SAHW, no job, no kids

[Twospaniels]

So, stay at home wives, no job, no kids living at home.

What do you do all day?

I work part time and Monday is my only whole day at home, this is when I clean the majority of the house.

But during this lockdown I am now at home all the time and am really bored. The house is clean, the garden is tidy.

Swim, paint, choir, visit elders. Visit DGC.

I am not without kids or work at the moment but if I were I would:

1. Contact the local foodbank/voluntary services to see if they needed help.
2. Teach myself to knit (if I had stuff in the house)
3. Be doing exercise vids.
4. Read books
5. Watch box sets
6. Revamp my CV for when times are friendlier

7.Learn a new language

1. Check in with elderly friends and neighbours

It sucks if you're on your own I get that but at some points I LONG to be on my own! Hope you get some good suggestions on here.

I’m SAHP, but if I didn’t have the kids I’d do a million and one wonderful and exciting things every day... problem is you can’t do any of them during a lockdown.

@DustyMaiden do you still do those things?

But being a SAHW or just someone who doesn't work in these lockdown times isn't the same as being someone who doesn't work in normal times.

I do have kids, but they're all secondary school aged. In normal times I do a couple of hours a day work and have a 5 mile walk each day. I volunteer in a charity shop. Teach a knitting class at the school where my kids used to go. Meet friends for coffee. Bake, craft, lots of things.

At the moment the only bits I can do are the walking (although early evening rather than morning as there's nobody about), and the crafting.

You've really narrowed your search by specifying it to what do married women without children who don't work do during the day. Also what they usually do in the day is not necessarily going to be the same as what they're now doing in a lockdown. If you're after ideas on how to occupy your time in the lockdown, there was a thread I saw yesterday full of links of things to do from home. I don't remember which thread it was but here is the link:

chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/list-of-online-resources-for-anyone-who-is-isolated-at-home

Your question isn't really relevant to your situation op, lots of things people do with their free time aren't appropriate right now. If you do get replies from married women, who don't work and have no kids at home (who are pretty rare)I imagine there's loads of things they usually fill their time with they can't do now.

I have jobs and kids so am not in this (envious) position. I also can't imagine my house and garden ever being tidy enough - are there no cupboards or drawers or garage stashes that need you to go though and sort into piles for charity/tip/give away?

If I truly had nothing else to do I would read, I would lie in the garden and read or curl up on the sofa and read, I would have a long bath and read!

I would spend time in my appearance, have a long soak, sort my nails, sort my brows, play with some make up etc

I'd sort my wardrobe, out together different outfits, bin and tights with holes, tops with stains and wring size bras etc

I'd sort my present cupboard and start a Christmas list so I knew what I needed to look out for and budget for big birthdays and Christmas for the family thosbyear

I'd wash my outside windows, I'd wash the car, I'd clean the oven, defrost the freezer, sort the shoes

I'd write letters to elderly relatives, I'd sort photos into albums (real or online) and order photos to fit frames

I honestly, truly, genuinely can't imagine being at a loss for things to do.

I do really feel for people who are bored and lonely, and I adore our toddler BUT if i didn’t have to entertain her and work from home I would:

Declutter the house and get bags ready for when recycling centres open
Clean the house top to bottom and maintain this daily
Go for a peaceful walk every day
Bake sugar free treats
Do exercise in the living room
Watch a gazillion box sets
Read a bazillion books
Learn a new language

There are some great ideas there.

I was thinking more about during ‘normal’ times, not this lockdown.

I think I would find a walking group and join that, ad volunteer in a charity of some sort for starters.

@louise5754
Other than lockdown, yes

I would volunteer, learn skills or study, craft and hobbies.

I have come to the conclusion that should I find myself on the position of having nothing to do, I'd do....
Nothing. I have lots of ideas about stuff I want to do and ought to do, but my inner bone idleness would win out.