What do you do for 'me' time?

What do you do for 'me' time? I was running/exercising and that was enough but I'm not doing that at the moment. Everything else I think of costs money and we don't have much spare cash at the moment. I feel like all I do is cooking, cleaning, kinder runs etc (im sure a lot of us feel like this).

So hit me with some ideas to get me out of the house without spending too much cash.

I volunteer.

Walk.
Volunteer
Study

Am I allowed to say Bellybelly??? :lol:

Things I like to do: escape into a good book (Goodreads is a good place to start if you've not read anything for a while or are a bit uninspired about what to read next) - this process includes heading down to the public library, where as a bonus they have a cafe. So you can pick up some glossy mags, a good novel, and then linger over a decent cuppa. I also go op-shopping (more for random stuff than clothes), take classes (eg, make candles, learn to quilt, tai chi), join a group (eg, writers' groups, that's what I'm interested in). This last thing is a bit like joining a club - it's good because you get to do something you're interested in, you meet people who are interesting, and then there's the element of attending regularly which means you get to form friendships as well). I also love going to the cinema, and going by myself - or with a friend - in the daytime is often the only way I can get there (it's cheaper as well). And my other favorite thing is to go on a bit of an adventure tour - where I basically drive my car in a general direction, then I head off the main road and I stop and check out anything that I think looks interesting - parks, antique shops, bookshops, cafes, markets, craft places, op shops, etc. Because I'm travelling at my own pace, I can explore as much as I feel like. This is a great one if you're a photography enthusiast because you can just ramble as the mood takes you (I do this but I stop and write as I go). Try it. :)

I go to the gym or walk the dog. Most of my 'me time' is being at home but being able to concentrate on my chosen activity. So I might set myself up in our study or bedroom and work on a photobook or read undisturbed while my husband keeps the boys occupied. Every now and then I'll hop into bed super early while my husband does an easy tea, I'll watch a movie or read, so lovely when you're running on empty :)

Walking

My makeup
Exercise
Make beauty products

I draw =)

Start a book club! Take up a hobby.

Me time is making things. Cooking/baking, sewing/knitting.

Mastering vintage hairstyles.

Catching up with friends.

I'm hoping to start walking with a friend soon.

Pinterest is me time. Snuggled up in bed with a hot beverage. Also helps me find more me time activities.

Even something as simple as grabbing a take away coffee and sitting in a park can be good for the soul.

Great ideas ladies, keep them coming. Not sure if I'm the joining a club or class type of person. I'm trying to organize more regular catch up with friends.

My best friend just moved to the same suburb, we are absolutely loving walking together a few mornings a week. Exercise + chatting with my BFF = perfect!

I catch the train home from work ... does that count?

I'm sometimes with friends, sometimes on my own.

If on my own, I sometimes listen to music and do puzzles, sometimes read, but nap more than anything, these days ...

Ride/hangout with my horses. Read. Meet a friend for a meal/coffee.

I'm thinking cooking classes. But I need stuff on a regular basis. I hate the feeling of Groundhog Day!

Ladybug, when you are able to get out there and do some classes or try some activities out, you will find ways to bring those things home & fit them in around other stuff. So your me-time grows. :)

Yeah that's very true, that's what I thought the cooking classes would do. Thanks for your suggestions ladies!

I watch trash tv.

I read a book in bed mostly. It's very rare I get out with no kiddies, so this is how I de-stress and have a little time to myself.

I like to learn stuff. There is an endless amount of university content you can access online for free. It's brilliant.

Or sometimes something random strikes me like the last month I've been pretty obsessed about pencils and have been learning all about their history, their role in history, making them and just all sorts of things. I actually started writing a screenplay based on pencil related history, although it is part fact part fiction lol.

I like thinking about and researching the meaning of songs or quotes or poetry. I like researching about the person/s behind them too and how their world view might have developped. I like trying to alter or build on quotes to be more reflective of my worldview, I like penning my own sound bites too. And speeches, I enjoy writing speeches even if they'll only ever be for me. I find it really helps to write how I would express myself to others to organize my feelings and reasons and shed light on any glaring holes and such to work through.

Things like TED talks and documentaries too. I basically spend my free time thinking or doing things to help organise my thoughts (writing or art usually) or watching/reading/listening stuff to inspire thought.

Oooo yes. Learning! I get mini obsessions too. ;)

I decided to study nursing as a thing to do for myself and when I'm having a break from that my me time either involves watching call the midwife, game of thrones or just plain nothing on the couch or having a nap

It's not out of the house unless you count in the hammock on a nice day lol, but I read.

Blog
Sew (especially upcycling. I hardly spend any money, just scavenge stuff and make itinto other cool stuff)
Swim
Volunteer
Read
Bake

And, if I need it with kids, I bundle them into the pram and walk and walk and walk and walk, especially on a busy road where I can't hear them talk and I disappear into my own daydreams.

What is 'me time'? Lol

I wish I could crochet. And make amigumuri. And fancy biscuits!

But at the moment (pregnant) it usually involves me lying in bed trying not to vomit :(

Sleep
Play games on my phone
Surf net for random stuff
Crochet
Organise photos
Online shopping
Gumtree
Belly belly

Seriously when i do get some me time (if i ever) last thing i want to do is use my brain (work already burns that part lol)

I went to a cafe today with a trashy mag! It was great!!

I catchup with friends for a wine (or several!) or dinner (or both!). I love catching up with my girlfriends on my own, it's heaven!

I shop a bit when I have time to myself. I love browsing with a takeaway coffee in hand, bliss.

My other favourite is going for a walk by myself with some music on. Love it.

I went to a movie by myself tonight. Would have loved to follow it up with a night in a big bed by myself too.

Still the train for me, mostly.

Though I want to start doing regular walks, now that it's getting lighter later ... :)

ah, me time. ... a distant memory

I ride my horse.
It's my happiest place in the world.
I am just rediscovering this and it makes everything in my life better.

Um, yeah... me time... Distant memory, although it is starting to come back to me now...

I am desperately trying to cut down on "stuff", so op-shopping is not bringing me the same joy it once did. That said, I have bought a number of old wardrobes (smaller Gents' wardrobes and a nursery wardrobe) and a 1960's secretariat desk which I am restoring, and I have also refinished a cot. I figure they are all useful items, and I can put my "stuff" in them, lol. It is a new skill I had to learn, and I really enjoy the process of stripping them down (by hand, omg!), sanding to a fine finish and then refinishing. I like the attention to detail.

Baking makes for good me time, as does enjoying the fruits with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

Napping. Love naps. Especially when others are napping too!

Studying. I have just enrolled in an online course, which is Governement funded/subsidised/whatever it is, so that makes it affordable.

I work and study. I love the adult time, and doing something for myself. Leisure raing is rare, but very enjoyable, and with the nicer weather Im going to do a bit of sunbathing an reading on my kidfree days.
But I also enjoy doing the housework on my own and running