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Whats your life like after work?
- Thread starter Doom_Bringer
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Leave at 5, stuck in traffic between 30 minutes to an hour.
Once/twice a month library club activities/meeting. Stop by vape shop once a week after work, stop by 7-11 a couple of nights, gym twice after work, bike ride once after work, random chores/shopping, Fridays either visit GF or one of my friends.
Can't believe that so few of you visit stores/do food shopping after work during the week. The place is empty.
Plus, why bother changing into PJs.
Once/twice a month library club activities/meeting. Stop by vape shop once a week after work, stop by 7-11 a couple of nights, gym twice after work, bike ride once after work, random chores/shopping, Fridays either visit GF or one of my friends.
Can't believe that so few of you visit stores/do food shopping after work during the week. The place is empty.
Plus, why bother changing into PJs.
Honestly, my favorite days are when I have no plans after work:
5 o clock train home, usually back in the apartment by 6-6:30.
PJ's IMMEDIATELY go on.
Eat some dinner while catching up on TV shows/Giant Bomb content
Video games the rest of the night.
In bed by 10:30/11.
Busy days look something like:
-9 holes of golf with my brother after work, and then out to dinner
-happy hour with coworkers
-movie/dinner in the city with my girlfriend
-out to dinner with friends/family
-NYR games during the winter time
5 o clock train home, usually back in the apartment by 6-6:30.
PJ's IMMEDIATELY go on.
Eat some dinner while catching up on TV shows/Giant Bomb content
Video games the rest of the night.
In bed by 10:30/11.
Busy days look something like:
-9 holes of golf with my brother after work, and then out to dinner
-happy hour with coworkers
-movie/dinner in the city with my girlfriend
-out to dinner with friends/family
-NYR games during the winter time
Right now, because I have an infant and a toddler, it's:
Get home
Fix dinner for toddler
Fix dinner for wife and me
Do dishes
Give toddler a bath
Play with toddler
Feed infant
Take toddler to bed
Exercise
Shower
Feed infant
If we're lucky, have some time for sex and / or video games
Sleep until infant wants to be fed (usually two times in the middle of the night)
Wake up at 5:30
Get home
Fix dinner for toddler
Fix dinner for wife and me
Do dishes
Give toddler a bath
Play with toddler
Feed infant
Take toddler to bed
Exercise
Shower
Feed infant
If we're lucky, have some time for sex and / or video games
Sleep until infant wants to be fed (usually two times in the middle of the night)
Wake up at 5:30
Commute by train takes anywhere from one - one a half hour depending on how awful the subway is. I usually get home before the SO so I chill for a bit then start making dinner. They get home and we eat and watch something then depending on the day we'll either play something, continue watching the same thing or wrestling will be on, or I'll chill online while they do something creative. Eventually we'll get tired and go to bed.
Off work at 7pm.
Walk 10 minutes home.
Kiss my daughter and wife, make food.
Read financial press and HBR, study the markets.
Go to sleep.
No TV, no gaming. Way happier this way.
Walk 10 minutes home.
Kiss my daughter and wife, make food.
Read financial press and HBR, study the markets.
Go to sleep.
No TV, no gaming. Way happier this way.
Sadly there often isn't a lot of time to do a lot of stuff during the week.
Personally I wouldn't even bother cooking during the week, some bread with cold cuts and maybe some salad is enough over the week.
Personally I wouldn't even bother cooking during the week, some bread with cold cuts and maybe some salad is enough over the week.
Leave work 5-6 (depends on how early I go in), drive 25 minutes home. Either make something quick or have leftovers for dinner. Monday nights I usually go to Orchestra, otherwise I try to go to the gym a couple nights a week, lately been going with my girlfriend. Other nights I'll just hang out with her at my place usually, and we typically just fuck for awhile, then lay in bed and talk/listen to music. On nights when I just stay in alone, I'll just dick around on the internet, play a game (Samus Returns lately), or watch something. Once in a blue moon I'll get the motivation to play bass. Maybe about once a month I'll take the train into the city to see a show, but typically don't go out much on weeknights unless it's the gym or I need to get groceries.
Go to bed 11-12 depending on how late my partner stays, wake up at 6-6:30, and do it all over again.
Go to bed 11-12 depending on how late my partner stays, wake up at 6-6:30, and do it all over again.
