Weekends

[Coldwinterahead1]

I was dreading this weekend, kids activities cancelled etc but it's been a revelation so far. Yesterday we managed to have a lay in with toast in bed, got up finished all homework by 11am, cooked a hot meal for lunch, went for a walk, came home did all the housework and sat and watched a film In the evening with a "party tea" today instead of rushing about we are walking in the woods and then home to do whatever we like, no drama of doing housework or homework, I'm looking forward to ironing and rewatching Cranford this afternoon. I could honestly have every weekend like this.

@Poppingnostopping

I don't know how people enjoy doing nothing I don't consider relaxing doing nothing, I catch up on politics, on the kids' homework, watch shows with them so we can sit and chat, go for a walk which takes an afternoon, do chores like the washing so they don't overwhelm the week.

I always used to wonder how everyone kept their houses clean and washing done for Mon if they were out all weekend! I definitely do have more limited energy though than some on here.

Same here. I feel exhausted by too much scheduled stuff. My colleague at work would be out every night after work and is really struggling atm We are different people. I crawl home into my pjs. I really need downtime. Doesnt mean Im doing nothing. I walk the dogs, read, garden, knit and sew. I wonder how people find the time for all the activities tbh. We are different, all of us

Yes, in summer, watering the plants is a half hour daily job!

@Poppingnostopping

Yes, in summer, watering the plants is a half hour daily job!

Not to mention the houseplants I appear to have collected. Love it Spraying them, having a little chat

I really think it's great some if you are getting a bit of benefit from all this. I've found out I love walking!!

You are doing more on your quiet weekend than we do on a non lockdown weekend

I'm an introvert so I'm happy at home normally but I am finding this so hard. I am on maternity leave so week days are very lonely and now there's nothing to do on a weekend. I miss drinks with my best friend, the cinema and shopping! I've started learning to cook (which I normally hate) to pass the time. I'm really fed up of walking. My kids are definitely not introverts though and it is such hard work keeping them occupied with no weekend football. My DH had them on the field all afternoon yesterday with a set of football goals and a ball. I feel sorry for them, they just want to be with their grandparents, cousins and friends.

Your weekend has always been our normal weekend. It's what I wait all week to do. My favourite time of the week. I'm in bed with my pot of tea munching toast at the moment.....

I used to love walking until it became about the only option to get out and exercise and became a minefield of people jumping into bushes or getting chippy because you had the audacity to walk past them.

Where I live children's indoor activities have never re-opened and soft-plays have been closed since March.
It's only last week I've been able to take 4yo ds swimming.
No toddler groups, local library isn't open, Sunday school isn't on etc.
It gets boring fast.

I suppose I've always thought of mumsnet as a chat site. A heady brew of AIBU and Coronavirus seems to have made most threads a chance for people to snark and get arsey. It's just a shame, I've no problem with discussion, no problem if people take alternative points of view, but it just feels like a hard place to have a nice chat...which is one of the reasons some of us might come here.

Nope specially when I'm going into a 12 hour shift caring for covid residents.

In some ways this lock down even though ds can go to school and it's only supposedly for 1 month is much harder as rain and wet weather means we can't use the garden or go for a run. In April, May and June the weather was so good we had outdoor BBQs and sat outside in the sunshine. This time a wet week is driving me stir crazy. I am feeling quite anxious this time. I just hope next 3 weeks are not rainy and cold.

Where do you live to have had sunshine? I am very jealous.

@caringcarer

Where do you live to have had sunshine? I am very jealous.

It was absolutely beautiful yesterday and this morning. Now... mild, still and autumny.

Just another reason why I’m so happy I love where I live (SE)

@Coldwinterahead1

Yes I love ironing, I offer to do it for family and friends but no one ever takes me up on it as they think I am just being nice

Live anywhere close?

I think the actual lockdown this time round isn’t as bad but we’re all in isolation and about to kill each other. It’s the fact that we are sick but can’t get a break from the children who are climbing the walls and very demanding. I can’t wait to get them back to school/nursery. Even a walk will feel like a luxury.

I hate weekends. It's normally me having to entertain the teens and smaller one on my own as partner works stupid hours. At the moment I can't meet with anyone or head out for the day. I'm stuck in the flat endlessly cleaning and cooking more meals. Very very depressing.

I'm fed up already. We like doing activities - bowling, cinema, the zoo, going out for meals. We've done enough walks in the woods from March until June, the novelty has worn off.

I think it's fine if you live in a nice house with a garden - even now in Winter.

Not so fine if you're all shoved into a tiny flat/bedsit - lots are round here. Big families too.

I have loved this weekend. Its nice not to be expected to go anywhere for a certain time.

No. For us it's a nightmare. DS (14) bored and frustrated

Lovely weekend here - beautiful mild weather with constant sunshine and blue skies has been such a boost.
Long walks through woods and fields, a (takeaway) drink outside a pub, coffee outside with a friend, younger DS made a delicious chocolate cake, brilliant Scandi drama on BBC 4 last night... pretty much felt like a normal weekend for us.
Key is getting out into the fresh air.

I'm stuck in the flat endlessly cleaning and cooking more meals

Reading, Netflix binge, board or card games with DC?

Yesterday I watched the Remembrance service on tv, baked biscuits, went for a five mile walk, cleaned, moved some furniture around, sorted out my admin pile, housework, cooked a big evening meal, played Monopoly... it still felt like a very long, tedious day.