Anyone else hate weekends?

[Busybee44]

I've never really enjoyed weekends, my kids are a bit older now but even when they were younger I felt the same. I find 2 whole days of nothing planned or somewhere to be just weird. I think Im the sort of person who loves the routine of the week, working, going shopping, dropping a child off somewhere, being busy! If I could, I'd go to hotels for weekend breaks every other weekend, or always be having a day out but isnt feasible.
I admit I do enjoy Sat and sun mornings, now the kids sleep till lunchtime I potter about with my coffee, watch tv, may do some work but by midday i am getting fed up (hence posting now!!)

Am I just strange or do others feel the same?? If you enjoy weekends, what do you do??

I get jomo at weekends - joy of missing out when everyone else is posting all over socials their busy weekend photos, l am happy pottering at home - either reading or doing a jigsaw. Might feel different if l didn't work during the week though.

Yes.
When DC were small we were exhausted at w ends sometimes I popped out to get clothes school bits for a breather.
Then for years I worked 2 until 830 pm then 9 am until 10 pm.
I have the luxury of free time yet I miss my weekdays off as my sulky dh is here.
I've taken on some casual extra sat eve work so hopefully I won't be bored to tears much longer.

What are your hobbies and interests op?

I love weekends. I spend time exercising, watching sport, going with DP into London for galleries, museums, restaurants. There’s just so much to do!

Spent yesterday in London and today we are having a relaxed movie day and I am cooking a roast. I love the weekends.

Love weekends, no school uniform, no pe kits, if I'm working I can just go, no juggling as dh doesn't work weekends (unless he's travelling for work).
We have a bit of structure ie kids (teens) do homework on Saturday mornings so it's done and out the way. Normally a decent walk on Sunday (just got in from three hour hike, with cafe lunch at the end) kids now chilling watching film, dh snoozing in his chair, and I'm on here! For once it's not raining, so we'll do some gardening shortly.

Why don't you make plans at weekends then?

When DC are small weekends are a whirlwind of housework, admin and other kids parties and playdates. As your DC grow up and need you less it sounds like its time to invest in your own interests and hobbies and find your tribe. Don't wait for them to leave the nest to do this!

I like them, but I can imagine that many people who work in retail and do so over the weekend don't.

I want to live near mountains, lakes and forests.😫

OP you need to learn how to relax! Maybe find a new hobby or something that can fill your time? I'm currently chronically ill and haven't worked since October, so I've become very good at filling empty time! I read, watch TV, play video games, take long baths whilst listening to audiobooks, nap, call my family/friends, when I'm feeling well enough go for walks/feed the ducks. I don't really feel bored. Sometimes I set myself really small goals - just something tiny like completely something in a game I'm playing, or colouring in an entire colouring book, or reading a certain number of books per month.

It's just about finding things to do at home, and learning to enjoy down time.

I live in the Lakes, I am very lucky! ☺️

I also have 2 whiplingtons! 😀

Plan something then?
I am quite the opposite and miss my weekends to do as we please. We now have clubs most sat and sun's, so restricted on what we can do after.

We had a Whiplington as well. Hence the name. He died a couple of years ago. They are lovely dogs. We all miss him.😔

From May to Sept love other than that I hate them

Ah, I love weekends.

Yesterday was super busy and we were out of the house 8.30 till 5 - not so good.

Today has been amazing. Thought we had a football day but both matches cancelled. I have done a heap of cleaning, washing and batch cooking - lunches done for this week, 2 lasagnes made, crumble made for dessert tonight. Now I am in bed relaxing. All the kids are clean, happy and chilled. Aaaaahhhh total joy.

I know what you mean...
I tend to sink into my own head on the weekends. We're saving hard to buy a house at the moment. Literally all our money is going towards that, so there's nothing for little extras at the moment.

So we just sit around all weekend. The kids are fine. They have clubs and things during the week, but nothing at the weekend. They're content playing in their rooms, or in the garden.

I just find that I don't have enough to do. I'll try and watch a film, or read my book, but I just can't settle to anything.

I much prefer the week days. I'm really busy. My work (which I enjoy) takes me to a different place almost every day, and I love the variety. I love being busy and purposeful, and I'm never bored.

Yep, find weekends very stressful for the same reasons. I wfh so want to get out but do have chores while DH and children are the opposite - out at school and work all week so just want to chill. Or watch sport.

"Quiet" weekends just mean me cooking and cleaning up all weekend while going out of my mind with cabin fever. If we do something, I have to plan, manage, organise and motivate and it becomes exhausting. And then feel guilty because the chores aren't done.

Then, the working week starts again and you realise you wasted another weekend, while everyone else ever had a wonderful and fascinating time.

I like to have at least one social thing planned for the weekend (and that for me includes Friday as I don't work on Fridays). I mostly wfh and my OH works in the office all week so he and the teens are usually happy chilling whereas I am climbing the walls if I have to stay in all weekend. If it's a weekend with no social plans then I'm happy to take myself off to a museum, exhibition or shops in London or even a long walk along the river. I probably need a dog I think for some company😂

Glad some people understand, i just cant sit there and binge watch Netflix, im not that sort of person, just don't do weekends. Its all very well saying 'well arrange something' nearly everything costs money? we have no galleries here, i might have to find places to drive or get the train to at weekends, cant do nothing sends me insane.

God I live for the weekends.

It totally depends what age your kids are. If they’re babies and/or toddlers, then the working week is easier than the weekend for most parents at this stage. If they’re old enough to do their own thing, weekends are your own to enjoy how you please.

I do a lot of batch cooking at the weekend, experimentation in the kitchen etc.

Not your cup of tea perhaps if you've been cooking for kids all week though I think

I like having the time and space to get things organised and done, just cant do it in the week, even emailing tradesmen or ordering a repeat prescription or picking up a prescription, buying things we need etc

Not the most exciting things of course but I still live for the downtime away from work.

I love the weekends.

I work full time as a teacher and very often feel kind of people-ed out by Friday and want some peace and quiet.

DDs are now 18 and 19 and I'm quite excited about having more time to myself at weekends!