A combination of eating dinner, going to the gym, watching the Cards game or Big Brother with my grandparents before bed. All things that are good at keeping my mind off the ex.
I leave work around 3:00pm, then go right to the gym. I run for 3.5 miles and then do strength training. Home by 4:45 where I immediately get swarmed by my three kids. We play outside and then eat dinner at 5:30. Clean up and then relax with them a bit. All kids in bed by 8:30pm. My wife and I then sit down and chat and/or watch a tv show. Bed by 10:30.
Out at 5. Home by 6:15. Work out/swim till ~7:30, Eat till ~8. From 8-10 try to relax, watch tv, play games, read or do something a bit more productive. Then at 10 walk the dog, wash up and get ready for bed. Then surf the web in bed till around 11 and go to sleep. Rinse, repeat.
Have a 10 minute commute. I either take my kid to Tae Kwon Do and then home, or straight home and cook dinner for the wife and kids. After that, try to get at least 1 or 2 things done around the house such as cleaning or yardwork. After that, it's TV/videogame time after tucking the kids in.
Take the kids to the playground
Cook them dinner and send them to bed
Watch TV
Wait for my wife to fall asleep
Play PS4
Sleep
Cook them dinner and send them to bed
Watch TV
Wait for my wife to fall asleep
Play PS4
Sleep
10 min drive home, workout, shower, chill w/ my girl & smoke or play videogames
Fuuuuuuck that.
Fuuuuuuck that.
I used to work 60-65 hour weeks, but just started a new job this week where I'll be pulling 40s again thankfully.
After work consists of the following on various days...
Swim lessons
Football practice
Soccer practice (2 kids)
Dance
Cub Scouts
Girl Scouts
and when I have time for myself...
Gym
Gaming
Squeeze in dinner somewhere every night and thats the routine. Love it though
After work consists of the following on various days...
Swim lessons
Football practice
Soccer practice (2 kids)
Dance
Cub Scouts
Girl Scouts
and when I have time for myself...
Gym
Gaming
Squeeze in dinner somewhere every night and thats the routine. Love it though
Yesterday: started work about 11:30...did a 6 hour shift, clocked out and took a nap, woke up about 6:45. had a 40 minute drive home, took a shower, went out dancing for about 3 hours, and on the way home got some del taco. That actually feels like a typical night for me.
Leave work about 3:50pm
Start my drive at 4:00pm
Home between 4:35-5:00pm (depends on traffic)
The days I goto jiu jitsu class I'll spend some time stretching and meditating prior to leaving at 6:15. Class runs from 6:30-7:30ish and I'm usually home by 8. Shower, dinner, and tv at that point. I'm in bed reading about 9:30 and asleep by 10
The days I don't have jiu jitsu class, I'll meditate for a bit and then play videogames for about 30-45 minutes. Wife is home about 5:45-6, so we'll chat and make dinner, watch tv, do dishes, relax. Still in bed reading by 9:30 and asleep by 10
Start my drive at 4:00pm
Home between 4:35-5:00pm (depends on traffic)
The days I goto jiu jitsu class I'll spend some time stretching and meditating prior to leaving at 6:15. Class runs from 6:30-7:30ish and I'm usually home by 8. Shower, dinner, and tv at that point. I'm in bed reading about 9:30 and asleep by 10
The days I don't have jiu jitsu class, I'll meditate for a bit and then play videogames for about 30-45 minutes. Wife is home about 5:45-6, so we'll chat and make dinner, watch tv, do dishes, relax. Still in bed reading by 9:30 and asleep by 10
This, or TV.
I can't really do anything after work as I need to go to sleep for my next shift pretty quickly but it pays off having 3-4 days off every week.
I had no social life, now I don't even have a choice. When other people are off on their weekends I'm working.
40 Minute drive to work in the morning
Work from 10-6:30pm
Around an hour to drive back home (fuck LA traffic)
Maaaybe go to the gym if I'm not too tired
Game and chill, go to bed
Work from 10-6:30pm
Around an hour to drive back home (fuck LA traffic)
Maaaybe go to the gym if I'm not too tired
Game and chill, go to bed
never thought i'd be one for routines but i kinda love it rn
Finish work about 5:30-6pm
Walk home via shops to get food for dinner
cook a dinner
have dinner while watching an episode of tv series or youtube with internet partner
do any chores or whatever i needed to get done
get a tea and maybe play an online game with partner
have a shower and get in my pyjamas
play a different game by myself
chat and say goodnight to partner
bed about midnight
Finish work about 5:30-6pm
Walk home via shops to get food for dinner
cook a dinner
have dinner while watching an episode of tv series or youtube with internet partner
do any chores or whatever i needed to get done
get a tea and maybe play an online game with partner
have a shower and get in my pyjamas
play a different game by myself
chat and say goodnight to partner
bed about midnight
Drive home or to the gym depends on the day. Make dinner then eat. Play some games or watch a tv show or movie. Go to sleep. Repeat. Obviously there can be slight variations.
