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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 10, 2013 14:14:51 GMT -5
How do you typically spend your evenings? I know the term "evening" is pretty broad, but let's just say after your evening meal. Do you spend it trying to get the kids ready for bed? Do you spend it on leisure time?
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Post by wvugurl26 on Sept 10, 2013 14:20:02 GMT -5
Since I got my butt kicked by surgery it is usually spent relaxing. Pre surgery it would be some chores, preparing for the next day, and showering. Some times watching tv or relaxing but depending on how long dinner prep and cleanup takes, I might not have much time left.
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Post by movingforward on Sept 10, 2013 14:21:18 GMT -5
Most week day evenings I workout. Sometimes I go out to dinner with friends (doing that tonight). During the week I am in bed by 10:30 so after I workout and eat dinner there is not much time left so I generally read or watch TV before bed. On weekends I love going to live theatre, comedy clubs, or having game night. ETA: Oh, I also can't forget playing with my cat. Most nights he requires at least 30 minutes of playing fetch. High maintenance cat
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Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 10, 2013 14:22:49 GMT -5
Since I got my butt kicked by surgery it is usually spent relaxing. Pre surgery it would be some chores, preparing for the next day, and showering. Some times watching tv or relaxing but depending on how long dinner prep and cleanup takes, I might not have much time left. You go to bed early?
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Sept 10, 2013 14:26:20 GMT -5
Working out (running or biking) on some evenings. Doing freelance writing on others. Tonight I was hoping to get a bike ride and writing done, but that may not happen. I have an article due tomorrow. Getting my workout gear ready for the next day. Laundry, or prepping food for meals later in the week. Housecleaning (nothing heavy during the week, just the tidy-up kinds of chores). Professional reading.
I go to bed by 9:30 or so, because I get up at 5 a.m., so it's not much of an evening.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 14:26:46 GMT -5
Have dinner, tidy up, walk the dog, one thing on my to do list (tonight I'm doing a load of laundry), go out with friends for a couple of hours 2 or 3 times a week, watch tv and play online. On the nights I don't go out with friends I watch more tv and putter around.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 10, 2013 14:27:15 GMT -5
Taking the kid to the bathroom, AGAIN. Pulling her off the table before she kills herself, ordering her to stop standing on the dog, take her to the potty. Turning on Team Umizoomi, no Bubble Guppies, no Doc McStuffins, no Dora the Explorer, getting her something to eat, taking her to the potty. Fishing a rock out of her nose, getting her a drink, taking her to the potty . . . Getting her in the bath, taking her out to go potty, putting her back in the bath, chasing her around to get her into clothes, turning on Team Umizoomi . . . I'm tired just reading that! If I'm lucky somewhere in there I get to eat my dinner while it's still hot and shower. If I'm REALLY lucky she goes to bed early and I can watch TV.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Sept 10, 2013 14:27:51 GMT -5
Since I got my butt kicked by surgery it is usually spent relaxing. Pre surgery it would be some chores, preparing for the next day, and showering. Some times watching tv or relaxing but depending on how long dinner prep and cleanup takes, I might not have much time left. You go to bed early? I do the flex AWS schedule. The 9.5 day plus 2 hour commute has me gone at least 11.5 hours a day. If say I wait a few minutes to start dinner or if I have to do errands after work sometimes it is 8pm when dinner hits the table. Add in eating and cleanup and it is time for me to shower and get ready for bed. Last winter I had physical therapy a few times a week and that made for some long days and no free time in the evening. I am trying to get more sleep lately. The surgery really zapped every bit of my energy. It went well but it just drained me physically. If I want 8 hours of sleep I need to be in bed by 9:30pm. I've been trying to be in bed by 10pm. I'm up at 5:30 am and at my desk at 7am. 2013 has kicked my ass health wise so I'm trying to take better care of myself, get more sleep, eat healthy, etc.
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Post by greeniis10 on Sept 10, 2013 14:30:16 GMT -5
Like Almost40 I go to the gym almost every day after work. I go home and shower right away and then sit and read a magazine or book and stretch for about 30 min. DH is retired (and works part-time sporadically) but I cook meals on the weekends or put something in the crock pot in the AM so that he is fed and I don't have to spend my evening in the kitchen. Since I grocery shop, prepare and cook the food, he cleans up.
