To spend the weekend in the house?

[MrsTumbletap]

Just wondering how many of you enjoy spending time in your house, to the point that you are happy to not leave for the whole weekend?

DH works weekends so is pretty much out of the picture so it's just me and DS, he is happy pottering around playing with toys, we have lunch, watch a film together etc. Sometimes a family member will pop over for coffee. But I always feel so lazy that we haven't done anything productive other than a bit of tidying and homework.

Some weekends are frantic, with kids parties and visits here and there, AIBU to basically potter around the house, when there is no agenda? AIBL am I being lazy?? Or is that what weekends are for?

Of course. Sometimes children need time to be at home and chill and play. They do not need structured entertainment all the time. They need time to develop imagination. Colouring, craft reading cooking, helping with the housework is good for kids

This would drive me mad, we rarely stay in but that's because I love being out and about in all weathers. It goes back to it being way easier to entertain preschoolers out of the house and now they are 9 and 11 they expect it! I know most people I know think its OTT though. If you two are happy chilling at home then do it, don't feel you have to do what others do, do what makes you and DS happy :-)

I'm writing this in my bed with coffee my 11ds has come in my bed and we love to chill on a Sunday just doing a few things before Monday starts around the house.Nothing better than a day at home

I can’t explain how much I love being at home in my own little nest. My kids don’t seem to have any issue with it either. My OH works a day at the weekend and the kids and I try to stay in so we don’t end up spending a fortune and make that counter productive then the day my OH is off we get food shopping etc.

I love my chilled out weekends so much. We’re so rushed during the week with school and work it’s nice to just be. I do get this same guilt every weekend though.

I think you are very happy and no way would I feel guilty. I would try to ge t out a little (because I get down in the house but if you dont - enjoy!!)

still in my pj's, just done a cooked brunch for me and my girls, done a bit of ironing. Will pop a film on soon.

I totally love just being at home. I have friends who can’t ever stay in so sometimes I wonder if I’m lazy but to be honest it’s just different strokes really. I’m more a home-bird that’s all. DD (12) is perfectly happy spending a day at home too. She’s mad busy with school and hobbies most of the time but a chance of a day at home in PJ’s is something she loves too.

normally I want to be out dh wants to be home we are trying to not spend a single unnecessary penny for a bit as we've booked an expensive holiday so we've spent this weekend in its been great weve got so many job a done our house looks wonderful for it :-)

I'm spending the weekend in the house. I did a quick trip to the shops yesterday for essentials, but that's it. DD is a bit unwell though, we'd probably be out and about more if she wasn't.

I love being in the house all weekend, it’s a chance to recharge. DH hates it so he goes out and does food shop etc and I stay home.

I'm so glad some of you are chilling out right now too! That makes me feel so much better.

Yes I love being in our little nest, my DS would happily be in his pajamas all day. I love it so much but what I hate is the guilt that is attached to it. I feel lazy, I feel like I have to hide it and pretend I'm being more productive than I am. But why??? My house is clean (there a few toys scattered but they will be picked up by the end of the day). The washing is done, the boy is fed. But it's like it's not enough....

I'm like this all the time, work 40 hours a week over 4 days and feel so guilty on my day off, feel guilty if I go home before 6pm.

You work all week, you need time to rest. Everyone is so busy, why, If they enjoy it fine but I hate having structured days.
My problem is my DS and DD just want screens, so I am wracked with guilt about that. So if we stay in, everyone ends up on screens. So I have to get them out to swim, skate parks, trampolining etc etc to keep them off the damn screens!

We're spending the weekend at home. Being back at work and pre school has knocked us all out.

And tbh I feel guilty every morning in the week because my girls just want to play with their toys but I'm rushing them out the door. So we made no plans this weekend and they have loved playing in their pyjamas.

When the kids were small ( and we lived in a tiny two bed house) I felt we needed to get out somewhere every day to enable them to let off steam.

Now they are older we actually stay in more. We have a bigger house, which helps and we all are very busy through the week.

So far my weekend has been- Saturday - dropping kids into town to meet friends and picking them up (separately, so four trips!), quick dash to super market.

Sunday- cooked breakfast, still in pjs now! Meant to be going out for a walk, but I sat down and then the cat came and fell asleep on my lap, so well you know.....

Weekends are for doing whatever you feel like doing.

We have Saturday as our chilling at home day though we also go swimming in the late afternoons and Sundays we always go for walks or cycle in the woods or in the beach. DH have started to go for country walks on Saturday morning too as I don’t think we get much fresh air and daylight during the week both working long hours. I think most people adults and children don’t move enough during the week unless very into sports so sitting in the sofa all weekend probably is not too great for you.

I like a mixture. If we have a free weekend Saturdays are often busy doing stuff and then sundays are for chilling.

I would quite happily stay at home every weekend after a week of work and love it when Dh has to work over weekends as he cannot stay in. It causes many arguments tbh.

@DDIJ why are you sitting in your car?

@tinytreefrog I need to get a cat so I can say that too

We've spent the weekend at home. Between yesterday morning and this morning we got about 9" of snow, so I haven't been anxious to get out.

Whatever works for you. Some people love to plan activities and be constantly busy others enjoy peace and quiet and to just 'be'. It's good for your DS to potter and use his imagination. I'd perhaps pop out to the park for some fresh air for an hour but I hate having weekends filled with scheduled activities.

I’m pretty happy to spend my weekends at home. I spend all day Monday-Friday away from the house, it’s nice to be able to relax and enjoy my home at the weekend.

I still take the dog out and pop shopping/running errands, so I’m not literally in all day both days. But I rarely make plans that would involve a huge chunk of my weekend away from home

I like a mix of chilled weekends and doing stuff. Chilled day includes a dog walk.

I was feeling bad about screens this morning but then I realised that for the next almost 3 months I will have to be out of the house by 7 15 on a Sunday with 2 of the dc

We pay a lot f money for our house. I'm not going to feel guilty about actually spending time in it lol.