Down time?

lorist202

How much down time do you need/ take per day? I realize that could be two separate questions. What do you do? Watch TV? Surf the web? Chores are not downtime! :-\

I need about 2 hours to unwind before bed. I usually surf the web. Considering its the only kid free time I have, I feel guilty taking it. Sometimes after loafing for 2 hours after the kids are in bed, I finally get up and do something which results in my staying up too late. I think I need a better system for relaxation.

minirella

I don't get much down time during the week; sometimes on the weekends but it depends on what we have going on. Sometimes I get to go to the store by myself or my husband will meet his dad for breakfast and I'll stay home and look at the sunday paper, watch a show, or surf the net. We sometimes add a chore in there, it just really depends.

rodiesmum

15-30 mins on my iphone before wi sleep

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TheBorg7of9

Lol. 2 hours. In my dreams

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I usually go to bed around the same time as DS. I'm happy if I get my first cup of coffee in peace.

We take turns on the weekends giving each other a break.

HobbityBarb

Yeah most of my down time is first thing in the morning - in the evening what little energy I have left is spent on housework. I try and get 10 minutes here and there to recharge (and read twitter and the Bump)

jbatch

I run while she puts lo to bed.. Then I watch a show while I cool down.. Then it's shower then bed.. So if running counts I get about an hour or sometimes a little more if not I get maybe a half hour..

Fallbaby11

I get about an hour each night.  I usually watch tv and check FB or surf the net. I will have a glass of wine or two during this time : )

MickeyM04

I'm assuming you don't mean downtime like the time I spend at work on TB or on Pinterest, right?  LOL

Per day, generally from 8-9pm is my "down time."  That's after both kids are in bed, and chores are done.  I go to bed around 9:00, sometimes a little later on weekends, because DD still gets up during the night to eat.  I usually sit on the couch with DH and watch one of our shows, and maybe surf the internet a bit.  So I guess it's more "us time."  I may have a glass of wine as well.  We have a long train ride every day, so I get a good amount of reading done during that time. 

On the weekends we will usually have a "date night" on Saturday night which is when we eat dinner after the kids are in bed and then maybe watch a movie or something, but that's like from 8pm til 10pm or so.  There is pretty much no other down time on the weekends.  With our commute we only see our kids about an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening during the week, so I don't care to spend any time away from them on the weekend, and neither does DH.  So all our downtime is limited to after they go to bed for the night, both during the week and on the weekend.

MommaP12

1.5-2 hours a night.  Kids are in bed by 8 every night and if I don't have a ton of chores/straightening I can get in 8-10pm.  But if I have stuff to do it may only be 30 minutes.  

jlaOK

DS goes to bed at 8:30 so DH and I get then to whenever we got to bed as downtime.

We do the bulk of our housework on the weekend (laundry, cleaning, etc.) and the daily stuff (dishes) gets done before the kids go to bed.

We either watch tv, read, or play on our phones. 

potbellypig

I get lots of internet downtime at work because it's so slow.

At home, I put the kids to bed by 8:00, tidy/do chores until maybe 9:00, then consider my downtime to be from 9-10 (earlier if I get all of my chores done). If DH is home early from work, I might run from 7-8, and I would consider this downtime as well. Other than running, I read, play the piano or shoot the shit with DH. I don't watch much TV, but if I had more downtime and didn't have to use it so wisely, I would finish watching Downton Abbey.

Slb22

I have about and hour to hour and a half after LO goes to bed before I go to bed.  She is still getting up at night, so once she starts sleeping better I should get an extra hour after that.  I normally just crash on the couch, watch tv, search the internet because I am so tired by that point.  I do try to fit in a workout after work some days, which I guess is considered down time because I like it so much.  On the weekends there is a bit of downtime during her naps, or when H can watch her if I want to do something, unless we are out doing something of course.