Gym, home, videogames, food, sleep, in that order without fail. Getting kind of similar, but I'm thankful that I live a decent life for now.
Leave work at 5. Get home at 7. Chat with wife & kid. Shower.
Dinner @ 8pm.
If I'm not exhausted game or watch tv at 8:30.
Bed @10:30.
Up @ 6:30.
AM train @ 7:15.
Work @ 9:15.
Dinner @ 8pm.
If I'm not exhausted game or watch tv at 8:30.
Bed @10:30.
Up @ 6:30.
AM train @ 7:15.
Work @ 9:15.
I'm supposed to leave work at 4:30 but I tend to cut out at 4:15.
Drive home, which takes me roughly 15 minutes.
Cook and eat dinner.
Go and workout for at least 30 minutes.
Play games on my PC or PS4 or read a book.
Go to bed around 10.
I live a very chill life and enjoy it muchly.
Drive home, which takes me roughly 15 minutes.
Cook and eat dinner.
Go and workout for at least 30 minutes.
Play games on my PC or PS4 or read a book.
Go to bed around 10.
I live a very chill life and enjoy it muchly.
I get off work at 3, get home by 4, get ambushed by my daughters, give them a super spin into the couch. Get ambushed by the dog, calm down my oldest son who is now whining about getting ran over by the dog, kiss the Mrs, which is like the bat signal to my youngest, who then immediately drops whatever he's doing wherever he is, to toddler run between us and whine until I pick him up. Because he wants to stare at the sink. He thinks the sink is the coolest fucking thing in the world right now.
Then we eat, we put the younger three down at 7, the oldest at 8, and then my wife does her college courses, and I help out with anything she has trouble with, usually trying to translate what the heck the professor is trying to ask the class to do so she can start doing it (so many word salads in online courses).
Then we watch a show on Netflix or something and go to bed around 11 or 12.
Then we eat, we put the younger three down at 7, the oldest at 8, and then my wife does her college courses, and I help out with anything she has trouble with, usually trying to translate what the heck the professor is trying to ask the class to do so she can start doing it (so many word salads in online courses).
Then we watch a show on Netflix or something and go to bed around 11 or 12.
Right now I work a full time burner job as I go to school + live with a parent while stuffing money under the mattress + wait patiently on a couple of other job prospects.
My job sucks and the people suck, so I go home both mentally and physically exhausted. My mother, bless her beautiful soul, will cook for me, then I'll do house chores. After that, lately I've just been doing low-effort tinkery stuff, like fixing my guitars or modding video game consoles for friends. I'd rather be writing, making music, and playing as much hockey as I can, but I'm pretty burnt out right now. It'll pass, though!
My job sucks and the people suck, so I go home both mentally and physically exhausted. My mother, bless her beautiful soul, will cook for me, then I'll do house chores. After that, lately I've just been doing low-effort tinkery stuff, like fixing my guitars or modding video game consoles for friends. I'd rather be writing, making music, and playing as much hockey as I can, but I'm pretty burnt out right now. It'll pass, though!
Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
Get off at 4:30
Go to the gym for an hour
Go home
Spend time with son
Fix dinner
Feed/bathe son
Put son to bed
Spend time with wife
Gaming
Bed by 11
Tuesday and Thursday:
Get off at 4:30
Pick up son from grandparents (soon to be daycare in October)
Feed son evening snack/Playtime
Relax with a movie and/or gaming with wife
Bed by 11
Get off at 4:30
Go to the gym for an hour
Go home
Spend time with son
Fix dinner
Feed/bathe son
Put son to bed
Spend time with wife
Gaming
Bed by 11
Tuesday and Thursday:
Get off at 4:30
Pick up son from grandparents (soon to be daycare in October)
Feed son evening snack/Playtime
Relax with a movie and/or gaming with wife
Bed by 11
I know this thread is basically a list thread, so I'll offer a reply to one of them. Dude, you are going to fucking die. Sleep some more.
