What do adults without children do on weekends

[Curiousmum69]

I seem to have forgotten.

Other than shopping. Everything feels child orientated. Or I've just forgotten how to be an adult over the last 18 years.

[Redpriestandmozart]

AVOIDING ALL THE PLACES THAT KIDS GO TO.

[anniehm]

Oh and we took up camping, wild camping!

[C1rrus]

Me and DP were commenting that this really is a tough part of the year as it's been winter for weeks. It doesn't last though, it'll soon be the weather for walking, day trips, camping, gardening, sitting in the sun pretending your going to garden etc.

Is part of the problem that you have weekends to fill on your own 'cos your DH is working?

[notacooldad]

Lots of weekends away
Have friends round or go out with friends
Lots of mountain days.
Go out mountain bike
Ski in winter.
Cinema and theatre
Loads of gigs at the Academy in Manchester and liverpool
To be honest pretty much the same as when they were young teenagers except its cheaper as we dont have to pay for them as well!!!

[ApolloandDaphne]

This morning DH and I have walked the dog, done some gardening, been and bought bird food. I made a cake and now DH is powerwashing the slabs. Later we will walk the dog again then we are going out for drinks and dinner. Tomorrow we need to go to the garden centre. I will cook a Sunday roast. It just sort of fills itself up really.

[Horsemenoftheaclopalypse]

Parkrun
Brunch
Nails
Massage
Spa
Football / tennis / American football / sporting events
Gym class
Shopping
Meet friends for lunch/dinner
Theatre at least once a month
Weekend breaks uk and European cities
Country hikes
Fancy baths
Books!

[WhatWouldTheDoctorDo]

Thinking back...

Sleep late
Gym
Housework
Shop
Go out for brunch
Have breakfast in bed with the Sunday papers
Visit friends (handily scattered in lovely places around the country) for the weekend
DIY
Go for walks or a mooch about nice parts of town
Have a soak in the bath
Read
Cinema
Have people over for dinner and spend the day getting organised and cooking for it
Nights out

[GnomeDePlume]

Working on my allotment - since I got a polytunnel I can go there all year round
DH is working on my new homebrew space. As soon as he is finished I will start brewing again

[Hotpinkparade]

Today: woke up late (11am). Coffee in bed. Bit of food. Just now about to have a shower, then need to go and choose a mattress. Will have lunch somewhere. Come home, dinner, beers? Watch a film? Tomorrow: get up late. Go out for breakfast maybe. Read. He’ll do some work, I probably should too. Cook dinner together, watch TV. Not being able to do this is a serious reason I don’t have children.

[MustShowDH]

Wishing I hadn't opened this thread. It's enough to make me regret having a child!
I dread weekends these days.

[NannyRed]

Sleep late.
Breakfast at our local ‘Spoons.
Trip to wales.
Trip to Stratford upon Avon.
Afternoon tea.
Catch up with friends.
Dinner.
Cinema then dinner.
Dirty weekend away in some romantic hotel.
Pyjama day (best suited to dark winter days)
Black n white movie box set.
Catch up on recorded tv shows.
Sunday lunch at a lovely country restaurant.
Visit family.
Weekend in Dublin.
Garden centre visit.
Some cleaning, laundry, ironing etc.

This is generally what my dh and I have done every weekend of this year so far.

[speakout]

I'm not quite child free ( 18/21 yo) but self sufficient.

OH and I have been out shopping ( farmer's market, craft shop, herbalists)
Home for coffee, making an incence blend and discussing design ideas for some new labelling with a freelance designer.
Potting some plants, OH is replacing a broken screen on a laptop.
Tomorrow will be at the gym then out top Ikea to buy some shelving.

[NotTerfNorCis]

This weekend:

University study.
(Maybe) some paid work.
Going to opticians.
Going to pub for dinner.
Going to see a friend.
Watching films.

[Alsohuman]

Today I read the papers in bed with numerous cups of tea, got up and had a long bath, have cleaned the kitchen and bathroom and just eaten brunch. This afternoon i’m ambling up to the shops in the sunshine, then cooking dinner and chilling out in front of mindless TV.