I generally grab something quick to munch on at night, but generally never a meal: fruit, nuts, yogurt, etc. I always go through the mail and clean up clutter every night. I'll watch a little TV, hopefully there will be sports of some sort on and then I'm off to bed. I get up early so I go to bed early. Empty-nester now so it's really nice to have control over my own schedule again after all those years!
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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 10, 2013 14:31:17 GMT -5
Taking the kid to the bathroom, AGAIN. Pulling her off the table before she kills herself, ordering her to stop standing on the dog, take her to the potty. Turning on Team Umizoomi, no Bubble Guppies, no Doc McStuffins, no Dora the Explorer, getting her something to eat, taking her to the potty. Fishing a rock out of her nose, getting her a drink, taking her to the potty . . . Getting her in the bath, taking her out to go potty, putting her back in the bath, chasing her around to get her into clothes, turning on Team Umizoomi . . . I'm tired just reading that! If I'm lucky somewhere in there I get to eat my dinner while it's still hot and shower. If I'm REALLY lucky she goes to bed early and I can watch TV. What's Team Umizoomi? And what is it with little kids and not wanting to wear clothes?
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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 10, 2013 14:34:49 GMT -5
You guys are lightweights. To me going to bed at midnight is going to bed early.
I can't sleep at all from 9:30 to midnight, unless I'm sick or something.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 10, 2013 14:35:00 GMT -5
It's a cartoon on Nick jr that slowly drives you insane because you can't get the theme song out of your head. It teaches math skills so at least she learns something. There are worse cartoons on TV I don't let her watch because I'd end up taking a baseball bat to the TV. Most of Cartoon Network's line-up falls into that category. And what is it with little kids and not wanting to wear clothes? I have no idea.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Sept 10, 2013 14:35:57 GMT -5
You guys are lightweights. To me going to bed at midnight is going to bed early. What time do you start work? I used to go to bed around 11pm when I started later and lived closer.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 10, 2013 14:37:33 GMT -5
Mine are similar to Drama's, except there 2 kids and no rocks up nostrils. A good night has both kids in bed by 830, the kitchen tidied up (whomever gets done with their kid's bedtime = kitchen cleanup and yes, some nights the adults stall because they don't want to face the kitchen) and a load of laundry done. A super night = all of that plus time to clean a little. I'm usually in bed with my Kindle around 930. I play Words With Friends for a bit.
ETA - we DVD a ton of Disney movies, some Disney programming and some PBS for the kids. My not quite 4 year old thinks Curious George is awesome. That and the Ice Age Dinosaur movie are his current favorites. The 5+ likes fairies and princesses. We don't do anything with Nick Jr. yet. But we've started Batman, Teen Titans Go and My Little Pony.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 10, 2013 14:39:03 GMT -5
You guys are lightweights. To me going to bed at midnight is going to bed early. What time do you start work? I used to go to bed around 11pm when I started later and lived closer. I usually budget about 7 hours of sleep on weeknights. I go to bed at 1:00 a.m. and get up at 8:00. I am at work at 9:00 and get off around 5:00. I'll usually play video games, read, or play around online. I don't spend lots of time cooking. I have been cooking more, but it's usually just broil some pork chops or something. I can do whatever I want while it's cooking. I usually don't "clean up" after, I just usually do the dishes once every few days. It's just me, so there aren't that many. Oh, and I live about 10-15 minutes from work, depending on traffic.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 10, 2013 14:39:53 GMT -5
I'm normally at work at 6:45, so am in bed no later than 10 pm because I am up and moving at 5:15 each morning.
By the time I get back from the gym, shower and clean up some, make, eat and clean up dinner, repack my gym bag, pack my lunch, read the stuff I need to read for work the next day, answer a few emails and go through my mail, there is not a lot of time left in the evening.