I drive for an hour back home.
I turn on my PC, PS4, and TV, then I feed my bearded dragon.
If I have plans, I leave. If not, I will dick around on the internet for a bit and watch some stuff. Then read comics or a book or draw.
I turn on my PC, PS4, and TV, then I feed my bearded dragon.
If I have plans, I leave. If not, I will dick around on the internet for a bit and watch some stuff. Then read comics or a book or draw.
- A short 10 minute drive home.
- Depending how tired I am, sometimes take a nap with the cats.
- Work out while watching Twitch or Giant Bomb.
- Have dinner before I head out, or I wait until I get back.
- Skateboard.
- Hit the bar and chat with friends.
- Skate home and go to bed.
Right now I work from about 6AM to 2PM. My schedule is going to become not normal, closer to 9-5, so my daily ritual will change. Probably won't need naps like I do sometimes right now.
- Depending how tired I am, sometimes take a nap with the cats.
- Work out while watching Twitch or Giant Bomb.
- Have dinner before I head out, or I wait until I get back.
- Skateboard.
- Hit the bar and chat with friends.
- Skate home and go to bed.
Right now I work from about 6AM to 2PM. My schedule is going to become not normal, closer to 9-5, so my daily ritual will change. Probably won't need naps like I do sometimes right now.
I've been sleeping for 2-4 hours for the last 20 years. I spent a good year or two working less than 2 hours a night while working two full-time jobs and a part-time job. Lol. Most people say the same, though.
Most people are right. It'll eventually come back to get you. God speed in your current endeavor, though. haha.
I work 9hrs Mon-Thurs and 4 hrs Friday.
For most days, start work 7:30. Leave 5pm. Get to gym around 5:15. Get home from gym around 6:30. Make/eat dinner until 7:30 or so. Look after my newborn while maybe getting a bit of tv or gaming in (unless I have other chores like cleaning, laundry, cleaning litter boxes, etc.), then bed by 10pm.
For most days, start work 7:30. Leave 5pm. Get to gym around 5:15. Get home from gym around 6:30. Make/eat dinner until 7:30 or so. Look after my newborn while maybe getting a bit of tv or gaming in (unless I have other chores like cleaning, laundry, cleaning litter boxes, etc.), then bed by 10pm.
Typical weeknight could be
Walk to the gym (onsite at work)
Wife picks me up and we run errands if we have any. If we don't we probably go get a beer/out for dinner.
Go home (eat dinner if we didn't go out)
Chill with wife for a little bit. Watch a show or movie we've been wanting to watch. Or play games together.
House chores with wife
Depending on remaining time before sleep, resume games, tv, or sex
Sometimes friends will want to get together during the week, but usually the weekend since all of our friends have kids now.
Friday after work is similar, except we skip the house chores and cooking and we go out for beer and food usually. Be it with friends or just us two.
Walk to the gym (onsite at work)
Wife picks me up and we run errands if we have any. If we don't we probably go get a beer/out for dinner.
Go home (eat dinner if we didn't go out)
Chill with wife for a little bit. Watch a show or movie we've been wanting to watch. Or play games together.
House chores with wife
Depending on remaining time before sleep, resume games, tv, or sex
Sometimes friends will want to get together during the week, but usually the weekend since all of our friends have kids now.
Friday after work is similar, except we skip the house chores and cooking and we go out for beer and food usually. Be it with friends or just us two.
