Free Time During Work Week?

[arakboss]

For those of you who aim for 8hrs of solid sleep a day, cummute for work and work 8 hours a day: what is your largest consecutive block of free time you devote to hobbies on work days?

For me work related activities wipe out close to 10 hrs. Sleep/self care wipes out another 10 hrs (if I'm aiming for 8 hrs of actual sleep). On gym days, exercise activities have been wiping out another 2hrs. That leaves 2 to 4 hrs on a typical work day to split up for chores, dog care, eating, resting, family, errands and finally hobbies. Time management is not my strong point.

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[Koda]

That leaves 2 to 4 hrs on a typical work day to split up for chores, dog care, eating, resting, family, errands and finally hobbies. Time management is not my strong point.

sounds like your managing your time just fine, thats typical. I might get 2 hours if I stay on top of everything else....

 

[Local Loader]

For those of you who aim for 8hrs of solid sleep a day, cummute for work and work 8 hours a day: what is your largest consecutive block of free time you devote to hobbies on work days?

For me work related activities wipe out close to 10 hrs. Sleep/self care wipes out another 10 hrs (if I'm aiming for 8 hrs of actual sleep). On gym days, exercise activities have been wiping out another 2hrs. That leaves 2 to 4 hrs on a typical work day to split up for chores, dog care, eating, resting, family, errands and finally hobbies. Time management is not my strong point.

That's not too bad for time management, and if you're worried about not having enough time, you could combine some of those things. instead of running at the gym, take the dog, or a family outing with the dog. Make cooking a family activity, each person has a task and you talk with them while doing it. Hobbies (depending on what they are) can also be done as a family activity. Chores and errands are a little trickier but doable depending on what they are.

For me my work stuff takes 9-10 hours, sleep about 6-8 hours, working out 1 hour(combined part of it with workday), 1 hour min for family time, which leaves me about 4-7 hours for everything else. As for selfcare, a range day or afternoon about once a month works pretty good for me, sometimes even bring my kiddos along to shoot too. Plus, a camping trip at least once a year really helps.

 

[Tlock]

Looks like i get that bag of skittles today.....

 

[1775usmc]

Wake up at 05:30
Work from 06:30-17:00
Get home around 17:30 depending on traffic
Work out from 18:00 - 19:00
Cook/eat from 19:15 - 20:00
Shower/laundry/dishes 20:00-21:00
Read or watch a show from 21:00-22:00
In bed and lights out at 22:00

 

[Joe13]

10 hour work days - lots turn into 11 or 12 hour

Get ready for work and play with the dog takes an hour in the AM

Home by 6pm on an average day.

Watch some tv with the wife at dinner (meals are simple or prepped)

Play with the dog while zoning in and out of tv

Get ready for the next day and head to the bedroom for some YouTube and us time (talking and just being together etc)

Lights out and sometimes I will indulge in something I want to watch or play a phone game or I will pass out and do it all over again.

Chores get done on the weekends and the dog has been my hobby since we got her. She's 2 in a week ish and still a firecracker but she loves our time together and is kind of demanding. I wouldn't change it though.

 

[boattail]

I worked swing shift for years (24). I lived 15 minutes from work. I started my shift at 2:30 pm and I was off work at 10:30 pm. My typical day started at 7am with chores and then working on my projects. I tried to have everything buttoned up by noon but would go until 1 pm sometimes. 4-5 hours solid time on projects.

I would then shower and leave the house at 1:15- 1:30 pm and go to work but I would sit in the break room and eat lunch and watch the news until my shift started. I used this time to relax and be by myself with nothing to do,. If I stayed home that extra time I would not slow down.

I was home by 10:45 pm and in bed by 11 pm. I got my sleep and was able to keep that pace for 21 years. My time on projects was either my hobbies or secondary employment restoring old cars. The last three years I worked I took on a second job in hopes of using that for a retirement gig. I worked mornings from 6 am to 1 pm for a college teaching. I still managed my hour long break between jobs but it was grueling. I was missing that 8th hour of sleep. I had 15 hours paid time every day most of the time. When I retired from my main job I also had to quit my college job (long story but it was pers related). I found myself unemployed. I did go back to work part time but it involves full time work days/months just not all year. I have not worked in a 1.75 months....although today I will work for a couple hours and tomorrow all day.

Being home in the mornings for all those years I could get chores done, appointments any day I needed, shopping done, time with the wife, It was a great schedule for us as I did not have kids, swing shift and kids don't mix very well I hear.

What made it work was I did all my hard laborious work in the morning, took a break and then my main job was not physical, just mental and even that was not hard as I was good at my job so it was easy. I don't think I could have done the easy job first then the hard stuff after because when ever I had to work a day shift I always fell asleep when I got home.

 

[albin25]

I've been retired since 1996….
…. So, now I only have to manage WORK TIME during my FREE WEEK.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Never really timed it.
I take the time I need / can get...and be happy / grateful for it.

I need to be a "clock / schedule person" during my work hours...
I don't want to be one in my off time.
Andy

 

[Cavedweller]

Is this a "Free time for hobbies on work days" challenge?