Husband away

[brownbeauty80]

Husband away for a while.. as in days n weeks..
how do I fill my evenings...?
In the daytime I am busy with my work and kids routine and keeping house in order (laundry cooking cleaning pets etc etc)
But in the evenings I'll miss him..
time difference so having him on call won't be possible..

I have a few things lined up on Netflix but the binger that I am I'll complicate those in a couple of days...🙈🙈

If you like to read can you get some books from the library or buy online?

Any hobbies you are interested in trying at home? Ie knitting, creative writing, painting/drawing, crafts etc

Have a friend over for wine and cheese/coffee and cake and a good catch-up once the DC are in bed

Exercise video off YouTube like yoga/Pilates or Zumba etc

Phone calls with family and friends for a catch up

Sounds like bliss ... eat what you want, watch what you want lots of space in the bed!

Well, how lovely that you miss him.

Celebrate having a happy marriage and do whatever you feel like doing.

ooohhhh!!!! but just an afterthought, you could start somethign like Move With Nicole (YouTube) and be in tip-top shape for celebrating his return 😜

Pamper baths, utter girlie trash on TV, try to pair up all the odd socks, clean and defrost the fridge freezer, by a stack of lifestyle Christmas magazines and dream "just once I will have a table centre piece on Christmas day", do an online course, short one on something you would like to learn more about, learn keyboard (with headphones), read.

I have the opposite problem, even when hubby away, not enough hours to wallow about.

My husband works off shore and is away for 3 weeks at a time. It’s bliss.

I miss him, but I can also leave the dishes, Watch what I want and not have to talk to anyone when the kids have gone to bed… basically mindlessly scroll through mn without feeling guilty.

Decorate a room?
Do some online learning, a language maybe?
Take up crafting of some kind?

I mean, I'd just sit and watch Netflix but if you want something more productive to do...

Have a reorganise and chuckout

redesign a room as a surprise

Enjoy space in bed

Have a sleepover with a mate and have a pamper night with wine ans chocolate and face masks

Make a home movie theatre

Go visit friends or family

Find a binge series

Find an addictive game

Enjoy lounging about and eating your fav food

Enjoy the freedom and do whatever you want?

Not having to share the tv... cook what you fancy.. dabble in whatever hobbies you like.. sounds like a dream to me!

Thanks for the ideas...
Some good suggestions...
Out with the kids (16/19) for food tonight so will make it a late one as no one is working tomorrow..
Daughter started The Watcher and says it's good so will watch a few episodes with her..

Actually looking forward to this...
🙈🙈

Friends ?

Growing to love this time off from being a wife....
found myself again...
love it...!!

My husbands been away since August. You get used to it.

Ah, glad you're finding the plus points, I miss my DH when he's away too but have learnt to make the most of it! It definitely helps to lean into it, find the positives and make a point of doing stuff you enjoy. I get nice-but-snacky food in for me and DD and we eat completely differently when it's just us, much less meat and a lot less 'proper' cooking, we both love it. We also binge-watch stuff DH wouldn't enjoy and see films at the local cinema he wouldn't be interested in, I feel a bit guilty sometimes that it makes me feel sort of 'free' but I'm always glad when he comes home so I'm figuring it's all good, I just have the best of both worlds 😊

You should still eat and watch what you want?

I do to a point but it's just nice not to have to consider any other adults and just do exactly as I want! DH isn't some kind of dictator but all partnerships require some compromise so everyone gets what they want/need so it's a treat to be entirely selfish sometimes, that's all.

I'm talking about not subjecting him to 7 seasons of Downton Abbey (which he would hate) rather than not being 'allowed' to watch the soaps for example, I wouldn't do the former because it's selfish so I do it when he's not here instead. When he's here we compromise on what we want to watch/eat so it's nice to only have myself to please sometimes, that's all I meant, nothing sinister don't worry!

No I assumed nothing sinister but why can't you go into another room?

Only one TV, house is small and downstairs is open plan so wouldn't be practical to have more down there and don't like TV's in bedroom. Works fine for us generally!

Today we have had jacket potato for tea..Husband isn't a fan so tend not to have it normally.. then binge watched The Watcher till the end...
currently drinking pink tea with my son and watching those videos on YouTube of extravagant houses that are up for sale...

we have already decided tomorrows tea with is a new burger place...
have spoken to husband a few times and he is happy we r having fun without him...