I build models, garden, and volunteer work when I have the energy. Long as I'm keeping myself busy for every waking moment, my head's just above water.
The years of doing this however, have been a major contributor to my developing chronic fatigue. It's now a balancing act/war between keeping busy, and a slowly depleting level of energy, every day. Games, tv series and reading are great time-fillers when there's no energy for my usual coping mechanisms.
Copious consumption of coffee also helps, both in fatigue and emotionally.