Female weekend hobbies

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Frequently men having "hobbies" that take them away from their family/house at the weekends is frowned upon.
But surely what we should be doing is encouraging women to also maintain a sense of self and own interests away from the family? IMO it's good for the family and for the individual.

So wise MNetters - hit me up with your weekend hobbies where you make your husbands/partners/SO weekend widowers.

Single with shit ex so no one to widow and not enough time to do them BUT when I do have it:

• shooting
• horses

I don’t shoot the horses.

Football
Weightlifting
Bike racing

Swim, run, bike, walk, sew. However as we both work FT we ensure that our hobbies don't impinge on the 2 days we actually can be together as a family - I get up early and swim at the lake, dh will get up at 5 in the summer to have a long ride on his bike rather than joining the club ride at 9 and not getting back until 3

Horses
Paddle boarding
Badminton
Hiking
Camping
Swimming

I don't really have any part from reading, TV, shopping and travel.

We didn't really do after school/weekend activities as kids (just playing outside/inside), so don't think we got int the habit of being at an activity every week.

Only if it's a Mint Club

Absolutely! I'm with you 🤣

Cor I feel like a right under achiever.

Netball. Now The Rules allow, I'll be training twice a week, and also playing once a week. Usually socialise with some of the club at least once a week too.

Spa days. I’m going this weekend to the spa for a good few hours and then dinner, drinks

@PositiveLife

Well I'm a single parent and this probably outs me but here goes:

Caving
Rock climbing
Scuba diving
Wild swimming
Archery
Pole
Hoop
Silks
Hiking
Camping
Kayaking

@PositiveLife I think I’m a bit in love with you!! Myself: Kayaking, paddle boarding, climbing, gym, swimming, running. I’m a single parent too so I really try and make the most of that one full day a week I get completely to myself. Trying yoga ON a paddle board in a few weeks time!

Running...can't beat a 2-2.5 hour long run on a weekend!

Thing is, when my kids were young I was so exhausted and touched out I really didn’t want to be going off swimming or running or whatever.

Fine for dh to do his hobbies, but what I really wanted for my couple of hours a week was to sit in a clean and tidy house, with nothing to do, and some nice food and the latest episode of whatever. With no one bothering me.

Never going to happen.

Golfing and cycling.

Trolling charity shops and upcycling furniture/DIY jobs. Last weekend I spent four hours making a herringbone pattern cabinet door with lolly sticks. It looks awesome and I couldn't hear anyone asking me for anything over the sound of my orbital sander.

@BakedTattie

Spa days. I’m going this weekend to the spa for a good few hours and then dinner, drinks

I love spa days! We managed a day at a Champneys the week before lockdown in November. Amazing that even one day of pampering felt like a mini-holiday.

I know they're a cliche on MN, but I love them.

Swimming and hiking.

Running
I have horses. If you want to never see your SO I suggest horses.

Visiting art galleries. Going to theatre and cinema (yes to next week!!). Shops. Walking.

I used to play hockey, an away match would take all day, and a home match could also be dragged out all day if we went to the pub after!

Now I go for long walks with friends, stopping off for lunch somewhere.

Surfing!

I've been enjoying a slippery descent back into horses for the past two years! Started with one lesson/week and now it's a lesson on Sunday and Cavalry Club on Thursday evening and a long Friday evening hack...

Anyway, now I need a horse to take to ADULT PONY CAMP in July, so here I am trawling HorseQuest and wondering if I can find 10k down the back of the sofa and if my children REALLY need two parents...

I'm on mat leave with my first, but I go running with a friend once a week. I used to do half marathons but these days I do 10km max.

Pre-baby I rowed and cycled too, and I hope one day soon that I'll be able to take these up again in some capacity.

Another vote for horses. Marathon training is pretty time consuming too.

Weekends away related to yoga, gardening, numerous crafts, cooking, bookfairs. Leaving him at home to look after children/pets.

I've done that all my married life.

Allotment. It’s gardening, but it’s away from the binlids