prompt
What do you listen to while you work?

Give me a project or task to be done, and I will select the music. My song choices also depend upon the mood I am in at the time. Generally speaking, if I do housework like cleaning, cooking, organizing, ironing clothes, etc. or I’m in the basement to work on a craft project, I’ll listen to everything from country music and smooth jazz to EDM and classic rock.
To be honest, I only get specific about what I’m listening to when I have to concentrate on the task at hand. That’s the case, for example, when I write a statement or letter and have to mind my word choices, but also to make sure that the finished document is well structured and easily understandable for a stranger. Then I usually choose instrumental EDM, because the lyrics to a song are too much of a distraction and my focus shifts towards fighting the urge to sing along.
Most important, no matter what the task may be, is that the songs are perky to keep my energy levels high and help me get the job done.