To ask what would you do with too much free time?!

I'd look for some kind of work to have at least some money coming in while I was hunting for my next "proper" job. Anything really - schools might need exam invigilators for example - dog walking, baby sitting, shop work or bar work, maybe sign on with some tempting agencies - depends what your skills and preferences are.

I couldn't stand the feeling of not working at all, I don't think. And if it takes longer than you hope to find your next "career" job, surely any money you can bring in in the meantime will be helpful.

Sorry you are in this position - it's something I have always dreaded .....

I’d do a class or a walk every day.
I would take everything out of every cupboard in the house, loft, garage, shed, sort through it all and do a lot of charity shop/ tip/ Vinted.
I’d go out for lunch or coffee with a friend or my Mum every week.
I’d see the GP for all those tiny niggles like moles etc that I keep putting off.

I only work 2 days a week. I am managing 2 Pilates a week, a bit of Vinted and am currently on a mission to use my Bupa and get all my niggles checked. Not sure why I’m not getting more done!

I was an SAHM until DC went to secondary school. Honestly by the time you been for coffee with friends, been to the gym, been to the supermarket and volunteered for a couple of sessions at school or similar, the week’s gone. Very little time was spent on language learning or even housework. Now I’m basically retired, I volunteer two days a week, meet friends, exercise and spend too long researching holidays and investments (and on MN and FB etc), though more language learning is getting done. Applying for jobs these days is quite time consuming as it is.

Threads like this make me a bit sad honestly, there are so many great ways to spend your time!

I read, crochet, garden, do colouring, journal, listen to podcasts and audiobooks, do puzzles while watching TV. You can do online courses or learn a language, join a local group or start one. You could declutter your house, redecorate, do projects you've been meaning to get to, learn new recipes, get a new cookbook and cook your way through it.

Sign up to a genealogy site and do your family tree. You can lose hours so happily immersed and it’s a great gift to your children and family.

Sweet Fanny Adams 😄

Similar-my job ends March 31st.
My aim is to take at least a month off , then consider what I want. Could retire, but I think I’ll get bored.
And I’m already finding myself spending too much time looking obsessively at job sites.

I’d plan some nice walks, short and long and finish at a cafe afterwards and do some reading.

maybe a free online course, in something you have an interest in. I enjoyed rebel finance and also did one wellbeing.

declutter house, recycling trips.

spend time on meal planning, writing up new recipes to try, if you like cooking of course

reading more

I am off work currently and volunteer as a telephone buddy for Macmillan, the NHS, and a couple of other local charities. Most national charities will have opportunities if you contact them - it’s hugely rewarding.

You know, hobbies don’t always have to be useful. Enjoy the uselessness of today, and ready your usefulness for tomorrow.

I'd get really fit!! You never know whats round the corner.

Get up at normal time
go for a walk after breakfast
spend 3 hrs on applications
lunch
exercise
one household job - any room to paint? A coffee table to fix up?

When I was in gardening leave I redecorated 2 rooms and the stairs/landing plus has a massive sort out of all cupboard. You could also check finances are in order (best rates, best insurance cost etc).

Set yourself schedules for the day.

Take it slow in the mornings and have breakfast and watch something.

Potter about getting house jobs like washing, cleaning done.

Leave the house and get outside for a walk/run.

Set yourself half an hour aside to look for jobs/reply to emails etc.

What I would do is put my feet up and enjoy it.

gym, run, sort out drawers / cupboards etc, decorating and DIY, maybe some online training.....

Declutter

That sounds like bliss to me.

I'd take the dog out to explore lots of new places, give the house a good sort out and catch up with all the odd jobs I never get round to doing,

I would focus on getting fit (unless you are already) - you can get both cardiovascular fit and build a lot of strength in 12-months. The first 12 months is the hardest I think as it’s all new, lots of thinking and planning, slightly more gruelling, and it can feel hard to fit it in around work and other commitments.

Once you’ve achieved a certain level of fitness you can then just maintain it, it’s easier to fit around your work routine, you’re in the habit and it’s generally needs less day to day motivation. My local authority subsidised gym is less than £25 a month, so a fairly cheap hobby.

General fitness is so fundamental to living a long and happy life. I’d take this as a real opportunity to focus on that. It gives you a sense of achievement at the start of the day and you’ll be happy to just potter about after that.

Gym
school reading
declutter the house
batch cook
cross stitch /knit / crochet

Alot of schools are after people to go in and hour or two and read with the kids your kids school may also be? Id excercise and do all the jobs I'd been meaning to do round the house.