How much time do you spend just doing things for you?

[MilleniumMouse]

I was raised by parents who thought doing things for my own enjoyment was incredibly self-entitled and wasteful, and unfortunately this has transferred into my adult life.

I feel like I should always be "doing something", and by doing something I mean housework, laundry, gardening. Things that has a tangible benefit.

Sleeping in, watching tv, and reading a book were all seen as laziness and "wasting the day", and I still suffer with that sense of guilt when I do those things.

Is everyone else fairly "productive" at the weekends/during their time off? How often do you spend time doing things for yourself?

As much as I feel like. I don't feel guilty, ever. I do get stuff done, but enjoy as much time doing as I like, too.
You are a grown up with autonomy. Give yourself permission to please yourself. 💐

Thank you I do get stuff done, too. I wouldn't sit around while the house is a pigsty but even when the house is tidy, and my laundry basket is empty, I still hear my mothers voice in the back of my mind saying "Are you just going to sit there all day??"

There's such a wide variety of ways of being. Work out what your own values and ethics are and then live according to that.

Every Friday painting every Saturday sewing all my DC have flown the nest!