The temptation to simply relax after work is so real!!! It’s both appealing and unappealing at the same time, to me. I want to do nothing after being ON all day and I know I’m not alone in my post-workday desires. But has it become more of a bad habit to relax on the couch after work?
Our free evenings are precious and completely ours. It’s time that is ours to use however we please and while the occasional scroll or binge watch is fun, we have a life to be lived! Weekly sidequests and activities are the stepping stone to stop living for weekends and holidays. So how to make life fun, even on a Monday evening? And better yet, how to do it without spending all of our weekend money?
I’ve got you, with a few fun, no-spend activities that take a couple of hours or less and can be built into any evening after work.
Solo At-Home Activities
- Read a book.
- Start a blog.
- Start a journal.
- Write a love letter to your best friend.
- Make a list of everything you’re thankful for.
- Make a monthly bucket list.
- Watch a movie everyone is buzzing about but you haven’t seen.
- Find things you no longer want / need and post them on marketplace.
- Color in an adult coloring book (or a kids one!).
- Call a friend or family member.
- Plan a vacation
- Start a scrapbook.
- Organize your personal finances.
- Make a mood board or vision board.
- Make a playlist for the season.
- Learn a new skill or start learning a new language.
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Solo Out-and-About Activities
- Visit the library.
- Go for a walk.
- Take photos of the mundane in your neighborhood.
- Drive to a nearby town or district you haven’t visited before and walk around.
- Go to a free museum or art gallery.
- Window shop at the mall.
- Volunteer.
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With Friends or Loved Ones
- Have a game night.
- Go to a book club or a run club (I mean you can do this solo, but I just am not at that level of confidence yet).
- Meet up for a walk.
- Cook and eat dinner together.
- Host a movie night.
- Try out a fitness class together (most studios provide a free first class as a trial).
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Don’t forget, relaxing is a free activity you can do after work too. But it’s not the only activity. Stay sidequesting and stay living! <3
