This article just reminded me of work. Ha! I'm a SAHM, and my day can be as varied as I want to make it. We can visit the library, or a museum, or a new park. But the same scenery, same tasks, day in, and day out - that was my job. Blech. I was bored at work, that's for sure. I'm rarely bored at home. Even when I'm doing boring tasks, there's no real deadline so I can tackle them as I want to, with whatever distractions during and in between as I see fit. I love being home and having the maximum autonomy I can have given my necessary duties as a mom and wife.
Ha! ETA:
This quote in the article describes me to a T: "And indeed, I had experienced it before. After doing some reading around on the topic, I discovered that certain behaviours – imagining oneself in the future, making new plans, learning new skills, setting goals, trying to refresh and start anew – are typical of someone who feels bored. I could check all of these off. For as long as I can remember, I’ve responded to an ill-defined niggling inside that propels me to try new things."
But I don't chalk that up to boredom, per se, I see that as the inevitable outcome of having the mental energy to devote to future thinking. Maybe I'm just bored and don't realize it! Ha!