I think being out and about with a toddler is much easier than being at home - agree or not?

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Even before DS I have never been stay-at-home all day person. It makes me down-in-the-dumps and I get dull headaches.
But now I have DS (2) I just find out being out and about is SO much easier. I work three days a week but when I'm at home with him, in the house, I get next to no housework anyway (DS has never been the best at independent play) which is frustrating and what I do do gets undone at top speed anyway!
Plus I do find playing with the same ols same old toys over and over again gets a bit ttedious and I do feel guilty about this.
So I go out as much as possible with DS, and it's been like this from day one. However I knwo lots of Mums who spend a lot of time in the house with their DC and I just wonder how they do it; or am I the odd one?

N goes to playgroup at 2, so morning would be great and they can play.

Agree. But DS is another one who's not good at independant play. If he could play while I pottered about, I'd be happy at home. But he requires constant attention at home so sometimes we need to go out so he gets distracted by something else and I get some head space.

Will text you later.

Hensmum - my dd is the same. She follows me around saying, "A do it" to whatever I'm doing. I do wish sometimes we could happily stay in.

Agree. My 3 are 9,7 and 4 and we still go out all the time during the holidays. DH prefers to hang around at home, but after an hour or so I just have to get out. Museums, art galleries, parks and swimming pools have been my saviours over the years.