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??

Do some cheap cultural visit, browse garden centres, dig a bit around the garden

Weekends are more work. Children not at school, partner not at work. Therefore more work for me.

Reading books is never, ever a waste of time & I only wish more people did it more often!

maybe im expecting too much, walking round garden centres seems dull, i only like to read at night when i go to bed, having coffee out is expensive, pottering around the house nice for a bit in the morning then gets v dull!! I may join NTrust and visit places alone

God no. They're not long enough.
Saturday- run, food shop, school work all bastard afternoon, read, film with dc.
Sunday- lazy breakfast, hard-core gardening (lifting and stuff), chores.

Could do with Monday off, as a rest day. Mon to Fri is work work. Weekends are housework and more work work.

If money is short and makes the weekends seem long, could you consider getting an extra job and work a few hours perhaps one or two Saturdays or Sundays per month?

Hospitals for example employ staff on their ‘bank’ you just pick hours to suit. Loads of my colleagues do extra bank shifts. Or unsocial hours in retail/bakery - my dc starts work at 4am and I guess not many people like that shift!

This cuts down the days you find dull and gives you extra funds to do stuff you want when you are off - such as pub lunches I think you mentioned.
(however like others I can’t relate, I love time on my own or with close family. I enjoy many things that cost small amounts such as good coffee, library book or kindle book, walk with or without dog, cooking a nice meal with a glass of wine etc)

i find all those things a bit dull, maybe its me and not the weekend, i work a lot all week so not signing up for weekend work too!

What if you don't have a family?

yes i read that comment too and thought how smug!!

You say a coffee only takes an hour, but i would go for a coffee out somewhere that’s an 1-2 hour walk, so fresh air, then a hot drink. The library is free, and look out for what is happening locally.

I think perhaps you're lacking some excitement OP. I get that you can't be jetting off every weekend but if you like planning things I think it could work for you to sit down with the calander & plan some things thar are exciting for you.

I have no idea what you like, you seem to find most of the things suggested by others boring but I'll use my own preferences to illustrate what I mean.

I would look across the calander & plan something bigger every 2 months - this could be going to the theater, a concert or gig, a meal in a new place you've never tried before. This gives you scope to search for good deals / early bird tickets etc & you have something to look forward to.

Each weekend plan an activity you like (free / low cost) & schedule it in..

Think about taking up a course or joining a club of some sorts at the weekend..

Plan a day out with friends in advance- a country walk with a nice pub at the end of it; go to your nearest city together & go to a gallery & for a coffee; invite them to your house for lunch etc etc
Go to the beach for a long walk & eat fish & chips
Drive to your nearest forest & have a long walk - bring a flask of coffee/ cake

I think having bigger treats regularly (planned & budgeted for) will make the less exciting weekends more palatable as you'll know you're having a low key one in order to save for the treat ahead.

It really does come down to your own attitude & approach to this. You only have one life & it's so important to make the very most of it

Being a parent to two young children, I could only dream of the freedom to do what I want, when I want for two whole days, every, single, week!

I suppose we all have to learn to love the weekends eventually... once we retire, life is a never-ending weekend.

Why don’t you get a weekend job?

This thread made me have a long think last night (and a little cry if I’m honest). I’m going to try and make plans with friends at weekends from now on, no more skivvying at home whilst Dh and ds watch bloody football! I’ve already arranged to go to town with a friend next Saturday and have coffee. Thank you OP for this thread.

What is it you want from your free time?

It's always a good idea to think about what you would actually do if you had a choice and then work out how to do it

I love them. I don’t have to go to work .

But my Saturdays are busy then Sundays are usually much needed lazy days.

So much you could do with your weekends. They don’t need to be 2 days of nothing.

I’m not great at unstructured time, weekends are not too bad but Bank Holidays can be a step too far. We normally go away for Easter, but the Crimbo Limbo week between Christmas and New Year is the pits