# Your Day Off **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866 "2010-06-12T00:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/1 "2010-06-12T00:42:47Z")
When- or if- you have a whole day off from work/school, what do you do for fun? What’s your perfect day off? (Assume chores, errands, and getting caught up with stuff only take up part of the day.) ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/2 "2010-06-12T00:45:44Z")
I recently had one of these (first time in years). I stayed in bed - ate breakfast and lunch there - and alternated napping with reading a magazine. I like quiet time, and I like to read. I don’t want any other people near me except my hubby. I had all that, so it was very refreshing. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/3 "2010-06-12T01:29:32Z")
It just so happens that I had the day off today. I had several options in mind, including going up to Golden Gate Park to check out the new(ish) California Academy of Science and hitting Amoeba Records in the Haight. Instead, I sort of puttered around in the morning–over a couple cups of coffee I scanned some old photos from rock concerts I attended in the 70s. Then I went for a 15-mile bike ride. After I showered up, I drove up to Rasputin Records and picked up a used copy of Eddie Izzard’s _Dress to Kill_. I had a most enjoyable time watching that, after which I decided what I wanted for dinner and went to Whole Foods to pick up the ingredients. So now, I’m relaxing in front of my laptop, noshing on smoked trout quesadillas and black beans w/corn, onions and peppers. I have some ice-cold Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA to wash it all down with. This evening’s DVD, _Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7_, is cued up and I’m getting ready to press “play”. All in all, an almost perfect day off. And I still have Saturday and Sunday ahead of me! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/4 "2010-06-12T12:27:43Z")
I was afraid of this… Y’all are like me? You spend your day off in front of the computer? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/5 "2010-06-12T12:43:07Z")
Depends on the weather and how I’m feeling. If it’s nice out and I’m not feeling tired/stressed/sick, I’ll find something to do outside - bike ride, ski, snowshoe. Then something yummy to eat with a cold beer or bottle of wine, and curl up on the couch with a good movie, or go out and meet friends for dinner/drinks. If the weather doesn’t cooperate and but I’m feeling energetic, I’ll do an all-day cooking project. Something with a few courses that takes hours to put together. If I’m tired/stressed/sick, it’s the computer. Especially if I have a good game to play. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/6 "2010-06-14T12:35:26Z")
Sleep, sit on the SDMB all day, play video games, eat a delicious meal cooked by my spouse… … yes, I’m a woman. My brother recently described his perfect day just the same as I described mine, except the SDMB part. But I’m working on that. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/7 "2010-06-14T12:36:48Z")
What day off? I had to go ahead and come in to the office to finish my TPS reports. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/8 "2010-06-14T12:48:31Z")
Head north and go hiking. In winter, head north and go skiing. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/9 "2010-06-14T13:16:01Z")
If I have a day off, I like to sleep in a bit and then just potter around doing stuff that I like. That might mean going for a bike ride, or going for a wander round the shops, or just reading. I do have a day off this coming Friday and I fully plan to have no plans! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/10 "2010-06-14T15:31:22Z")
Hunting. Not necessarily shooting anything; the act alone is enough in the right situations. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/11 "2010-06-14T17:07:16Z")
My ideal day off would involve lots and lots of sleep and the knowledge that I didn’t have to do anything or be anywhere if I didn’t want to. It’d probably wind up looking a lot like **NinetyWt** ’s, only with a trip to the pool or bookstore. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/12 "2010-06-14T17:12:58Z")
My “days off” are never days off. I get one day a week off, Tuesdays, and I keep our boys (8 and 4, the eight year old is out of school right now, otherwise it’d just be the 4 year old) home from daycare on my day off to save us money. Needless to say, they are up and at 'em before 8am, so I can’t even sleep in. I wake up at 5:30am on workdays, so it isn’t a big deal, but it’d be nice once and awhile. I work every weekend too and even when I get home, there’s always yardwork, shit to fix and or do around the house, laundry, cleaning, etc. I can’t wait until the boys are older and I can get them to help out Mom and Dad with some of the stuff around the house! ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/13 "2010-06-14T17:37:51Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > My ideal day off would involve lots and lots of sleep and the knowledge that I didn’t have to do anything or be anywhere if I didn’t want to. It’d probably wind up looking a lot like **NinetyWt** ’s, only with a trip to the pool or bookstore. I just realized I didn’t say what I actually _do_ on a day off. Days off are usually so I can go to a school event with my son (like the half day I took Friday to go to the carousel) or I schedule a bunch of doctors’ appointments on the same day to get them out of the way. Having time to myself is gravy, if I get it. Like **FoieGrasIsEvil** , being home = work. My kids are usually up around 6:30, sometimes earlier, so from the time they get up to whenever I manage to go to bed, it’s go, go, go. If fun is goal, we usually do something kid-oriented, like go to a park, a pool or something similar. Both kids are ridiculously energetic, even the baby, so it’s a challenge to wear them out. My ideal day isn’t necessarily doing nothing, but at least having that option. Days to myself are all about possibilities. I _could_ do X, Y or Z if I wanted to, but I don’t have to. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/14 "2010-06-14T18:20:46Z")
Ideally, I would love to spend my spare time writing, but my muse has evidently decided to take a vacation and didn’t invite me to come along. ☹ I miss writing. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/15 "2010-06-14T20:14:07Z")
I wake up and plop myself on the couch, and turn on some crappy tv (like reality shows…mmm reality shows!) Then I usually fall asleep again for a bit. If the weather is ok I will take my dog for a hike or to play at the dog park. Sometimes I go shopping for odds and ends I need around the house. Then I take a shower and get all squeaky clean (the power shower hour I call it - long shower, shave, do my toenails, pluck hairs), put on some clean jammies and watch more TV until I fall asleep. Aaaah… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/16 "2010-06-14T21:17:16Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > What day off? I had to go ahead and come in to the office to finish my TPS reports. Um, yeah, did you get that memo about cover sheets? ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/17 "2010-06-15T00:39:34Z")
My perfect day off is when I feel more rested in the evening than the morning. It hasn’t happened yet. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/18 "2010-06-15T01:21:32Z")
These are GREAT days off!! ---
**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/19 "2010-06-15T03:13:09Z")
you mean an Xtra day off? Is this board really filled with people working 7 days per week as this thread implies? ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-day-off/542866/20 "2010-06-15T04:37:43Z")
Well, it’s kind of like FoieGras mentioned; if you’re a parent you don’t really get ‘days off’.