How do you deal with the days stretching out ahead? I mean mentally.
I do most of the housework and food shopping (just me and DP, who works full time and studies too). I learn new things via free courses, and do hours of volunteering for three different organisations. I go to the gym. I walk and walk and walk, listening to BBC sounds. I've spent hours filling in job applications or attending interviews. I try to see the odd friend or family who isn't at work, although that tends to entail a cost.
I mean, mentally, how do you cope with having to structure your time?