@awk It did say “most like to do on your days off”, not what responsible adults do. What I actually do and what I like are different, and sometimes I can go weeks without doing what I like.
What I do on my days off is mostly catch up on chores and take care of the pets/wife with a little bit of hobby activities here and there when I can sneak it in.
What I LIKE to do is play video games and assemble models.
I like to play board games. I spend all week (and sometime the weekends) glued to a computer screen for work. Last thing I need is to be on a computer playing games, too.
I would like to just simply hang out with a few close friends but what I actually do is either go to work or do chores.
Also, today is Monday, way to early to start looking toward the weekend.
I’m retired, so technically all my days are days off. However I take classes Tuesday through Saturday, and I have a standing doggie play date every Sunday morning. So actually I have only Mondays where I don’t have to be up and some place in the morning. I usually spend that morning reading. Reading has always been my most relaxing activity. It’s not something you can really multitask, like watching TV, or playing a board game.
I also am in the “like to do (fun) v get to do (chores)” but even when I do have true free time I am totally unprepared: I’d like to read a historic bio or go for a long walk or bike ride at a leisurely pace, but I don’t have the book and it’s too hot/cold/rainy/etc to go out, so I’m binge watching or reading Meh forum threads I missed. :p
Wow. No one wants to talk about it? When younger and had a kids I worked an extra job. When kids grown I put a lot time into yard and house improvement. Now, it’s just me and a dog in an apartment. After a week of running a delivery route the last thing I want to do is go outside in Florida summer. The big cool down will be here in a couple of weeks and I’ll be spending time with grandkids.
I like to “do something” on my day off. That really could be a lot of different things: take a day trip, go for a hike, lunch and a movie, visiting a museum, etc. My wife, on the other hand, loves to sleep-in until 3:00 in the afternoon. Doing that would drive me crazy and I would feel like I was “wasting” the day.
@DrWorm I can get with both sides of this one- sometimes I need the sleep- like this week, I have been running on 4-5 hours/night, and tomorrow, on my one day off [worked SSM, off T, work WTF], I’ll likely sleep til at least noon, but I also am a night owl, so getting up before 10:30-11:00 is anathema to me anyway.
If I have 2 days off in a row or more [like when I’m off next SSM] I’ll get up at 10:00 and it feel like I have forever to get stuff done… [until I get to 5 or 6 PM and only have about 25% done of what i had planned].
I go for long walks, up to five miles, every weekend. Just walking around my neighborhood, or adjacent neighborhoods. There’s a flea market nearby on Saturdays and Sundays, and sometimes I’ll walk through, see what people are selling. If someone’s selling old records, I might pick up one if I see something I want and in good shape.
I put “catch up on chores” with the understanding that this includes things like sleeping and bathing.
@awk It did say “most like to do on your days off”, not what responsible adults do. What I actually do and what I like are different, and sometimes I can go weeks without doing what I like.
All my days are days off. So, whatever I want to do.
What I do on my days off is mostly catch up on chores and take care of the pets/wife with a little bit of hobby activities here and there when I can sneak it in.
What I LIKE to do is play video games and assemble models.
I like to play board games. I spend all week (and sometime the weekends) glued to a computer screen for work. Last thing I need is to be on a computer playing games, too.
My wife lets me sleep in before I catch up on chores, and then binge watch something with her
@kaighintze Can you explain this “sleep-in” thing to me? I’m not familiar with that phrase…
@tohar1 Probably a typo. Likely should read “slip in”.
/image bow chicka bow wow
@medz I’m not familiar with that term either.
Maybe you’re still a newlywed??
Hmmm…
@tohar1 “sleeping in” involves staying up 3 hours later than usual, and then staying in bed one hour later than usual for a net loss of 2 hours sleep
I’m baffled.
Why wasn’t Go to the bar and continue studying to be a bar fly on the list?
I would like to just simply hang out with a few close friends but what I actually do is either go to work or do chores.
Also, today is Monday, way to early to start looking toward the weekend.
I’m retired, so technically all my days are days off. However I take classes Tuesday through Saturday, and I have a standing doggie play date every Sunday morning. So actually I have only Mondays where I don’t have to be up and some place in the morning. I usually spend that morning reading. Reading has always been my most relaxing activity. It’s not something you can really multitask, like watching TV, or playing a board game.
I also am in the “like to do (fun) v get to do (chores)” but even when I do have true free time I am totally unprepared: I’d like to read a historic bio or go for a long walk or bike ride at a leisurely pace, but I don’t have the book and it’s too hot/cold/rainy/etc to go out, so I’m binge watching or reading Meh forum threads I missed. :p
P.S. yes yes I’ll go order a book tonight on Amazon so I’m ready. Any recos? Im interested in Churchill so it will be that if nothing reco’d.
Waste gas with friends.
Wow. No one wants to talk about it? When younger and had a kids I worked an extra job. When kids grown I put a lot time into yard and house improvement. Now, it’s just me and a dog in an apartment. After a week of running a delivery route the last thing I want to do is go outside in Florida summer. The big cool down will be here in a couple of weeks and I’ll be spending time with grandkids.
Go for a long run
I like to “do something” on my day off. That really could be a lot of different things: take a day trip, go for a hike, lunch and a movie, visiting a museum, etc. My wife, on the other hand, loves to sleep-in until 3:00 in the afternoon. Doing that would drive me crazy and I would feel like I was “wasting” the day.
@DrWorm I can get with both sides of this one- sometimes I need the sleep- like this week, I have been running on 4-5 hours/night, and tomorrow, on my one day off [worked SSM, off T, work WTF], I’ll likely sleep til at least noon, but I also am a night owl, so getting up before 10:30-11:00 is anathema to me anyway.
If I have 2 days off in a row or more [like when I’m off next SSM] I’ll get up at 10:00 and it feel like I have forever to get stuff done… [until I get to 5 or 6 PM and only have about 25% done of what i had planned].
I go for long walks, up to five miles, every weekend. Just walking around my neighborhood, or adjacent neighborhoods. There’s a flea market nearby on Saturdays and Sundays, and sometimes I’ll walk through, see what people are selling. If someone’s selling old records, I might pick up one if I see something I want and in good shape.
It’s good exercise, too!