Free time is when you can be with yourself, do your development and relax. In truth, it is becoming increasingly difficult for an adult to find this free time. Having become older, you begin to do household chores, in addition to the main job.
This suggests that time is always running out. But if you managed to build your schedule in such a way that you still have time for your beloved, well, or you turned out to be the lucky one who does not have to wander through life like a squirrel in a wheel, then from this article you will learn what to do at home in free time.
Have I really seen the face of freedom?
It sounds rather absurd that someone, being in considerable years, can hit the bogeys and become bored with boredom in the modern, fast-changing world, which swirls into a whirlpool of everyday ups and downs.
Many people can simply be stupid by the question of what to do at home in their free time. Because they had this very time in childhood and adolescence, and that’s not all, given the employment in various circles, interest clubs, the development of creative skills and even part-time work. So, for all the bored lucky ones, a whole list of things has been prepared for useful leisure and relaxation. It remains only to take a pencil and a sheet to outline what you liked.
A burning question: how do I spend my free time?
Many girls, for example, taking advantage of the security of their relatives or husbands, build their regime according to their ideas about how a modern female should live.
This layer of society can allow itself to complain that the nanny for the child takes away from them the opportunity to take their time as a child. Although it is completely incomprehensible how with a child, although left in the care of a stranger, you can be completely unoccupied. Do people really not see all kinds of options that life generously offers us? Free up some time? Take care of yourself! Go to the gym, sign up for courses, read a book, in the end. But first, start keeping a personal diary, this will help to build the most productive schedule. Notebook diary can be entitled as follows: "How do I spend my free time?"
In fact, we are talking about how to spend free time, or rather, how to make it not free, busy.
Paradoxes of society
It seems incredible that people cannot find a place to do nothing because they have already decided everything: the husband forbids them to go to work, the child is in the arms of the nanny, and the beauty salons, the gym and the shopping are no longer encouraging.
Such people could freely engage in creativity, but for some reason they continue to engage in procrastination, having thrown off all household chores to maids and governesses. Isn’t most people dreaming of such a life - to have free time to develop their own skills and abilities, have fun and just have a good time?
It seems that boring people will always be bored, because an interesting person will always find something to do with himself. The same household chores at least. It is not necessary to tidy up, you can equip your life at home, especially if your pocket protrudes due to a tightly packed wallet. It's not about time or other people. Everything rests on a personal imagination, which determines the degree of saturation of a person’s life.
What to do at home in your free time
It is difficult for a person with a busy schedule to find free hours. But if they stood out, it is better to devote them to rest. To get started, sleep well. Eight-hour healthy sleep has not disturbed anyone. But where to get this same watch? A question that excites all workaholics and constantly busy people.
Of course, rest is not meant to lie on the couch all day. But if, for example, you have very busy weekdays, then on a day off you can even afford to stay in bed, watch good movies, read something for the soul, write memoirs or poems.
Interesting weekend activities
You can, if you do not want to sit at home, do something exciting and active in your free time. These include events such as a picnic in the woods, walks, visits to the theater or cinema, exhibitions, bowling or billiards. It will be useful to ride a bike, go on a guided tour, spend an evening at a bachelorette party, stay alone with your loved one, spend time in the company of good friends.
Fans of extreme sports can do something breathtaking. For example, jump with a parachute, ride a horse, ATV, balloon.
Do the cleaning
If you really have a large window, you can spend the day cleaning the house. All people like to return to a clean and comfortable place, so taking care of the house is not only work, but also the joy, the pleasure of creating comfort for yourself and your loved ones. Plus is a good way to meditate. After all, methodically performing routine actions, you can think over some moments of your life and make the right important decisions.
Note to women
If you have a partner and you have clearly shared responsibilities, then it is worth remembering that the most traditional women's housework are the following: dusting, washing windows, washing dishes, cooking and washing, activities with children. It is very useful for a woman to carry out some tedious business that will help develop a habit of tolerant and calm attitude to everything that happens.
Note to the men
Men's household chores include cleaning with a vacuum cleaner, repairing household and electrical devices, walking a dog, taking an active rest with a child, and buying groceries. At will, you can change responsibilities. The main thing here is to create a balance in which none of the parties will feel infringed.
It will not be fundamental for a man to perform female affairs, and vice versa. Adhering to the golden mean, a couple can create conditions convenient for her, regardless of any social stereotypes. The most important thing is to give a man to show strength, and a woman to be gentle.
For those who are looking for something extraordinary
If you are thinking about what to do in your free time at home, while rain is pouring outside the windows and it is not possible to go outside, then the following tips may come in handy:
- Go through all the photos that are on your personal computer and make full albums out of them.
- If you know how to work with a graphics program, you can experiment with photo collages and image layouts for printing on a cup or t-shirt.
- Deal with your music playlist. Sort and sort the video library.
- Refresh the lists of books, you can take at the same time to read something for the soul. Get a list of read literature.
- Think about the order on the computer desktop - usually your hands don’t reach there at all.
- If you have the time, go in for self-education. Although, in fact, this should always be done. No matter how little time you have left for yourself, use it wisely. Excuses sound completely unconvincing that there is no time for developing programs and reading books. The brain should be constantly at work, and not stand idle in the margins of your life.
- If, by a happy coincidence, you have a lot of free time, then providence itself hints to you that it is time to enroll in developmental courses (learning languages, driving a car, photography, drawing, interesting needlework for the home).
- With a great desire, you can even get a second, third higher education, if time allows you to experiment as much as you like. Personal growth is an investment that will always pay off. Even if training does not benefit you, you will gain knowledge and job satisfaction.
- If your free time is really close to you, and attending trainings and courses requires selling your soul to the devil, then it is better to limit yourself to the following activities:
- reading a useful article;
- watching a motivational video or documentary;
- learning foreign words, at least 10 at a time;
- learning the basics of some computer program;
- getting some new needlework skill (for example, weaving with beads, weaving of baubles).
Everything will do good. The main thing is not to remain idle.
In addition to the options listed, you can arrange thematic days, for example, culinary, for beauty (masks, baths, etc.), for drawing, reading books. Speaking of books.
Book Bonus
It's nice to sit in a plaid blanket in a comfortable chair with your feet by the fireplace with a cup of hot coffee or tea and at the same time enjoy an interesting book.
Truly sincere are the works of Oscar Wilde - a man of open views on the world, a subtle psychologist with a fragile mental organization.
What are his thoughtful tales full of pains of ordinary people, whose needs are often bypassed. The author skillfully maneuvers between the concepts of science and feelings. His remarks are sharp and deep, like thorns of a rose.
If you have not read the works of Oscar Wilde, you may have missed something. Be sure to read his plays, full of healthy sarcasm and realism. As many admirers of this author say, each time his works, in particular, “The Protest of Dorian Gray,” allow us to rethink the current situation once again.