To ask people who enjoy Sundays, what they do

[JaneBirkinstock]

Or don't do to make them enjoyable.

Need inspiration!

I wake up early, so I usually get up and some school work (teacher) done on Saturday and Sunday mornings to get it out of the way so I can have the rest of the days free. I don't generally do anything exciting at the weekends. A nice walk, maybe stopping for coffee at a local café. Dh will cook a lovely dinner. Maybe a couple of board games. We're not quite empty-nesters, but dd is at uni and 6th form ds is pretty independent.

Get up at 5, make a couple pans of soup and make cakes and then take them to my elderly dad

My dcs do dance classes (dc1 in the morning and dc2 in the afternoon). In between we have lunch together as a family, and do a mix of activities afterwards - museum, playground, family swim, soft play. Outside of the dance terms we do day trips (theme parks, safari park, places that need a full day to explore as we don't have the chance to go during term).
I like that we spend the time together as a family and we don't split off into separate groups or leave the dcs with one parent so the other goes off on their own, it's good for family bonding.

I love Sundays - unhurried gym sessions, leisurely runs, I cook, might do a face mask, fold laundry whilst watching TV.

A hobby (sewing). Day trips with kids. Drive kids to activities. DnD. Potter about. MN. Cook fancy meals. Brunch and a crossword.

I’d love about half the week to be Sundays!

Varies - go for walks, visit places , visit family.

Tomorrow- planning cinema trip.

Go to the cinema there's some good films on at the moment.

A lie in! I love having to get up to an alarm. A lazy coffee in bed. A big dog walk, sometimes with teens, often without.

Then just pottering around, quite often a few hours reading and drinking tea.

I love Sundays.

I go and see my horse and ride first thing, then tomorrow I'm going to a gym class, then the equestrian shop. I'll chill in the afternoon, pop back to the stables then a date in the evening. Sometimes I'll go to the sauna, a hike if the weather is good. Meet a friend for lunch. Go to the food market. Just pick something you like and do it 🤣

My perfect Sunday is a long gym session, late brunch, afternoon drinks with friends.

We actually manage this quite often (and always end up having far more drinks than we plan to!)

Azul or Targei

Oops, Targi

I split my weekend days into 'thirds' and commit 1 third to chores, 1 third to enjoyable stuff and 1 third to family. I try to make the chores tolerable by tine blocking/setting timers, listening to music or calling a friend

So for example tomorrow:

Am - food shopping, batch cooking, basic clean (10 mins per room), pm - DS football & visiting my mum, eve - meeting a friend, lego & a soak in the bath with face pack

I've been trying to focus on self care at the weekends as working days are so busy and my job is really stressful so I do aqua aerobics both days at 7 am then a cold swim outside in the sun and a nice coffee for an hour. Honestly it's been transformative in terms of how healthy and relaxed I feel since I started. I am 52 and an empty nester so understand this isn't for everyone 😉

Food market various (alexandra Palace/lower stables market etc) chill, video games, wash daughters hair, practice spellings. I don't work Mondays though so that may be why Sundays are enjoyable for me.

I wake up, make coffee, sit outside with DH (yes, even in January) to wake up.

We usually go for a long country walk (well 2-3 hours ambling) or might join a tour of our local royal park (they do different themes) and we like taking a picnic and tea.

Back home and we do some chores before heading to the local pub quiz. Alternative is I go for a massage, to a yoga class or I do some baking.

I make a quick roast dinner for evening meal.

Then I have a long bath and we head to bed to read our books and listen to Classic FM.

I know lots of people will find that boring but I absolutely revel in it every time. My best friend is the same as me and she visits every 3 months to stay over and join us on our walk/picnic/quiz Sunday.

Gym first thing then usually a dog walk. Potter at home and get sorted for the week. Bath and read
sometimes I go for coffee/lunch with a friend
in the summer we go to the beach usually
I love Sunday it’s my only day off

Jigsaws, walks and church in the evening- very uplifting.

Go for a circular walk that starts and ends at a lovely pub, have a roast after. Come home, have a hot bath. Get in clean PJ’s, relax for rest of day.

@JaneBirkinstock thats the thing isn’t it we all do different things on a Sunday depending on age of children . For example ours are 16. They are independent but need running around all the time. One is referee for football so my husband spends half the day Sunday taking him. I go to the gym and do all the housework and never seem to have much down time !

That sounds fab, can me & my dog please join you? 😆🖤

Read in bed, bath, walk , tv. Although today I'm off to the cinema. No housework.

Sunday is my favourite day. This month we have done:

Bimbling round antique shops followed by lunch at a lovely Italian restaurant

Lunch at my parents followed by popping round a birthday present to a friend staying for a cuppa and a chat

Family lunch with a game of traitors

Today we've had a lazy morning, about to head to the beach for a walk and a pot of mussels.

Sunday evening is cosy TV usually with a glass of red and cheese on toast if anyone is hungry.

Sundays are my favourite day of the week.

A lie-in. No alarm. Up to sort the animals and let the dog out. Then a hot shower, coffee, do my hair, another coffee and a late breakfast (either at home or out with a friend) and then a super chilled day doing whatever I fancy.

DH walks the dog on a Sunday as I do it during the week, so I don't need to go anywhere if I don't want. It's so relaxing.

Saturday is our 'active' day when DH and I have a day trip somewhere for a change of scene, so Sunday is our lazy day - no alarms, tend to lie in till 9 or 9:30 and spend the morning reading, chatting, on the internet. Then go to the supermarket to buy Sunday dinner and sometimes have a bit of a wander not too far afield, garden centre, antique shop, retail park, that kind of thing. Then Sunday dinner in the evening and watch a film afterwards before bed.

Sometimes we 'swap' Saturday and Sunday if there's something particular happening further afield on a Sunday that we want to do, but that's the normal routine.

I go to the gym with no time constraints. I often have a blow dry. I relax - read, knit, watch a film. Love Sunday.