You days! What do you do? :)

JaydedMiss
JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Today i plan to dye my hair give myself a nice face mask and paint my nails. Iv had a long week i need to relax and wind down and treat myself.

What kinds of stuff do you guys do to reward/relax yourselves? Im curious of all the non food things people reach for now.
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  • CaladriaNapea
    CaladriaNapea Posts: 140 Member
    Definitely a long, long bath (initially with burning hot water), lots of bubbles, some type of scent, and a sincerely good book. Another nice treat for me is convincing my husband to go on a long relaxing walk with me.
  • ninyagwa
    ninyagwa Posts: 341 Member
    I read and take a nap, or read until I need a nap.
  • Petrolhead75
    Petrolhead75 Posts: 45 Member
    I walk the dog, its good thinking time, allows you to wind down an burns a few calories too
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    I shoplift electronics at Walmart. :|

    You're a keeper!
  • bikerjoe83
    bikerjoe83 Posts: 61 Member
    My daughter is at her mothers at weekends so I get two you-days. I spend my you-days going bored out of my mind. So today I went for a long walk (extreme for me!), ended up walking about 5km, got home, was feeling energetic so did half of my workout, rested, thought what the hell and finished it. So today I'm way under my calorie target. Tomorrow, I'll be bored out of my mind, I might go for a walk...
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    In a perfect world go skiing. In reality pretty much the same thing as any other day, there is alway so much waiting to be done.
  • Iwanttolosemymummytummy
    Iwanttolosemymummytummy Posts: 82 Member
    Hahahaha *laughing hysterically*

    "You days".

    Haven't had one of those in over eleven years!!

  • kimberleyabels
    kimberleyabels Posts: 1 Member
    Oh lord... I didn't do much today! Haha. Today I woke up around 12am and then I went down stairs searching for food (there was nothing) so I ate some cookies (very healthy... not) and after watching tv and eating my cookies I went to bed thinking what to do today. So I went to the shower, putted Beyoncé on and I litterally danced in the shower (we have a rain shower with spotlights) it took 1 hour when I was done. Later a friend remembered me that we have a lot of homework to do for next week.. UGH! So I went to her house getting ready for my French speech on Monday. and oh myyy... I can't wait when I'm done with that speech!!! So around 7.30pm I was back home and my brother made dinner for us (pesto spaghetti) and now I'm getting ready for my dance contest tomorrow. I am soooo excited for tomorrow :D

  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    edited March 2017
    On the rare day I actually get to be home by myself, I like to turn the music up loud and do lots of housework. Nobody to get in my way and I feel like I've accomplished stuff.

    I'm still trying to think of when I last had one of those days.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    I can't think of the last time...well how about "you-half-hours"? :wink:

    Right now--curled up under my electric blanket after a long run, reading MFP forums!

    Also, walks/hikes outside, and watching movies with the fam or movies/old sitcoms with hubby (usually does involve a beer or glass of wine!).
  • mrspett323
    mrspett323 Posts: 85 Member
    Lay in the bed and watch all my shows I have missed on my DVR
  • PennWalker
    PennWalker Posts: 554 Member
    Petrolhead75 wrote: »
    I walk the dog, its good thinking time, allows you to wind down an burns a few calories too

    Same here! I take long nature walks for exercise and peace of mind.
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    If we mean in general...I plan longer weekends. Having 3 days to unwind after the work week can be super nice! I usually plan them in advance, but this month started off rough so I took Thursday/Friday off this week and went to visit my boyfriend while he was out of town for work. I got to spend 2 days shopping/browsing and hanging out with him in the evening.

    I also get at least one massage each month - I've discovered how nice those are!

    ~Lyssa
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    Eat.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    haha lots of good ideas here, I ended up going to the mall to buy a heater mine broke an my birds were cold :( now im going to be warm and have a me night anyway XD
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    My Me Day involved walking up a waterfall, having lunch at the top and taking in the view.

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  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    My Me Day involved walking up a waterfall, having lunch at the top and taking in the view.

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    My friend went camping without me this weekend, He didnt know id wanna go but id of LOVED to go spend my weekend hiking, Especially after my long week xD Nature and relaxing is the best me day ever.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Today I had three hours to myself and I used it to perfect a spreadsheet I was putting together for my workouts.
  • tabletop_joe
    tabletop_joe Posts: 455 Member
    One word: Pinball.
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    I shoplift electronics at Walmart. :|

    :D:D
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
    I lay around the house and do nothing pretty much. I'm 48 and if I get a ME day then I'm not doing much. I don't do mani/pedi's and rarely get my hair done except maybe once per year. Yesterday I had the whole day alone until my husband got in from work so I walked on the treadmill an extra 20 minutes. That's something I can't do when the husband and kids are home.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    My me days are spent listening to podcasts and cooking. Sometimes I lay around and watch Star Trek episodes too, or go for a bicycle ride if the weather permits. I'm a party animal. Lol
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    haha lots of good ideas here, I ended up going to the mall to buy a heater mine broke an my birds were cold :( now im going to be warm and have a me night anyway XD
    I hope you got a bird safe heater...
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    I like to loiter at the gym. I just take my time and try some new things, or hit the pool. Then I go get coffee or lunch and read a book. Finally, a long hot shower and British period dramas. Sounds like a pretty great afternoon to me. :)
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I like to sew and crochet, cross stitch, all kinds of things. I can put on a movie and craft away hours.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    edited March 2017
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    You days! What do you do? :)

    What kinds of stuff do you guys do to reward/relax yourselves? Im curious of all the non food things people reach for now.

    Um.

    Well ...

    Um.

    There's this, I guess ...

    Here in Australia, there's a long weekend (last weekend) on about my birthday (last week).

    So we headed up north on Friday after work, and spent Saturday cycling 100 km with our Bike Fridays and discovered that mine, in particular, needs several adjustments to make it comfortable. That was one of my more uncomfortable 100 kms. Then we went to a theatre performance of Wicked which was really good. Well worth it!

    On Sunday, we did a 76 km ride on our touring bicycles that was hillier than expected, then went out to dinner to one of my favourite restaurants to replenish our energy. Then we dashed off to the Speedway where we were treated to a great deal of excitement. Especially within the first few minutes of being there, as a car hurtled in our direction!

    And today we capped it off with an egg breakfast that just hit the spot, a 41.7 km ride, and a little bit later, delicious pancakes with berries and ice cream and cream.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    Mmmmm I'm weird. I study Japanese during my 'me-time'.

    Or rather... right now I'm preparing my study materials so that I can then study...

    I'm currently working on adding all the vocabulary for the study book I'll be starting about mid-April in an Excel sheet, including English translation, stroke orders for Kanjis, conjugation for verbs and adjectives and usage particularities (such as 'used only with negative' or 'colloquial use, careful!')... Once I'm done with that, I'll print it all onto labels (two per item of vocabulary. Front: just the Japanese term and maybe an picture to illustrate the term; back: everything else) to make myself flashcards (index cards and the labels pasted on either side). That way I can slip a dozen or so into my handbag and use them to study when I have random minutes here and there such as waiting at a check-out and take notes on them as needed. It should take me about 1 month to master the 1000 or so words (well reading, not sure on writing, it's a *kitten* and I can't seem to remember all the strokes when I actually have to create them). That way, when I start the book, I'll only have to worry about the grammatical particularities and not the nitty gritty basics of what the words actually mean.

    I know that there's digital versions already available (including some neat apps for the phone), but what can I say, I'm an old fashioned girl, I like putting in the work myself. :smile:

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