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Post by alabamagal on Sept 10, 2013 14:41:50 GMT -5
10 years ago (when my kids were 12, 11 and 9) - Leave work, pick up kids from school activities, sports activities. Attend any games. Kids were in a small private school, so by middle school, some sports game could be an hour away - Fix food for kids and DH - Yell at kids to do homework - Laundry, as needed so that kids had uniforms for school and whatever sports activies - Shop, as needed, since we were always out of something - By 10 pm, go to bed, because I had to get up early
Now (kids are all at college/moved out) - Fix a nice dinner for 2 - Walk the dog - Relax and watch TV, read, do puzzles - Go out with friends for dinner/drinks once a week or so
Life is complete different!
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Post by kittensaver on Sept 10, 2013 14:44:13 GMT -5
Hit the treadmill (at home), Yoga class (in the community), sometimes shopping (if I didn't get it done on the weekend or on the way home), puttering around the house, craft projects, knitting, reading, watching the cooking shows on PBS. Working on my plot in the community garden if it's summer and still light outside. But clearly not all of these things on the same night! I too need enough sleep to function, so I'm always in bed between 9:30-10, up at 6-6:30. Yeah not glamorous but it works for me.
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Post by movingforward on Sept 10, 2013 14:44:46 GMT -5
What time do you start work? I used to go to bed around 11pm when I started later and lived closer. I usually budget about 7 hours of sleep on weeknights. I go to bed at 1:00 a.m. and get up at 8:00. I am at work at 9:00 and get off around 5:00. I'll usually play video games, read, or play around online. I don't spend lots of time cooking. I have been cooking more, but it's usually just broil some pork chops or something. I can do whatever I want while it's cooking. I usually don't "clean up" after, I just usually do the dishes once every few days. It's just me, so there aren't that many. Oh, and I live about 10-15 minutes from work, depending on traffic. I sleep about 7-8 hrs. I am in bed at 10:30 and it takes me at least 30 minutes to fall asleep so generally sleep from 11PM - 6AM, sometimes until 7AM. I don't set a clock unless I have a meeting scheduled. I have an internal clock that doesn't seem to let me sleep past 7AM. Our office is flexible so I get there when I get there which at the latest is 8:15. I am always the first person to arrive.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Sept 10, 2013 14:46:58 GMT -5
Lately I spend them in the store doing construction stuff. When that's done I'll spend them in the store assembling fixtures. Then I'll spend them in the store inventorying product and shelving it. I should get a couple hours to veg out sometime next month (knock on wood).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 14:48:00 GMT -5
Starting from about 6 and ending at 10 or 11.
Dinner Kids Baths Kids bed Clean up Go for Jog Drink Beer Watch TV Go to bed
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Sept 10, 2013 14:49:13 GMT -5
Stuffing our faces with food and wine (DH - beer) in front of the TV like normal lazy Americans! Unless we go out. Then we just do it in front of our friends.
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Post by sheilaincali on Sept 10, 2013 14:54:42 GMT -5
Last night- made dinner, cleaned kitchen, did two loads of laundry, took the dog for a walk, calculated certified payroll while watching an episode of Bones on Netflix, gathered up all the trash for trash day (trash day is today), gave the dog her meds and put her to bed. DH got home around 6 and ate dinner, helped with the kitchen clean up, took a power nap* and packed up his stuff and went to his league night and got home around 10:30.
Tonight- family dinner with friends, run a few errands, DH and I will go to the gym, while we are at the gym DS will take the dog for a walk and do his homework, after the gym we'll probably play a board game or watch a movie.
Typically one of the three of us have something nearly every night of the week. Wednesdays are our off days so we usually watch a movie or go on a hike or something after dinner.
I try to get between 7 1/2 and 8 hours of sleep a night. Much less than that I am spend the entire next day yawning.
* he doesn't typically nap but it's been very hot and humid here. He worked 78 hours last week in that 4 day work week (with a few of those hours on Saturday). He's been dehydrated before to the point of needing an ambulance ride to the ER. As a result the heat runs him down pretty fast. He passed out for about 20 minutes and then rallied and went to his league event.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 14:56:13 GMT -5
Sometimes doing work. Sometimes reading. Sometimes watching TV. We adopted a 3 month old dog from a rescue last weekend, so now I have my evenings full.
