Aibu ? Will try to keep this short ! It's a lovely sunny day and our garden is like a patch of waste ground, unusable, neglected and frankly an absolute eyesore ! It's at the back so fortunately no one can see it but me... Every time I look out of the bloody window and it's driving me nuts. Neither my dp or I are gardeners, however we are more than capable of tidying it up and making a start on it looking better, only he can't be bothered. States that it's his bank holiday break too and just wants to do nothing but watch shit TV. I would start on my own but some of the stuff that needs doing is quite heavy digging etc and I'm not able to do that. I just want to make a start to make it look better ready for when we have the budget to really make a difference. He doesn't see the point , says it's a waste of time and to wait till we have the money to do it properly, but I actually can't bear to look out on it anymore. Aibu to think it's a waste of a day and we should really just get on with it.
AIBU?
How would you feel if he told you you had to do something in the house on your holiday?
I do know what you mean, and I think a compromise is fair but I don't think the odd lazy day hurts still in pyjamas 
Could you just pick a small area to work on yourself? It might inspire him to want to help, if he sees you've made a bit of progress.
I'm thinking of making a start in my garden today too. Don't expect help from DH. The garden is mine and the kitchen is his! BUT when I start to pretty it up, he will realise that it's time the decking was fixed and he'll do it!
It is a lovely day to waste not doing something outdoors. Potential for rain the rest of the weekend and therefore PJs.
It's not a waste if it's what you want to do with your time 
Thanks for all the replies. The garden didn't get this way overnight and we have been talking about getting on with it for months now and all the things we plan to do with it but weather/work/ life has always got in the way of any free time we have had. It seems like such a waste of a day when it desperately needs doing and we don't get many weekends together. Obviously I understand that he would like a lazy day / 4 days / life but it needs doing and its forecast rain tomorrow so can laze about then ! Anyway he has huffily joined me without any nagging after all
Some days sunny or not flat out on the sofa is what you need to recover (even if small DC bounce on your head while you do it). I am lucky today and woke up with a bit of energy, so have knocked off two loads of washing, pruned all the roses, weedkiller-ed the drive, scraped off some ivy from the front wall, and given a severe chop to two shrubs that thought I hadn't noticed their plans for world domination. I'm an LP so the garden and DIY have to be squeezed in after everything else, but it can be done!
For the rest of the day, I plan to flop at my mum's and let DC enjoy playing with their grandma! Balance, innit
Go out there and do an hour. It's what i've just done. (I've mowed half the lawn! )
It's so nice out there the chances are it'll turn into 2 hours and you'll feel really good about it. Leave the bits you can't do. There'll be more weekends for him to get in the spirit of it.
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