Urge to get outdoors

[Belsnickel]

(06-03-2018, 01:55 PM)grampahol Wrote: The secret to getting outside is complicated. You first have to open the door then walk through from inside to outside.. Don't tell anyone because this has been a highly guarded secret for a long time. I don't want to be known as the snitch who spilled the beans .
The ONLY time I go fishing is when the Bengals are losing which is as anybody who is anyone knows is how they pull it off and win games they were previously losing ..  
I do spend quite a bit of time outdoors working in the garden, cutting grass, watering grass, looking at grass and doing grassy things as well as growing flowers and assorted vegetables and some fruits.  And cutting down and trimming the gazillion bushes and hedges around the yard.   

I currently live in an apartment, which is the problem for the outdoor activities you mention. Though this should be the last year of that for me. Though because of health issues with my parents, I will probably be doing some mowing and gardening for them, this summer.

(06-03-2018, 02:33 PM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: I get outside a lot in the fall, and early spring. But as far as summer with the heat and humidity, my outdoor activity is pretty much limited to cutting the grass. I'm just not a hot weather person.

I can handle heat outside. If I'm inside, I want it cool, but I spent 9 weeks of my summers when I was younger outside. Slept in a canvas tent for those weeks. I think one of the reasons I want to get back out there is because I feel like I'm losing my edge.

(06-03-2018, 03:16 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Your hunger for fishing is awesome. I hate fishing because it's boring to me and plus I suck at it. But I get what your saying. Time to be you for awhile from the outside BS in the world. I read once (can't say where) that men need there escape. I have my mancave, my wife hates it (we'll, she says she doesnt, but hate's how I sometimes stutter when I come back from it). However, I think a lot and have an overactive mind. I need a place sometimes where I can go, be comfortable, and forget what a horrible shitty day I had, or work through a failure or a goal slightly missed. But it's got to be my time. 

There are times my wife comes out with me and although I do enjoy those times greatly, I can't dive into the issues I face because I'm distracted. Solace can be a great rebuilding tool for a man. Life does tear us down and if you don't take the time to re-energize by having it, you can crash and burn by being overwhelmed with it all. 

Go fishing brother.

Yeah, I don't have any of those escapes, right now. We are going to be house hunting this year and I hope that I'll be able to do something like that.

(06-03-2018, 08:58 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Have you ever considered getting a vacation rental, on a lake or near a river where you would like to fish?  There are some amazing deals on beautiful cabins and houses, on sites like VRBO and Airbnb.com.  I have found some awesome lake houses and such for under $100/night. It could be good for you and the wife. She could relax in the house while you fish, and most Mountain towns have a nice downtown district for shopping, eateries, pubs and such.

I have a hard time justifying that. I mean, I've considered it a lot, but the issue is that I live in an area surrounded by places to hunt and fish. It's kind of hard for me to justify spending money like that when I live in this area and we are strapped for cash.