To feel sad about this?

[MonkeyDoodles]

I have no Bank Holiday plans and only work term time so already had a lot of time off.
Money is tight and all my friends are with their families. Just feel a bit embarrassed as everyone seems to be going away, spending loads on days out and I am doing nothing and will be alone.

So go out then and make some friends :)

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. If you don't like your life, change it. Only you can.

We've been away already this summer, have spent all our summer holiday fun budget money and have few friends so we (me, Dh & DC) will be at home just us being boring too! I don't think you need to be embarrassed about it at all.

Give yourself a "pamper" weekend. Borrow a book or video from the library, get all of your girly bits together - lots of places do sachets which are cheap - or samples from a Beauty House and spend your time boosting your morale. If you can eat fruit and good things, you can pretend to yourself that you are away at a Spa. Still works for me.!

Why would you be embarrassed? Who would know? I’m doing nothing for the bank holiday.

Just feel a bit embarrassed as everyone seems to be going away, spending loads on days out and I am doing nothing and will be alone. they really aren't. Just the ones who are doing something are telling you about it.

Do something free or cheap by yourself. Also remember most of what people post on social media is bollocks. They all look like their having fun/got loads of cash to splash it is not necessarily the case.

I've lined up a fantastic bank holiday Monday!

I'm deep cleaning the house in the morning and weeding the front garden in the afternoon.

Needs must eh...

Just own it. If anyone asks say you can't wait to have a long lie and some time to yourself to unwind. Do you actually want to do something or is it just the explanation you're embarrassed about?

I’m volunteering in a car park at a civil war re enactment weekend if it makes you feel any better. You know, to pass the time.

Find a homeless shelter that needs helpers... We have a local one offers day time support.. Showers and a meal.

Bank Holidays are a big deal for those who only get 4 weeks off a year.
You only work termtime, so it's not an extra day off for you, and therefore not something that you need to make a thing of.
But if you wanted to, in most places there are things going in town centres and parks. You could just go and wander round in the sun, take a flask or bottle of water if you really can't spend anything. There's almost always a boot sale on, you might be able to pick up a bargain.
Or volunteer.. old people's home, food bank, there's loads to choose from, helping people who really need it. If it's too late to line anything up for this BH, you could spend the day researching in readiness for the next time you have a free day.

So plan something special for your weekend then! Doesn't have to be expensive. Pack a nice picnic and take a book to a park, go to a museum or gallery, watch a movie in your favourite pyjamas, go for a long walk or swim.

But as PP have said, I think you are assuming too much about everyone else's plans. Like another PP, I'm excited to have an extra day off at home because it might give me a chance to get the place vaguely tidy before the new school year starts. If I get a couple of big bags of stuff out of the house and to the charity shop I will regard my bank holiday weekend as a triumph!

Yes this. I didn’t even realise it was the bank holiday this weekend. If you work term times only or are SAHP or are off with your kids etc then bank holidays in the middle of a school holiday aren’t really a thing are they?

Being as it's in the school holidays, I'd forgotten all about it!

I'm having a major declutter, so it'll just be another day, drinking coffee & looking for trash/easy/donate... avoid hard stuff!

thrilling I know!

Absolutely no need to feel embarrassed. I've not even realised it's a bank holiday before now. However, if you feel deeply about it, perhaps its a signal you have space in your life for a new relationship or hobby. If you're feeling lonely this is incredibly common and happens to everyone. If you really really really feel unsatisfied it might he a good trigger to start therapy. Extreme for sure, but loneliness is a common reason to seek help.

Alternatively, just have a big lie and watch a boxset. It will be amazing.

...and tbh if you're going to waste your time feeling 'sad'. There's plenty more worth being sad over than not yet having plans for a bank holiday!!

Picnic. Nice walks by a lake. , Etc etc.

I hear you OP. No plans here either. Something about spending Bank Holidays alone is particularly depressing. I've been by myself with no plans today, but it's a random Thursday. Feels a bit more tragic to be alone on a Bank Holiday. And yes, I could volunteer or join friends or host a party. But actually it just highlights that I've no 'default' of someone to do stuff with. I have to actively make plans, which gets tiresome.

I voted yabu as I'll probably be doing housework on the bank holiday - catching up due to having to do so much overtime this week 😋

I get what you mean though, I don't have any friends close by who I could do something with. Everywhere is mobbed on bank holidays though so enjoy the peace and quiet being on your own 😊