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CrackerJacksx · 12/07/2023 13:12

On Saturday. You can do them in any order you like, what do you choose.

i was talking to my friend about similar errands / jobs and she didn’t agree with the order I do them so curious what other people would do

2 hours work (from home on laptop)
meet friend for a coffee / drink
food shop
2 hours gardening / housework
shower and wash hair
cook and eat tea
2 hours catch up on favourite series

🙂

OP posts:
IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 12/07/2023 13:14

Shower and hair
Laptop work
Food shop
Friend
Gardening
Tea
TV

Tlolljs · 12/07/2023 13:16

Lap top
gardening
shower
coffee/ shopping
tea
t v

Thethingswedoforlove · 12/07/2023 13:18

@Tlolljs my order is exactly the same as yours

Ough · 12/07/2023 13:19

2 hours work (from home on laptop)
2 hours gardening / housework
shower and wash hair
meet friend for a coffee / drink
food shop
cook and eat tea
2 hours catch up on favourite series

spiderlight · 12/07/2023 13:20

Same as @IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads expcet that I'd do the food shop after meeting the friend, so I didn't have stuff melting in the car or a rush to put it away.

NuffSaidSam · 12/07/2023 13:22

Work
Shower and hair
Coffee with friend
Food shop
Gardening/housework
Tea
(Shower and Hair could also go in here depending on how badly you needed to shower when you woke up).
TV

Neverinamonthofsundays · 12/07/2023 13:23

Gardening/housework
Shower and wash hair
2 hours work from home
Food shop
Meet friend for coffee
Cook DINNER
Tv time

Tlolljs · 12/07/2023 13:25

@Thethingswedoforlove great minds!

runwithme · 12/07/2023 13:26

Neverinamonthofsundays · 12/07/2023 13:23

Gardening/housework
Shower and wash hair
2 hours work from home
Food shop
Meet friend for coffee
Cook DINNER
Tv time

Same. But after all of that, make someone else cook, or get a takeaway!

Housekeeperbatcocoa · 12/07/2023 13:27

Ough · 12/07/2023 13:19

2 hours work (from home on laptop)
2 hours gardening / housework
shower and wash hair
meet friend for a coffee / drink
food shop
cook and eat tea
2 hours catch up on favourite series

This is how I'd do it too.

ErrolTheDragon · 12/07/2023 14:12

I'd probably do them in the order of the OP except the shower would be replaced by a bath last thing. (Unless I got filthy in the garden in which case an extra quick shower after that).

But it would depend on the weather, that might determine when the gardening was done.

BringPacersBack · 12/07/2023 14:14

2 hours work (from home on laptop)
food shop
2 hours gardening / housework
meet friend for a coffee/drink
cook and eat tea
2 hours catch up on favourite series
shower and wash hair

BaublesAndGlitter · 12/07/2023 14:16

2 hours work (from home on laptop)
2 hours gardening / housework
shower and wash hair
meet friend for a coffee / drink
food shop
cook and eat tea
2 hours catch up on favourite series

Namechangeforanamechange · 12/07/2023 15:27

2 hours work (from home on laptop)
food shop
2 hours gardening / housework
2 hours catch up on favourite series
cook and eat tea
shower and wash hair
meet friend for a coffee / drink

I mean it kind of depends though... I like to shower before I go out socialising but I wouldn't want to leave the house to go food shopping with dirty hair. I would never drink during the day or if I had something to do afterwards and I'd rather meet a friend when I can relax without having to rush off and do something else but surely it depends on the friend's preferences/schedule too?

ShadowPuppets · 12/07/2023 15:31

Gardening/housework (get it out the way)
Shower and wash hair (because presumably yuk from gardening)
Meet friend (while nice and clean)
Food shop (on way back from meeting friend)
Laptop work (motivated by feeling guilty for having had fun!)
Cook dinner
TV time

ShadowPuppets · 12/07/2023 15:33

Caveat, if alcohol with friend then the 2hrs TV time goes to the start of the day, and meet friend goes after laptop work. And I would assume if we’d met for a drink around teatime I’m not cooking dinner but succumbing to a late takeaway 😂

Begonne · 12/07/2023 15:35

food shop
2 hours gardening / housework
shower and wash hair
meet friend for a coffee / drink
cook and eat tea
2 hours catch up on favourite series
2 hours work (from home on laptop)

The last two might be interchangeable if I were feeling responsible and not relying on the deadline dopamine rush.

ElFupacabra · 12/07/2023 15:38

The order in your op. Maybe shower before work and after gardening depending on how manky I was but if only 1, it would be after gardening as I always feel like I’ve got bugs on me and I need to get them off.

Calloffruity · 12/07/2023 15:40

Cook and eat tea
Meet friend
Watch TV
Housework
Food shop
Shower
Laptop

BoohooWoohoo · 12/07/2023 15:48

food shop
Gardening/Housework
Shower and wash hair
work on laptop
meet friend
Cook and tea
watch series.

Supermarkets are very busy around lunchtime so would be first or last depending on what time you wake up.
Laptop could be first on the list as long as food shop happened well before lunch.
Shower after gardening because I always get grass and whatnot in my hair
Watch series is last because I'd be thinking about my work if it's not done

ShakeYourFeathers · 12/07/2023 17:38

Shower
Work
Meet with friend
Food shop on way home from meeting friend
Housework
Cook & eat tea
Tv

LoobyDop · 12/07/2023 18:18

Shower first because anything else is frankly disgusting.
Then get the work out of the way.
Then food shop while they still have some fresh stuff on the shelves.
Then meet friend for coffee. But I’d either change it to lunch, or have lunch first.
Then gardening and housework.
Then cook and eat.
Finish off with tv until fall asleep on the sofa.

Sounds like my kind of Saturday, apart from the work. It would have to be very much in my personal interest to do it.

TeleTropes · 12/07/2023 18:22

Shower
Friend
Food shop
Work
TV
Housework (maybe swapped with work if weather dependent).

WeWereInParis · 12/07/2023 18:38

Shower and wash hair
Work
Meet friend
Food shop
Housework (I don't garden!)
Tea
Tv

Cabeza · 12/07/2023 18:44

Work
Food shop
Shower
Coffee with friend
House/garden
Cook and eat
TV