What do you do when you get home from a night away? I mean as you walk in the door

[unlikelychump]

I always feel at a bit of a loose end when I come back from a night or more away. The house doesn't quite feel mine and it takes me a while to settle down.

I hoovered the car, unpacked a bit. Other people are putting a wash on. I normally end up going for a bath to help settle in. Then I feel more relaxed and can watch tv or read or something

What do you do? Does it feel unfamiliar to you?

Pick up the post and have a wee.

Car emptied cases unpacked wash on then cuppa after snuggling my dog

I also breathe deeply- but more so because I’m always paranoid house smells bad and I want to have an honest smell (revert to being nose blind after that).

Then lug suitcase into utility and throw a wash on. Then tea and think about dinner. If I’m very organised I’ll have gone to the shops on the way home.

I normally go straight to the loo.

Spend time with our animals. Drink tea and probably have something to eat.

Me too. I used to happily leave suitcases unpacked for a long time….sometimes till I needed them again. I was intrigued with DH that the first thing he did when he got home was unpack and put a wash on….even before the kettle went on. He’s relaxed a bit these days and will at least have a cuppa first.

It doesn't feel at all unfamiliar to me unless I've been away for more than a week, which I very rarely am.

Cup of tea first (unless it's after 5pm ish). Pick up cat from cattery if we've been away more than a couple of days and it's within cattery opening hours so I don't need to wait until the following day. Start unpacking.

Put the kettle. Everything else can wait till I’ve had a cup of tea.

Lots of cups of tea in this thread. Where have all the coffee drinkers gone?

Im rather pleased to see the tea drinkers out in force. I often feel like tea is being forgotten!

Don’t even unpack. Crack open the wine and stick to telly on. And make it up to my cats

I put the heating on.
Use the loo,take my bra off whilst I'm in there.
Put the kettle on.
Give the Dogs a load of fuss.
Make a cuppa,stick some laundry on,put the toiletries away
Sit down,feet up telly on and order a take away.

Kettle on, wash on, pick up the post, wait for a cat update report from the kids.

Cup of tea.

We normally come home quite late, so 8pm and later. That means dumping everything in the hallway, putting electronics on charger and maybe making a cup of tea or a cold drink before falling into bed.

I often read a bit and DH prefers some TV so he stays downstairs.

If it's more like 5-6pm then we do food, unpack and tidy up a bit more.

For a day trip - cup of tea, food, read/TV or chat.

Agree, it always feels odd. If my cats are home, I go looking for them. If not, put water and food out and go and get them from cattery. Everything else waits until I've seen them. After that, unpack and if it's not late, go out and top up on fresh food.

Honestly, I just kick off my shoes and chill on the sofa for a while. Bags left unpacked at the bottom of the stairs for least an hour or two.

Shoes off, wash hands, make a pot of tea.
The same if I’ve been out for half an hour or away for a week.

Thank fuck (once again) that I no longer live with my ex husband so my home is still neat tidy clean and welcoming.

Check the goldfish and put the kettle on.