s/o activities - leaving the house?

wifeofadam · March 2014

Am I the only one that doesn't like leaving the house? I could easily go two weeks at a time without leaving the house (and actually have before).

I always hear other moms say they are bored at home and need to get out of the house and I just can't relate. I love nothing more than the days where we get to stay at home without any commitments to be elsewhere. But I'm a total homebody - homebirther, homeschooler, even WAH.

My kids are the same way, too. They prefer being home and complain when they have to get dressed to leave the house. Maybe it's just that they have playmates here, so they don't feel the need to go elsewhere for entertainment. Or maybe it's because they don't know any better, since they've always been at home 24/7.

Is it just me and my family?

tamarar5 · March 2014

My mom is like that. She lives to be home doing nothing. I get stir crazy. I think it's because we are so crammed into this house that we SERIOUSLY out grew like two kids ago. I feel like I'm claustrophobic at home at times.

nlp1990 · March 2014

I like to be home. Especially in the winter. I have gone a week without leaving. Any longer than that and I start cracking up. There is plenty for me to do around home. I can't wait for nicer weather so we can get outside in the yard!

wifeofadam · March 2014

nlp1990 said:

There is plenty for me to do around home. I can't wait for nicer weather so we can get outside in the yard!

This is how I feel!! The world outside our home just gets in the way of everything I want to do here - projects with kids, food canning, gardening, crafting, writing, etc. I never get bored because I feel like there is always something to do.

We live outside in the summer. We are moving in a few weeks and it will be the first time I won't have my own fenced in backyard for the kids. I don't know what I'm going to do when I can't just open the back door and let them run free. We'll probably be spending more time at the park.

wifeofadam · March 2014

Sagen said:

I get stir crazy I must leave the house everyday. Unless I have the flu, I am ok staying on this couch forever right now! I wish I was more of a homebody, it would make life easier. My kids are not homebodies either so we are always on the go.

My best friend is like this, which works out well for me. She likes to leave her house every day and I don't, so she just ends up coming over here a lot. Her kids aren't homebodies either. I wonder if it's one of those things that is learned.

wifeofadam · March 2014

Teacher Clark said:

I am a total homebody. My kids get bored when we stay cooped up, so I try to plan something everyday. If It was up to me we would hang out all day at home.

Have you ever tried an "I'm Bored" jar? I saw it on Pinterest and made on for my sister last summer, when she was having problems with kids saying they were bored. She said it worked like a charm.

I have to plan something every day for the kids to keep them entertained, I just do it at home instead of outside of the house. Today we explored bugs with this kit they have and then made a fort in the family room (which entertained them for a while so I could pack).

DublinMama · March 2014

I can't be cooped up too long. This winter has been totally brutal for me because it has forced me inside for days at a time, between the heavy snow and extreme cold. Being home for too long makes me feel depressed lol. I am a very social person, so I thrive off of experiences where I get to interact and engage. What's funny is DS appears to show similar traits. He loves being out, and scoping out new places and people.

Rynleigh · March 2014

We don't like to go "out" a lot, but we're both full-time working parents, so we get our fill of being "out of the house".. but the kids still love to go out, so I try to get them out for at least a trip to the park or the second run theater or just to have their nails painted (for the girls) or go shopping (with the boys) at least once a week. If I was a SAHM, I would probably want to get out of the house with or without the kids pretty often.. I would probably not be able to handle being in the house all day. As for getting out without the kids, DH and I like to have a "date" one every month or two, and I go out by myself to do shopping or see a friend probably once a month. Otherwise, we enjoy hanging out at home.

SidraJedi · March 2014

I go out somewhere every morning, come back for lunch and DD's nap and then spend the better half of the day at home cleaning and doing whatever else at home. I like the best of both. I can't wait to get out every day but once I'm home, I'm home and I rarely want to go back out.

DD doesn't like the safety seat other than that she is fine to get dressed and likes being anywhere we are.

jesuisfatiguee · March 2014

I have a fairly small apartment (less than 700 sq ft) so we need to leave sometimes for my sanity. When DS was smaller, I really liked just being at home with him, especially on rainy days. Now he gets antsy if we don't go do something, though

BarefootContess · March 2014

I find that being out of the house gets me behind on the things I need and want to do. I would rather channel the energy it takes to get everyone ready and out of the house towards projects within the home. I like to get myself once a week or so without the kids, usually to grocery shop, but other than that I am completely fine being at home.

Felicity86 · March 2014

I prefer to be at home, but try to get my two out at least twice a day. I think it's important for them to have "new" experiences and explore the world outside of our house.

Drea926 · March 2014

DublinMama said:

I can't be cooped up too long. This winter has been totally brutal for me because it has forced me inside for days at a time, between the heavy snow and extreme cold. Being home for too long makes me feel depressed lol. I am a very social person, so I thrive off of experiences where I get to interact and engage. What's funny is DS appears to show similar traits. He loves being out, and scoping out new places and people.

This exactly - word for word!

Drea926 · March 2014

I will add though, if DS was a little older, I'd probably not mind staying in as much. But he is so active and gets into everything! When we're out of the house he becomes more calm and observant!

wifeofadam · March 2014

BarefootContess said:

I would rather channel the energy it takes to get everyone ready and out of the house towards projects within the home.

I wonder at what point this happens - where you realize it isn't worth the work to get out the door, especially when you know they can be entertained at home easily. I think it happened for me when I was pregnant with #4. Then this winter it became even more apparent - getting four kids into snow boots, coats, hats, gloves, buckled into carseats, etc. made staying at home seem heavenly. Why spend an hour preparing to leave the house when that hour could be used to read some books to the kids or do something else I usually feel too busy to do?

I will say that I left the house much more often when there were only two kids. It was easy to leave back then and worth the effort. Plus, they weren't as entertained at home without as many siblings, so outings felt much more necessary.

Drea926 · April 2014

@adamwife if I had 4 kids to bundle up in winter gear I wouldn't leave the house either! That just sounds exhausting!

BarefootContess · April 2014

I am not sure what the tipping point is. I did get out a lot more when I just had one baby but that was seven years ago. Even now that some of the kids are older I still find it a chore to get everyone out. It takes us 30 minutes to get everyone out the door most Sundays and that is with two adults.

babywisher · April 2014

I like to plan as much as possible into the days we have to be somewhere. Which is 2 days during the week. The other 3 days we don't go anywhere. We hate going out also. As long as we can go outside and play I could stay home for a while.

bumpuser7698452 · April 2014

+adamwife+ said:

nlp1990 said:

There is plenty for me to do around home. I can't wait for nicer weather so we can get outside in the yard!

This is how I feel!! The world outside our home just gets in the way of everything I want to do here - projects with kids, food canning, gardening, crafting, writing, etc. I never get bored because I feel like there is always something to do.

This is me. I work two days a week and am worrying how I'll find the time to do all the gardening, canning, preserving, etc. this summer. The only reason I leave the house is to do a weekly shopping trip, but I would never leave if I didn't have to. There's so much to do at home.

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