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Post by michelyn8 on Sept 10, 2013 15:00:41 GMT -5
I work 7-5:30 and have a 45-50 minute commute each way. That means I have to leave home no later than 6:15 in the mornings and am rarely home before 6:15 in the evenings. Since DD2 lives with me, she usually is cooking supper when I get home. If I'm feeling motivated, I'll do dishes and if not, I leave them for her to do the next day. If its not to hot out, I'll take DGD for a walk around town (1.5-2 miles loop depending on the route) or up to the Tastee Freeze for ice cream to give DD2 a short break. Then its flopping on the couch and tolerating whatever is on the tube that can be on while DGD is awake. She'll bring me books to read her if she sees me trying to do anything other than watch TV or if I'm into whatever is on TV. Once she gets her bath and goes to bed, we'll watch one of our shows that we DVR or piddle around the house doing laundry or whatever.
I try to go to bed about 10 but sometimes its later than that. My alarm goes off at 4:30 but depending on how I feel I may hit snooze once or twice. If I'm not up by 5 a.m. its a sure thing I'll be late for work. I like to drink a cup of coffee in the morning and watch the news since I don't get to see it in the evenings (holdover from when I'd get up with the kids for them to get ready on time and still had time an hour to get ready after they were on the bus) but here lately I linger to long and have to rush to get out the door. I really need to adjust my routine but I dislike my job so much right now its work just to care enough to show up.
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Sept 10, 2013 15:04:04 GMT -5
Starting from about 6 and ending at 10 or 11. Dinner Kids Baths Kids bed Clean up Go for Jog Drink Beer Watch TV Go to bed This is me almost to a T, except I usually skip the jogging. maybe we should get married? I also read for about 30 minutes before bed.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 15:05:09 GMT -5
4 nights a week between work and school I don't get home till 10:30.
The other 4 nights I either spend studying, sleeping or a combos o studying/sleeping.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 15:07:11 GMT -5
Starting from about 6 and ending at 10 or 11. Dinner Kids Baths Kids bed Clean up Go for Jog Drink Beer Watch TV Go to bed This is me almost to a T, except I usually skip the jogging. maybe we should get married? I also read for about 30 minutes before bed. Maybe we ARE married. I just blew my own mind.
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Post by constanz22 on Sept 10, 2013 15:10:38 GMT -5
You guys are lightweights. To me going to bed at midnight is going to bed early. I can't sleep at all from 9:30 to midnight, unless I'm sick or something. Eh, you're young, that's why! In my 20's and even til mid 30's, I never went to bed/sleep til after the 11:00 news. I'm usually in bed around 9:30 now, asleep by 10-10:15. I don't have a physically demanding job, but it is high stress and emotionally exhausting. I do NOTHING most nights after work, other than grab a quick dinner, watch some mindless tv and surf the web, play with the dogs a bit, but that's about all I can take. I do talk to my mom online most evenings. I am actually glad (most of the time) that I am single and live alone, cuz I pretty much have zero left to give at the end of the day, and the last thing I want to do is have to talk to anyone or take care of anyone, after doing it all dang day...
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Post by giramomma on Sept 10, 2013 15:11:47 GMT -5
It depends. Now that school is starting, I'll be working until 7ish M-Thursday. On the nights I work out of the house, I don't get home until 7:30 or 8.
If I work out of the house, I'll usually spend a little time with kid #1 and kid #3. Kid #2 goes to bed between 6:30 and 7. (But, she's also up at 5:30 in the morning.) DH is the one that tears what's left of his hair out deals with most of the homework, bedtime routine, packing lunches for school the next day Monday-Thursday.
If I'm working at home, I'll help more with the kids- getting them ready for bed, doing bath time, helping with homework.
From 8-8:30, I'll work on prepping for the next day and doing anything I need to for my kids' activities/school needs. DH might toss in a load of laundry or something.
8:30-9:30 we watch an episode of something on DVD, because I'm too cheap to pay for cable. Right now,it's Boardwalk Empire. Or we'll sit and chat. I'll also do things while we watch tv (engage in hobbies, work on stocking stuffers, or work on volunteer projects).
We're in bed by 10. But, our day starts at 5 am Monday-Friday. "Sleeping in" in our household means we get to stay in bed until 7.
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