To ask what you do with your evenings and weekend?

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Perhaps it because of the change of season- am going from hibernation into action mode, but have been feeling inexplicably bored and fed up over the past few days. Have come in from work this evening and feel like my evenings are very empty or anything to do (bar stick on the tv or browse mumsnet of course). So, to get some inspiration, thought I would ask for suggestions of what you do to fill empty time?

I do:

Reading
Planning my allotment
Talk to friends on the phone
Have a bath, paint my nails
Work

I work FT, go to yoga 3 times a week, and pretty much spend the rest of the time in my pyjamas on the sofa.

Probably socialise/go to the pub with friends/meal with OH twice a month. If it's under 15 degrees outside I try not to leave my house unless it's necessary

Mon to Fri I generally get home from work between 8 and 10pm then cook (DCs generally wait for me to come home and cook unless I am going to be super late), eat, then sleep. Weekends are taken up by household stuff, food shopping and various sports.

I knit and crochet. Not both at the same time, although I wish I could as I have a million projects on the go.

Oh @hearts I feel your pain - I get quite excited at the coffee meet ups.

No kids but no money right now as not working.

I do tend to come home, watch TV and read etc.

On the odd evening I meet my partner and we do stuff, like cook dinner etc. also sometimes meet my friends and go to see films, out for drinks etc.

I do do yoga once a week in evening.

Weekends totally depends, mix of friends and family sometimes go away for a weekend or daytrips sometimes not.

This Saturday meeting ex-semi-retired boss who's taking me to see Les Miserables at theatre and dinner before. Sunday seeing parents for Sunday lunch.

Well to ring the changes I do the cooking and tv but also drive around for hours dropping dc at clubs and picking them up. Tuesday, cricket, Wednesday swimming, Thursday music and athletics, Friday judo and Saturday tennis. I'm too tired to do more than slump on the sofa!

I'm just commenting to moan that I'd love to wonder what to do at weekends. Currently full of long shifts or writting a shit of a dissertation. Can't bloody wait to one day have a family day or just a Potter around the house tidying up... life is short weekends precious, what ever you do make sure it makes you happy!

Before having DD2, I was a leader for Brownies & Guides, so that took up two evenings plus planning time other evenings. I'm planning to go back to that in some capacity in a month or so. I also meet with work friends every couple of months, and with other friends in between, and attend a fortnightly bible study group.

Weekends I go to church on Sunday morning and sometimes have lunch or spend the afternoon with church friends, otherwise mainly relax or play with DC, maybe finish my planning/marking (when not on mat leave).

Saturday we often go out for the day or just an hour or two. National Trust, walk in the countryside, museum, shopping, or things which are more for DD1 - play park, library, farm, soft play, swimming, or playdate.

Would you be interested in a book club, knitting circle, or similar? Our local libraries offer quite a lot of things like that. Or learn something new - a language at evening classes, or an OU course in something you'd like to know about.

Snap OP. I've been feeling antsy about the prospect of another 'boring' evening or weekend at home. On mnet or watching a film etc.

But I don't do that all the time. I work ft as a teacher and get in from work about half 5 or 6. Sometimes I shop on the way home, rather than going at the weekend.

I do go to an exercise class, and now it's getting nicer I want to go out swimming too, or walking on a nice evening. And I'm trying to catch up with friends from time to time. ALthough I hae to balance this with feeling like I'm leaving DH and the DC at home too often (even though they are fine with it!)

Very boring - telly and iPad browsing. In the better weather we might go for a walk in the evening.

Weekends - house stuff, kids activities. We used to go for a walk every weekend but got out of the habit.

Occasionally we get a sitter and go out. I hate arranging a sitter though.

We are mega boring.

Exercise normally - I have 3 children and work FT so I have to fit it in either really early in the morning or later in the evening.
I play badminton, go for a run, go on my spin bike, do an exercise dvd, bit of yoga. Always makes me feel better if I've been stressed during the day.
DH and I tend to go out for a meal and drinks one evening at the weekend too.

I crochet, read, watch soaps, MN and talk to dh and the children in the evenings.

Weekends- Once a fortnight I have my mum here for the day, the other Saturday I usually do something with dh.. maybe a meal out or a walk with whatever child wants to come along does.

I work most Sundays but the ones I don't work I either have a relaxing day in or we go out somewhere, but not so much in the winter.

The teens generally want to do their own thing at the weekends.

At home -

knit, cross stitch, colouring, puzzle books, games on phone (match 3 up to quite challenging simulation games, sudoku, quizzes), cooking & baking, blathering online (mn and other forums), watch tv/films, listen to music, play board games with dd if she fancies.

Outside home (when well - agoraphobia and physical disability) -

Swim or walk (only exercise I can do now)
Photography
Sing in a local choir
Go for coffee/snacks/meals with friends or dd
Shopping
Cinema/theatre/comedy clubs
Adult education (I'm degree educated but due to ill health not currently working, when I've been well enough I've done courses to keep my confidence in learning new skills so it doesn't completely disappear! I've done sign language, mfl, crafts, complementary health)
Visit museums and art galleries

In the past -

Gym/exercise classes
Adult education (partly for career progression - IT, accountancy, law, business admin, first aid refresher)
Scouting/guiding - was a uniformed leader before dd and did everything involved in that plus set up a new troop with a friend in an area that didn't have one. Fantastic fun, lots said on mn about the commitment and responsibility of this type of volunteering but the great thing is you also get the excuse to be a bit of a kid again yourself - go camping, get muddy and silly, climb trees, go on aerial slides, play games, do drama and comedy and singing, meet new people, do crafts, learn new skills...
Youth group leading - less structured than scouting etc but still lots of fun
Go to concerts (I don't have the energy and get anxious with rowdy crowds now)
Hiking and hill walking
Clubbing/dancing
Campaigning/protesting - I still do what I can now but less involved as can't commit to regular meetings or marches etc but I do still write to people and sign petitions and encourage others to get involved.

In the summer dd and I like to go to a lovely local park that's well looked after and also respected by locals with a picnic and books/magazines/music (with earphones)

We have just got a puppy so will be spending a lot of wkends at home with him for the foreseeable, and then in time taking him on nice walks!

I'm 28 weeks pregnant and spend as much spare time as possible in bed with tv off. My mum thinks im depressed but I just adore silence/having the weight off my body!