To Ask What You Do in the evenings?

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Help me find something to do in the evening to get me out of the house regularly 2/3 times a week.

I WFH and want to get out more in the evenings. I'd like a regular commitment to encourage me to get out. I don't live in the kind of area you want to go walking in alone at night. Friends aren't always available to commit to something weekly. I have been going to the gym but I'm bored to tears TBH and don't always want to exercise. I have lots of hobbies that involve sitting down in my house (reading etc). But I get cabin fever after a fortnight. Lots of local clubs are virtual ATM.

I'm going to the local retail park in desperation tonight. Inspire me with your ideas.

I either get to the yard and ride for a while, or generally have rehearsals for a show of some sort - that's only if we don't have the endless rounds of scouts/swimming/tutoring/clubs on the go.

I've recently started going to the cinema and theatre again. I'm lucky because I live in an area where it's perfectly safe to walk in the evenings so I often do that.

I found gym classes more motivational & sociable than going to the gym myself once they opened up again - I go to an outdoor bootcamp once or twice a week still.

I also make sure to arrange a cuppa tea with a friend once a week, the rest of my free time is spent with family tbh.

Why don’t you volunteer for Scouts or Guides etc They always want helpers and most groups are in person now.

Hmm, well I can't normally leave the house as I'm a single parent with kids in bed. But, if I could, I would like to:

Go out with friends for dinner or drinks
Go to an art / pottery / writing / clothes making class

If you like films then cinema maybe?
A group who cook for each other
Form a band?!

I go to choir practise. Very good fun.

My husband is really into routine and we found this particularly helpful during lockdown when every day was the same. So if we're not going out we have set "activities" for each night of the week, eg reading, watching a box set, playing board games, takeaway and a film, documentaries etc. Sounds a bit rigid but I actually really like it as it gives a natural rhythm to our weeks. In terms of activities out and about I have a regular music class but have also tried a few other groups recently eg Pilates, a drop in art class. Volunteering is also a good way to meet people and often can be done in the evenings.

Was going to say choir! I’d like to join the school parents’ choir, must get round to that actually.

Cinema is a good call too. Or a local sports club? Running club / walking group so you can go out with others rather than alone?

Aerial silks class - I find it a much more fun way of getting fit than the gym.

Set up a book club??

I volunteer one night a week at Scouts and some other nights I go to classes at the gym.

Good suggestions so far, got some ideas to try.

I think I am like your husband @MunsteadWood. I like to have a routine. When the DC were younger I worked evenings so being able to spend them at home used to be a novelty. Now I'm home all day too.

I love photography, every day there is something new to take pictures of, even the same place or subject will look different each time you see it.

I also love my Oculus Vr headset, there is so much you can do on there, people use it to meet up, work out, sing karaoke, play games, relax etc all from the comfort of your living room.
I've made friends from around the world on there.

Gym
Run
Cinema
Class - drawing, pottery, sewing...

I like pp suggestion of setting up a book club but they tend to meet monthly

A gym class is much better than just going to the gym.

Swimming, tennis lessons, or any kind of group sport thing, volunteering (something you'd actually enjoy otherwise you'll not do it). Or get a rescue dog, then you'll never run out of things to do :)

A gym class is much better than just going to the gym.

I think so too but that won't be the case for everyone.

Do you have a local Facebook group saying what's going on in your area or are there any groups?

I am a cub leader, which takes up one evening a week, plus the occasional weekend, plus I go to the gym, and I'm a regular cinema goer.

Being a cub leader takes up as much or as little time as you want. For me, I put in several hours per week, but I have assistant leaders who just come along for 1.5 hrs per week.

Walk the dog
Choir
I’m learning piano as an adult
Martial Arts - good for adult beginners
Lane swim

Look into a martial art .. a traditional one...family atmosphere, welcoming, focus on mindset as well as physical exercise and you feel like you're achieving and improving week after week.

Look out your local Rotary Club. They are no longer all m

Look out your local Rotary Club. They are no longer all male, not all clubs meet to eat, but they all offer a good social life, and the chance to get involved with the local community. My club organised a rock concert last week, a really good social night and it raised over £1k for local cancer charities. More importantly, it was good fun to organise and got us all working together.

Beginners jive classes with DH 😃

Outdoor boot camps are more sociable than gym classes I’ve found. Ive also done a jewellery making course at a local college and I am now considering a pottery class. Along with that I joined a running group for one night a week…. Concerned my partner is starting to think I’m avoiding him!