How much time completely alone at home do you have?

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Is it enough / too much / just right? And do you think it's important?

I noticed last lockdown (we are not in UK btw) that with the children home all the time I never had a minute where I was alone in the house any more. I usually have every morning (kids in nursery/school, husband at work), and I missed it so much. I hadn't realised it was so important to me to have this quiet time.

None. I miss it. Keep asking DH when he thinks his office will open!

Six hours a day now the schools are open again. It's essential for maintaining my tenuous grip on sanity.

I wfh so am home alone from 8.45am to 2.30pm (do drop off and pick up). It is lovely. Some days I don't speak to A soul inbetween those hours, other days the phone doesn't stop.

None & I miss it too. Other household members seem to get a bit of time every now and again 😕

I did get 2 very lovely days back in October but it required cunning, planning & ££ on my part!

3 hours since March. It’s hard!!

None. It doesn't bother me in all honesty.

Hardly any now DH and I both working from home (but the kids are at school). I struggle when they're all home at weekends, as I feel I have to be on hand to help with anything they may need, and it means anything I want or need to do gets pushed to the bottom of the pile. This was fine in the days before lockdown - I only work 4 days, so I could spend my day off completely concerned with my needs and chores. I also don't mind doing any cleaning or whatever when home alone, but REALLY resent doing it when everyone else is at home (and NOT doing it).

But DH does loads around the house in terms of life admin, and is very good at helping the kids with their homework (which usually actually means him reteaching himself GCSE Physics and then teaching it - badly - to DD and confusing her more). Having him home more means he's doing lots more.

6, now I'm wfh and the kids are at school. I never used to have any, so this is really nice. Though I would love some alone time when I wasn't working/in endless phone meetings

Absolutely loads. I work very part time (hours have reduced massively since Covid). Dh works full time and dc are at school. I like having quite a bit of time alone, but this is a bit too much.

Very, very rarely. I keep encouraging DH to go out but he never does.

Non with grown up children at home, one WFH one university student at home. Both me and DH are working and when I get home I just want an hour to myself. They all stay up so late so no time then. I sat in my car in a car park for an hour last week just listening to the radio. Miss my space so much.

Zero. DH is home all the bloody time. I hate it.

Now the kids are back at school I get every Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 3pm by myself. Its just the right amount xx

2 hours a week or so right now when my dh goes to the allotment. Way less than it was pre covid.

Not enough time on my own! I’m working from home but 6th form son has just 12 hours lessons a week and is home most of the rest of the time. I am on the phone for 2 or 3 hours with work colleagues and clients most days. The only day of the week I get 8:20 - 3:30 on my own ( both kids at school all day) is Monday. Monday is my favourite day of the week! I try not to have many calls on Mondays too.

None.
I go to work, come home to the kids, Repeat.
I'd love a day or even a half day to myself, but I need to keep all my annual leave to cover school closures, insets etc.

Zero, I'm a TA. If I'm not with my kids I'm with 30 others 😱😂.

DH is back in the office/on site so I do get some me-time on my days off when the kids are at school/college/Uni. I usualy go swimming/sauna and meet friends for coffe, cruise the shops maybe but lockdown I get a tad bored.

None. Had 24h in June when I went to finish clearing/ cleaning our old house once the tip reopened but not sure I count sleeping on an old futon mattress and deep cleaning a house as relaxing. Silence was nice though.

Other than that I've had the odd hour when DH takes the kids out for a big walk once a fortnight if the weather is good - but that time is often used for shopping and errands.

It's the worst thing about lockdown for me - If I do get some time alone in the car the radio is switched off.

Annoyingly 2 year old's nap is now after 5 year old gets home from school so zero quiet time in the week. Really struggling with lack of silence and not "listening" for others

None.

None. DH is older than me and in poor health so never goes out. This has been made worse by lock down, of course. I genuinely can’t remember the last time I had even an hour in the house on my own.

I go out quite a lot (shopping, walking the dog etc .... ) but would dearly love just one hour in house by myself. I have to be honest and say it really does bother me, but I can’t see it ever changing. I’m somewhat comforted to see that I’m not alone and there are others out there with same situation ...... I truly feel for everyone who has said they get no time to themselves ....... it’s soul destroying.

None, I work Monday - Fri and Drop son at school on way to work, pick him up on way home from work. DH works Tues- Saturday so it is me and son together all day Saturday then Sunday we are all home and only “family day” so tend to all be home / out together.

None. I have an animal rescue, on the rare occasions there’s no people in my house, there’s numerous animals hanging off me

None. Well maybe 5 minutes if DH does the school run. I hardly ever did before the virus but occasionally DH went on site on my day off. I would like an hour or two to myself but it isn't happening any time soon.