What can I do at home on my day off?

[Lilliea]

I have a day off tomorrow. Have put son in after school club until 6 so I have a decent chunk of time to myself (he's not best pleased but never mind!).

I don't want to go out, I want to stay in. Feeling a bit coldy. What can I do at home that will make my day off enjoyable?

For context. I never have a day off. I'm a lone parent and 100% of my leave is used on school holidays!

Bake a cake? Put something in the slow cooker? Long bath? Teach yourself to crochet/knit/cross stitch? Read? TV?

Read, nap, take a long bath, watch a movie 😁

Prep tea first thing, Have a quick whizz around for an hour then get a bath and get in bed and watch some films.

What would give you the most pleasure and make you happy?

Getting back into bed with Netflix
Watching a good film
Clearing out cupboards (nah)
Cleaning (nah)
Hours on MN
Etc.

Pick something indulgent I'd say and enjoy your day to yourself. Real life returns very quickly!

Go back to bed for a bit, have a long bath, bit of pampering, something nice for lunch, movie or read. Stay off the internet so you don’t lose half the day scrolling.

Bing watch Amandaland?
Read a book?
Get a nice lunch from a local delicatessen or make yourself something indulgent for lunch.

What did you do before kids?

What do you think of when you think “if only I had an hour or two”?

Do some of that.

Personally I would get eggs, a paper, bread, have some sort of poached egg slow breakfast with coffee, radio and paper, have a long soak and shave/scrub bath and then get into a book I had wanted to read, make a big dent.

Overtime 🤣

Think I'm enjoying the go back to bed idea. Might even paint my nails and pluck my eyebrows (how exciting!)

Make a coffee and go back to bed with a good book. Long bath, nice lunch, film on tv in the afternoon with chocolate (that you don't have to share!)