Ideas for days off please- stuck in a rut

[Sunnyrain24]

Stressful time and end up doing nothing on my days off. Please give me some ideas- I’ve thought of swimming and shopping already :)
Need inspiration as I’ve ended up stuck in a rut. Thank you!

Walk in the park, picnic in the sun with a book?

Need a bit more context ...... (do you have small dc / is money a barrier / do you live in London or by a beach or a forest or a mountain / are you looking for mental stimulation or physical stuff / are there time constraints / any physical limitations / what else are you already doing / etc)

Declutter your house
Sleep
Volunteer
Get fit (in anyone of lots of different ways)
Meet a friend
Take a long bath
Visit (relatively) local towns as a tourist

A one day craft course, knit a scarf or learn felting or tie dye a tee shirt, look at local arts centres, libraries, art galleries or WEA website for information.

Do a part time course on something new to you, often they run for 6 or 10 weeks, the local museum might hold these, or WEA.

Follow a Tree....Find a tree you like, not too far away, every week, whatever the weather, go and take a photo of your tree. At the end of the year, you could make a montage of the photos, or a calendar, or put them into a digital frame.
Obviously, a deciduous tree is going to make a more interesting series of photos than a conifer! 🌴 🌴 🌴

Some good ideas here- declutter- yes! I need to do that, and loving follow the tree idea!

Yoga?

Gardening? I've started in my garden and it's so satisfying transforming the space.

Where do you live? Hill walking? Sea swimming? Drystone walling? Guerrilla gardening?

If you live within a short walk from a pond or river, or a park, walk there every day, sit down or lean against something for a bit and take in what's going on around you. Add it to your journal, or take a photo.

Set yourself a list of places you'd like to go. Nothing extreme, but instead of going to the high street, go to the high street in a town nearby instead. Do the same again but a different town. Make it a mix of naice places, touristy places, and ones that aren't all that good.

More thoughts..

About Follow a Tree, you might find that a photo every week is too demanding, or time consuming, but a photo every month will still be an interesting project.

Buy a cookery book of a cuisine that you don't know very well, look for one with classic recipes rather than ten minute meals. Every month cook a new dish from the cuisine you're discovering, you'll find out about new ingredients, possibly new wines, maybe a bit about the culture of the country.

You mention that you like shopping...
If that includes charity shops for clothes, take a photo of yourself wearing your new find each time, you could make them into personal greeting cards, or a continually changing photo board.

Pick a random place within an hour or so of where you live for a mooch round the shops/streets and coffee/cake.

Look for a garden/stately home/random attraction near you.

Bake your favourite cake.

Find somewhere you can go wild swimming.

Visit a cat cafe.

New book from library or bookshop?