Creative type so fliming content or commercial work to pay the bills
My days vary based on schedule
For instance
It could be wake up 5am drive an hour downtown work with client from 7am-3pm
Drive back nap for an hour wake up check content is up at 6pm previously shot interact with social media followers for an hour 9pm drive into the city again where I produce an overnight sports talk show till 2am
Other days it's wake up 8am book appointments till 12pm social media /calls /networking etc then prep for a book club I host that night at 6:30 spend the hour after meeting the group come home our time with the girlfriend we work together/live together it's the best
We just started streaming on weekends on twitch when we have free time she's playing Broken Age (fakesportsgreg)
I listen to audiobooks traveling or podcasts (since I'm doing 2 podcasts right now)
I read /write play games watch movies love to cook with her in our free time
Despite being out in public working with people chasing their dreams or goals
She and I value our time away from our business together
I appreciate we don't have permanent offices we do work out of a co-optional workspace with other entrepreneurs the freedom of being around those who would rather live in their car than fail at their business is liberating and very inspiring just as if we decide I don't think we should go to the office today let's work from home can be as well
I'm as fufilled as anyone I know and working to always keep it this occurring
I always get to do something new each day with my best friend
My days vary based on schedule
For instance
It could be wake up 5am drive an hour downtown work with client from 7am-3pm
Drive back nap for an hour wake up check content is up at 6pm previously shot interact with social media followers for an hour 9pm drive into the city again where I produce an overnight sports talk show till 2am
Other days it's wake up 8am book appointments till 12pm social media /calls /networking etc then prep for a book club I host that night at 6:30 spend the hour after meeting the group come home our time with the girlfriend we work together/live together it's the best
We just started streaming on weekends on twitch when we have free time she's playing Broken Age (fakesportsgreg)
I listen to audiobooks traveling or podcasts (since I'm doing 2 podcasts right now)
I read /write play games watch movies love to cook with her in our free time
Despite being out in public working with people chasing their dreams or goals
She and I value our time away from our business together
I appreciate we don't have permanent offices we do work out of a co-optional workspace with other entrepreneurs the freedom of being around those who would rather live in their car than fail at their business is liberating and very inspiring just as if we decide I don't think we should go to the office today let's work from home can be as well
I'm as fufilled as anyone I know and working to always keep it this occurring
I always get to do something new each day with my best friend
I finish work at 5, bus gets me home around half 6.
I say hi to my cats, eat dinner, eat a shit load of chocolate.
Watch Youtube videos I don't even enjoy until around 1am.
I want to do other stuff but in the moment I can never muster the willpower or energy to bother.
I say hi to my cats, eat dinner, eat a shit load of chocolate.
Watch Youtube videos I don't even enjoy until around 1am.
I want to do other stuff but in the moment I can never muster the willpower or energy to bother.
My work day usually consists of 4 hours of childcare then work while the kid naps. Timing varies a little, but I usually stop working around 3:30 or 4:00pm.
Then its hang out with kid and wife, maybe go to the park if weather is good. Eat dinner around 5, more hanging with kid. Put her to bed at 7, then either go to the gym or play games while wife goes to her gym. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights we watch movies or TV together after the kid goes to sleep. No gym those nights.
Interesting right?!
Then its hang out with kid and wife, maybe go to the park if weather is good. Eat dinner around 5, more hanging with kid. Put her to bed at 7, then either go to the gym or play games while wife goes to her gym. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights we watch movies or TV together after the kid goes to sleep. No gym those nights.
Interesting right?!
That shouldn't be physically possible, you would do well to enlist to be studied!
When I was working, I would get of for around 5:00, drive 20min home, play some video games, make dinner, watch the game, watch King of the Hill, and crash out around 10:30.
Now that I'm that Im back in school, everything is fucked up.
Now that I'm that Im back in school, everything is fucked up.
Leave work
Walk to gym
Workout
Head home
Dinner with wife
Some sort of entertainment (book/movie/tv show/game)
Short walk with dogs
Prep for bed
Wife cuddles
Sleep
Walk to gym
Workout
Head home
Dinner with wife
Some sort of entertainment (book/movie/tv show/game)
Short walk with dogs
Prep for bed
Wife cuddles
Sleep
Up until 4 months ago (pre-child): work from 7:30am - 5 or 6pm, drive home (15-20mins), cook dinner for me and wife, eat together and watch TV or play some video games solo or together, maybe go for a walk before sunset, do dishes/lite chores, in bed by 8:30-10pm.
Today (post-child): work from 7:30am - 5 or 6pm, drive home (15-20mins), cook dinner for me and wife, take turns holding baby/eating and trying to watch a TV show, entertain/feed baby while wife works out and/or showers, comfort/feed crying baby/walk around with baby/bathe baby until she passes out, do dishes/lite chores if I have energy/time, otherwise straight to bed by 9pm typically.
Today (post-child): work from 7:30am - 5 or 6pm, drive home (15-20mins), cook dinner for me and wife, take turns holding baby/eating and trying to watch a TV show, entertain/feed baby while wife works out and/or showers, comfort/feed crying baby/walk around with baby/bathe baby until she passes out, do dishes/lite chores if I have energy/time, otherwise straight to bed by 9pm typically.