5 whole weeks on my own. WWYD?

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Waved DP off at the airport this morning by which I mean I made a complete spectacle of myself bawling and hugging for about 20 minutes

Feel very gloomy indeed.

Have this weekend earmarked for yoga and reading Jilly Cooper in bed but not much beyond that.

WWYD?

Watch loads of box sets, visit friends and family, sleep, anything I wanted really.

Do you work? If so that will pass the time, make sure you have nice wine/chocolate etc in the house in the evenings

Proper on your own or do you have to look after children?

Do you work?

How about doing a free online course.
Have a look at www.futurelearn.com or www.coursera.org to start with.
I’m particularly interested in history and have enjoyed a lot of the courses provided by the above. But they offer plenty of other subjects.

No DC, don't get back from work til 7.45 so that discounts a lot of exercise classes annoyingly. I like the course idea!!

I would also use the opportunity to do a something like a good spring clean or clearout of your wardrobe etc. I find i can only do this kinda stuff when DP is away for a couple of days as he wont be there annoying you, the w ould be as other people say catch up on box sets visit friends family etc, Girly nights out or the course on line or nightclass. Weekend yoga retreat spa weekend etc

I definitely need to do a huge clear-out but I always run out of steam after about an hour!

You need a project.
Go and visit old friends round the country at weekends?
Brush up on a hobby or interest?

If you get in at 7. 45 and then cook dinner I'd do nothing in the week bar books and boxsets. Perhaps trial one of those meal delivery things if there's good your DH doesn't like but you do or do some batch cooking at the weekend to make nights easier.

How flush are you? Dinner with friends, cinema, spa weekend? If you have any AL maybe a long weekend somewhere he'd hate but you like or to visit friends?

Use one night a week to do late night shopping and get ahead on Christmas? Get Meerkats and meet a friend for tea/film one night a week? Learn to cook and shop for one new dish a week?

You'll wonder how you ever had time to live with him!

As many craft projects as my heart desired, while simultaneously binge watching tv and movies. Oh and eating Thai food at least 2 times a week.

How flush are you

Not very! Am going out to Aus in five weeks so saving the pennies. Batch cooking v.good idea for pocket and health. Also adore cooking so that's nice and relaxing.

As a total side note, how long before a holiday should one leave waxing - I've never done it!!

My partner is often away with work, but as I have DC it's usually business as usual, in your position I would actually not make too many plans! Take time to relax, cook what you like for dinner, watch what you want on telly, just take some time to unwind and rest basically. Have some friends over for a catch up and maybe cook some pizzas (or something more elegant if so inclined :D), sort out your wardrobe (or anything else that needs doing) with some music on; basically see how it goes, don't make too many plans until you know you need them, and enjoy. It won't be long until he is back.

Where will you spend Xmas? I'd do all the shopping and wrapping you can now so it's less stressful when you get back.

Set the table one night of the weekend and cook yourself an indulgent 3 course meal with wine!

As I'm in toddler land, this sounds like absolute bliss. I'd have early nights, eat what I want, make plans to catch up with friends I hadn't seen enough of, read books, see movies, watch Netflix/box sets that DP would hate. Maybe go away for a weekend to visit someone/on a mini break with a friend? Spa day?
Omg. Can we switch lives for the next month please. I've got plenty of washing/cooking of food that will be thrown on the floor/solo bedtimes to do while Dp works lates that you could be getting on with

*Where will you spend Xmas? I'd do all the shopping and wrapping you can now so it's less stressful when you get back.

Set the table one night of the weekend and cook yourself an indulgent 3 course meal with wine!*

Just us, on the beach
I don't really buy gifts for anyone except DF and DBro and SIL and I was going to sack it off this year and do a charity donation instead since none of them really needs anything. Although it's DNephew's first Xmas so will post him a cuddly kangeroo. Love the meal idea although I don't have a table

Even better, a 3 course picnic on a blanket!!

Also I slightly hate you, I want Christmas on a beach!! Even Wales would count 😂😂

If you're feeling generous send a kangaroo and a blatantly Australian kids book (animal ones work well). I love that DS has a book from the other side of the world that's about an animal he'll never see!

I’m about to be in the same position-on my own for three weeks.Ive been planning what to do to pass the time especially in the dark evenings and so far have booked a couple of weekends away to visit friends as well as made a “tool kit” of ideas I can draw on if I’m feeling down.One idea is to do the two week trial of Ancestry.co.uk that was mentioned in here once.Also I’m going to watch The Crown,try to do a jigsaw ( I would be amazed if I manage thus,) read a classic novel,do more exercise etc etc
Good luck! I’m sure time will fly for us!

When I have to do something like a big clearout, I download interesting podcasts/audio books to listen to as I find they keep my interest better than music and so the sorting becomes a background thing to the main event of what I'm listening to.

One idea is to do the two week trial of Ancestry.co.uk that was mentioned in here once

I did this once, it totally took over my life! I was obsessed, on it til 3am!

So far this weekend have done yoga, two hours of pole dance, more yoga, shopped for food and cooked lentil ragu facetimed with DP twice, it looks so sunny