What do you do at the weekend?

[Lucyloo223]

I spend every weekend alone and I want to make a bit more of them. How do you spend your weekends? Ideas would be great

i also spend most alone, I mostly just watch tv and play games on my phone or scroll social media. Every few weekends I will meet a friend for coffee or similar one afternoon and every few months I will go on a night out with work friends but mostly I don’t do much.

Do you want to go out or chill at home?

Do you have a budget you can spend or not?

Do you want to meet others or do people annoy you?

Go swimming with friends in a local river.

Have lunch with friends.

Go to concerts.

I bought a new cookbook recently & I'm trying a new recipe every weekend. Go to the gym, maybe Zumba or yoga class, see friends, visit family, catch up on housework.

Friday night, I chill out, put the washing on. Cook something nice.

Saturday - Parkrun ( you can be as social or not as you please), food shop, coffee with friends, maybe cut the lawn, cycle with ds, chat to the neighbours.

Sunday, see family or take ds out somewhere special

When I have a weekend to myself I like to wander round a market and buy something or bits for my evening meal. Sometimes I ring a friend and see if I can crash her Sunday dog walk.

I'd like to go out but I don't have any friends or a partner so it's stuff I can do on my own.
Yeah I've got some spare money to do things, not loads and loads but a decent amount.

I have an allotment which takes up quite a bit of time. I go walking a lot and have just started up a walking/social group for people to get outside with nature and meet people. Have a look online and see if there are any groups near you? I meet people whilst out doing hobbies but also like spending some time alone.

Parkrun
Yoga class
Allotment
Shopping
Go out for a coffee (either alone with a book or with friends)
House and garden jobs
Go to the cinema

@Lucyloo223 hello , on my weekends , I go out for a coffee to Starbucks , I love driving so I go for nice drives , specially if it’s nice and sunny ! I do gardening and plant vegetables and new plants , take care of them and water them . Go see family on weekend and have a catch up for few hours .
I also go to garden centres for a wonder around , maybe buy a plant or 2 , but if not it’s still nice to walk around . Go to shops and buy nice food for the night . Pretty boring maybe in your eyes , but I love staying inside anlso and drink coffee and sit in my garden enjoying the sunshine !

Only me and DS. When DS isn't with his dad we try to get outside or go on day trips. Sometimes it's just simple things like trip to shops, park and library. Occasionally have play dates or kids birthday parties.

When DS with his dad I do the housework or I go to walking or join a class. I'll see friends too but this is limited.

It sounds like you are lonely and I know how awful that feels. Can you try and do some things you enjoy, discover your local area? Since covid it seems like there are more walking or running groups for people to meet others.

Do you want to meet people or solo?

How about a local history walk, bat walk?

Would you book a weekend away for singles somewhere inspiring?

Get the train to local city and wander the less trodden areas

Volunteer at local museum or galley

Check you local Facebook pages there are usually women only local single groups where people post "anyone fancy meeting up for this" you can just read the posts at first.

Do you like anything? Nature, crafts, films, history, food, sport?

Oh yes, volunteering, I forgot that, I help out at a local nature reserve once a month.

When I had weekends alone I would usually sleep in, do the morning chores, shower and get ready, walk into town listening to something I’ve saved especially, see what library books have turned up on the reserved shelf, run any errands, pick up some nice food. Definitely a cake. Come back and eat, internet a bit, ready my book, hang out with the cats, watch saved up things on telly or play a game.

Sunday would be a get stuff done day - house jobs, laundry for Monday, body stuff like shaving, mani, pedi, a hair trim if needed.

None of my friends wanted to hang out on weekends as they always had family stuff on or worked one of the days. It taught me to enjoy my own company at least!

My husband is out every Saturday so I have the day to myself. I usually have a lie in, read a book for a couple of hours and then go out. I go for beauty or holistic appointments, shopping for clothes/home/gifts, go for coffee and lunch or go for a nice walk, either by myself or with a friend or my sister.

Saturday evening I do some meal prep for the week ahead, get a nice long bath and watch Saturday night tv unless I meet a friend for dinner or have tickets to the theatre or a concert. If I was able to I’d do park run or a yoga class in the morning (I can’t atm exercise for health reasons).

Sunday I spend with my husband. Usually we visit other family for birthdays etc, go for walks/coffee/lunch/visit national trust places/museums. Occasionally meet friends for drinks. Once home we binge a tv series or watch movies.