What are you doing to keep occupied.

[Bigjigsaw]

As my name suggests I'm doing a big jigsaw(doing my head in). Getting the photos into an album after all these years.
Tidying the garden. Sorting out cupboards. I was baking but can't get flour.
Going for a walk every other day. Shopping on a Tuesday.
Face timeing our children and grandchildren.
What are you doing to keep busy. Are you getting bored.

I'm volunteering in a local group getting food parcels, prescriptions and other bits out to those isolating for whatever reason and have no one to shop for them, or really those that need them. It's quite busy and I'm doing something for them most days. I walk there and back so combine with daily exercise and that means I have a reason to ensure DD is getting some exercise as the dog needs a walk and I've already been out. I fear she may take root on the bed otherwise!
Am cooking from scratch and doing jobs in the garden, and around the house that I put off when I'm at work.
Feel like I'm giving something back as well as keeping busy.

I HAVE to keep busy. There’s no other option.

Currently furloughed but 4 DC.

Home school (break now though)
Batch cooking - soups, stews etc
Normal cooking twice a day
Baking cakes (hungry teenagers)
Constant cleaning and tidying
1 hour family dog walk
Cleared out garage
Cleaned and reorganised every cupboard in the house
Bleached and steam cleanse everything
Running out of things to do but I’m sure most of the above can be repeated!

Weirdly I’ve got less free time now - no time to read books and get about an hour to ourselves of adult company in the evening to watch TV etc

We are retired. Unfortunately Dh had a mental breakdown 3 years ago. I'm starting to see the signs that he is struggling.
I'm sure trying to keep young children occupied is very difficult.

I'd give up a lot.for just 2 days of isolated calm right now, so do find these posts quite challenging to see

I feel you. MIL was moaning earlier because she’s ‘ran out of books to read’. How fucking awful. I haven’t sat down in 3 weeks, except to cram in a couple of hours work when the DC are in bed.

It’s not just trying to keep children occupied. It’s trying to make sure they don’t suffer to much from their lack of education and socialisation alongside trying to keep a roof over our heads.

And my mum was due to retire next week but as she’s frontline NHS she’s having to stay put a while longer. So I’m extremely worried about her too.

No I don’t think it’s easier for a lady. I’m a sahm, Dh is carrying on as normal in full time job, just working from home instead, getting in my way and being a nuisance to me 😄 while I’m trying to carry on a normal but with the added stuff of homeschooling, keeping them out of dh’s way etc etc,

Although dh works in construction so secretly listening to the the video meetings with all the down to earth f’ing and blinding and general banter is quite amusing 😂

Although I guess I’m lucky in that I don’t need to teach DH how to make chilli or bake a cake, as he’s able to read a recipe book. So that saves me some time 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sorry for all the smilie faces, it makes it look like I’m coping well, I’m not, I’m just looking for the good things in a shit situation. In reality, there has been lots of crying today and now I’m more than tipsy on wine cos it means dh and I can drunkenly laugh at random shit and escape

Going for long walks

I have 3 kids and a job! I don't need any more to keep me occupied.

HoffiCoffi13 your anger in this situation is not my fault. I'm sorry about your situation.
At least you can see your children, I haven't been able to actually see my children, grandchildren or my mum for 3 weeks.
As I was only asking in a nice way what everyone was doing and most replies have been in a light-hearted way, I'm disappointed that as usual
a thread turns nasty.

Nit harder for men - it's harder for extroverts. I'm getting on with the usual - cleaning, cooking, working, walking the dog, working out. My teenage son no longer has his college, gym, job, or girlfriend to occupy him.

Listening to audiobooks and knitting.

I'm also trying to teach the dog to play basketball. She knows what to do, but likes to walk up to the hoop and drop the ball just next to it rather than in it. I'm starting to think she's trolling me.

WFH in morning while trying to get the dc to do schoolwork.

After lunch help dc / supervise homework.

Most days take dc out for a walk

Some days visit elderly parents who i am a carer for. Take them their shopping weekly (i have a sibling who also takes them shopping in). Check they are taking pills etc. Dc have to come, dc do not go in house. I try not to go in house. Dc stay in my parents garden. I try and stay in garden while parents stay in house as much as possible. But when you are a carer for them not always possible.

Fit housework in where I can.

Answer the phone up to 30 times a day as said parents ask me same questions over and over. Including why are the kids not in school, or can we catch the bus, or we need milk now can you get it, or can you take us out for a coffee, or what day is it.

I have been doing some jigsaws though. Tried to get the dc to join in but not interested in family time. Did also suggest we watch a movie together but they just watch some teen rubbish on repeat.

Apparently i am old fashioned and boring, especially when i ask them to take dirty plates etc to kitchen or to make themselves a glass of water if they are thirsty, because they expect me to wait on them and i have explained I am not their servant and they do need to do things for themselves. (Getting more fed up than usual about their lazy teen behaviour and they are not quite teens yet).

What I would like to do is write, do some art and craft, finish my jigsaws in peace, listen to decent music and not teenage type stuff (no offence if you like that music), and not have to run around after everyone.

Fairly easy here, since retired and so no children to have to occupy.

Can’t say I’m going mad cleaning or tidying! There was never much chance of that....
Reading, books and Kindle
Doing various puzzles in the paper.
Knitting
Piano
Thinking about doing various Useful Jobs and mostly deciding I CBA
Planning meals with what we have
A very little gardening in our very little garden
Nice afternoon kip on the sofa
From long habit, TV in the evening only.

What I’m not doing is reading/listening to/watching more than a minimum of news. IMO that way lies madness ATM.

Organising drawers and wardrobes
Getting a lie in
Working through the washing pile
Gardening - only got a tiny little yard which we turned into a little garden with brick planters and decking tiles so I've tidied it and planted some new plants I bought online (waiting for some climbers to arrive so I can carry on)
Working my way through all seasons of Greys Anatomy- up to season 9 now lol

I'm planning to organise my under bed storage tomorrow and get started on the worst room in the house back bedroom organisation

Spending a lot of time on marketing efforts, as my business has lost its biggest contract due to covid.
Attempting to make some serious headway on the novel I am writing.
Contemplating taking a distance learning counselling course.

Creative writing
Tried a fitness programme (but hated it)
Decluttering
Reading
Online window shopping for stuff for the house and garden
Looking up new recipe ideas
Organising photos

Working.

I bought a drum, I've been wanting to learn for ages and so now is the time.

DD also dug out her old ukelele and I'm having a go at that.

I've joined a philosophy group and tomorrow's virtual meet up is the philosophy of isolation.

I am an oldie, have been gardening, and sanding down an old wooden unit to be painted later, and decorating my little living room. One of my cats jumped onto a freshly painted window sill,and sat down,so now he has white gloss paws.and a bit of a white gloss streak on his tail. Have to repaint the sill, as its got ginger fur stuck in the paint.

Cleaning, dog walking (once a day), organising cupboards, keeping dd entertained, every day feels like a Sunday atm.