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to ask if this is normal about lack of motivation?

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ClippyClopp · 15/10/2023 10:38

I work full time and by Friday evening I’m exhausted and feel mentally overwhelmed. My job is intense and I have slipped into doing nothing really on the weekend. I do a few chores so the house is reasonably tidy and I’m on top of laundry.

my children are teenagers so are doing their own thing with their friends. I get shopping delivered on a Saturday so there’s plenty of food for everyone. However I just lol around playing Tetris and watch Netflix. On the one hand I feel happy as I’m very relaxed but on the other hand I feel I should be ‘doing stuff’ such as going out for a walk, visiting relatives or just ordinary stuff that other people do.

my husband potters around the house and works for himself so just gets on with bits of work. Everyone in my house appears to be perfectly happy (including me), but I have a nagging feeling I should be ‘doing something’. There’s plenty of things I could be doing but can’t be bothered.

Is this an ok way to live?

OP posts:
Boomer84 · 15/10/2023 13:06

I’m the same! Feel like if I try to do too much on a weekend or be sociable etc I just feel drained on a Monday.
if you’re happy to chill then crack on! It’s your time and like you said, you’re on top of chores and the family are all doing their own thing.

JamSandle · 15/10/2023 13:07

I'm mostly similar. I like to use the weekends to recharge.

Unabletomitigate · 15/10/2023 13:32

You don't have to feel guilty at all. You are happy, your family is happy, everything is good.
Think about where the feeling you have to be doing something comes from. Is adding more activities to your weekend going to improve your life?

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