You can get a really cheap city break if you try; OP, my latest one was three nights in Florence for just over £200, that covered flights and b+b right in the centre.

[Fabaunt]

Today I got my nails done and had lunch, looked around the shops. After lunch I’ll go peep around the shops again before going home to get ready for tonight. Myself and DP are meeting two friends for dinner at a recently opened Italian restaurants so the plan is food and some vino.

Tomorrow we’ll probably sleep in. He’ll get up and do a coffee run and get the papers, after my coffee I’ll do some cleaning and we’ll either go out for lunch or we’ll prep it ourselves. If we go out it’ll be boozy, if we prep it, we’ll chill out for the afternoon with Netflix.

I might be going to the cinema tomorrow night with a friend, if not, it’ll be an early night.

DP might get lucky some part of the weekend too 😂

[JuneFromBethesda]

Ah, this all sounds lovely. I love my kids and am really enjoying the ages they are now (8 & 10), and their/our increasing independence - but gosh, the thought of a weekend suiting ourselves like we did before we had them is wonderful ...

[BeerandBiscuits]

Whatever they hell they like .
Mine are teens now and mostly look after themselves.
Today I'm gardening in the sunshine, sheltered south facing garden. First time I've spent the day outside in a vest top and shorts in February in the UK .

[ghostyslovesheets]

lie in and drink tea watching the Coronation Street omnibus


walk to the gym/park (boot camp) - work out - walk home


wash and iron bedding - drink wine and watch a film - sleep


I do that most Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun (depending on which access week we are on) and about every 4 weeks I have a night out with mates!


I also do decorating and DIY if needed

[moosesormeece]

So far today we've got up late, been for a long walk, and eaten crisp sandwiches on the sofa. Later on we might clean out the kitchen cupboard where all the not quite empty bags of rice and tins of unappetising soup live, because we're wild like that. Tomorrow I am doing a volunteering thing and DH will likely be sitting on the sofa reading comics.

When the weather is nicer we will embark on our annual spring/summer series of epic unplanned road trips in which we enjoy the Scottish countryside and fail to find anywhere nice for a picnic.

[Tinty]

Last Sunday, (first I have had on my own for 21 years), DD was away DS is at Uni and DP had an event on, he suggested I could go with him so I wasn't on my own is he insane .

I was going to get up and go for a swim, then into town and do a bit of shopping, buy a book, then sit in a lovely cafe and have cake and coffee and read said book.

What I actually did, was wave DP off at 6, go back to bed, get up, make coffee, go back to bed and read a book. Then I got more coffee and chocolate and mumsnetted in bed, then I read more of my book. I finally got up an got dressed at 3.00 . It was brilliant, I am looking forward to more Sundays like this when DD goes to Uni (hopefully) in 5 years time.

[Dontsweatthelittlestuff]

I am a home body so not interested in days out or weekends away.

I garden, read, nap usually in that order and then repeat.

[YouTheCat]

This morning I have repainted my bathroom ceiling.

Been to the shop to stock up on a few bits.

Now watching Netflix before the rugby.

Sometimes we go to the gym, read, watch films or do a spot of housework.

[boringlyboring]

Had a day off work yesterday so I made pancakes in the morning and watched an entire season of new Dynasty (don’t judge). Today I’m supposed to paint the hallway but so far I’ve faffed about with the cats, showered and procrastinated.

[WarpedGalaxy]

Sit around and eat chocolate, drink wine and bingewatch child-unfriendly shows on Netflix. Do grocery shopping, gardening, chores. And when you clean the place stays clean! Go for a drive to the coast, walk on the beach. Go to rock concerts, grab a last minute deal for a weekend in Vegas.

Most of it is a bit like what you do when you have children but with the freedom to center it on totally on you, your needs and wants are key. You don’t have to spend 3 hours at the playground when you’d rather be on a shopping spree and treating yourself to lunch in a nice bistro or watching Dora the Explorer when you’d rather be watching The Walking Dead.