What to do in an evening when you usually snack/drink alcohol

[CeffylCoch]

Any ideas of new things to do in an evening? I have a fairly active job and a dog to walk so in the evenings when it's time to relax I'm at a bit of a loss. Just out of a 3year relationship too, and finding myself a bit bored. Have been watching tv, reading, having baths, early nights. What does everyone else do?

Take up a craft? Jigsaw puzzles? Learn an instrument? Painting, drawing? Something like that maybe.

I walk the dog then it's bath, TV and early nights. Not that exciting either.

I did jigsaws. Not a huge fan of them but they passed the time and I lost a few stone during 2023.

At the moment I’m doing minor DIY to avoid snacking. I’m keen to maintain my current weight having worked quite hard between January and October 2023 to reach it.

I drink herbal tea (Yorkshire Tea’s Bedtime Brew is really nice too), listen to music or audiobooks, read, do some yoga, jigsaws and crochet. Also sudoku which makes my eyelids drop so quickly if I do it in bed lol.

Making sure you brush your teeth after you've had your dinner really works for me.

My evening 'treat' is fizzy water (soda stream).

Good luck!

Thanks for replies. I'm not really missing the alcohol apart from at the weekend. Some days are easier than others, so I tend to have an early night on those ones! I do have kitchen cupboards that need painting too

I don’t snack or drink after I have eaten my evening meal, but if I am desperate I will quarter an apple and slice the quarters thinly. And eat them slowly!