Do you ever feel like you have to get out of the house to relax?

I work from home. Therefore, getting out of my house to run errands, pick up my sons from school, or go anywhere is relaxing to me. Whenever I do not work at night, my kids are in my office with me asking me to show them different things to do on the internet. It is hard to relax whenever you are trying to help someone in your own working environment. Today, I was able to relax when I took a long drive to another city-alone. I felt great while I was driving and looking at the passing scenery. I turned my music up loud and chilled all of the way home.

Oh, yes. I often feel like if I could just get out of the house for awhile, I'd relax easier and feel better when I got back. My problem is, I have no excuse to leave and no friend to talk to or place to go. Besides, I'd feel guilty leaving my daughter with my grandma and brother.

I think the park is a great place to go and relax and not have to spend a lot of money . I often do that , whenever I just want to be somewhere calm and nice I would go to the park and enjoy the out doors .

For me this is a Yes. I have a harder time during the winter months. When the weather is good I to go for long walks or country drive at a slow pace. People may not like my driving but I put my hand out to tell them to pass me. Walks seem to call me down and allow me to think. I teach college students and I teach day classes and night classes so walks are very benificial for me. Yes, when on online I do get eye strain and need to focus on the outside if sit here for two long. I also love taking taking pictures too when I walk. You never know what you may see or encounter. Thanks Unique16

Sometimes yes. My brother is here all weekend and more than half the time he is usually watching TV (boring!) and it is on loud and drives me nuts. The rooms here are too close together. So I get bored easily when he is here. Tomorrow I plan to go out again and shopping is on the agenda if I find anything I like at the thrift store--they have half off sales at times and tomorrow is one of those times. I don't get the first of the choices though cause we always get there too late.

There are times, yes, especially if it's been crazy and a lot of stuff going on in there, like the holidays. It doesn't mean that I like to get away from there forever, it's just that I want to take a breather every once in a while. Refresh myself and then voila! I will be fine again.

Not usually. Often, going out means that we have an appointment or are going to the nursing home; so, staying in actually holds some appeal. It would hold even more appeal if we were in a house that I really liked; this rental has quite a few problems, so it isn't really as appealing a place to be as I'd like.

Yes, there are a lot of times when I want to get out of the house just to relax. However, the most tempting thought for me is getting out of the house for good and starting a totally independent life. If mom is still as active and energetic as before, I'll definitely convince her to come with me and live somewhere far away from our place. Sad to say, mom is too old to travel already and her diabetes is giving her health complications which means she has to stay at home. I can't leave her in the house. I want to be able to take good care of her myself. We live in a house owned by the mother's mother (my grandmother) with two of my maiden aunts. Me and my aunts don't get along pretty well. My parents are separated so I have to look after mom now that she's not capable of finding a job. This is not an issue to me but our other housemates tend to depend on me too in terms of our monthly bills. My mom's medication and my insurance is taking a great percentage of my monthly earnings. With the payable added to my responsibilities, I can't help but feel sad because I can no longer enjoy my salary. That's the reason why I'm trying my best to land a part-time job online recently. I need to make sure I still earn some extra cash in case of emergency in the future. There still my family and escaping my responsibilities would make me look so selfish to them. I'm still keeping my hopes high. I just pray to God that He give me more strength and courage to know the right thing to do for the problems that may come my way.

Hi Dominique! I think I really need to have some time to go out of our house and relax. There are times that I feel so bored and tired inside the house and need some air and space to relax. I want some pampering for myself and also to keep myself away from stress. I don't like to spend much money too, but I think having some of my friends with me, even just talking with them will make me relax and feel better.

Some people would think that being a stay at home mom is a lot more stress-free than being a career woman. But of course, we know better than that. We are just like doctors who are always on call 24/7. But I hope that husbands do give us some time off once in a week to be with ourselves and reunite with our own "circle". It is tiring to be constantly doing things in the house and worry some more later on. I do have my "me' time at least 3 hours in the morning. But I feel that it is not enough coz practically during those times, I could be doing things in the house. I just hope I can have one free day to just be with myself and be worry-free and stress-free.

If it comes to vacation, real relaxing time the answer is yes. I don't know but if I stay home every day will stay the same. I do have a garden but it doesn't feel like privacy. I spoke with my daughter about it last night.. she doesn't recognize that feeling, quess because she has plenty of time for her? Always in her room. But I even do not feel relaxed if I am in my own living room and someone is banging on the window or keep ringing the front door bell. I don't like people to do so and kind of force me to respond. Also elsewhere (outside/abroad) somehow the lifestyle is different. Year ago I went to the library to stay there for some hours. Reading a book or some magazines just to have some quality time with me.

Yes all the time. I am the kind of the person that does not like to stay indoor. I am the kind of person likes to stay outdoor and have fun. I'd rather go the beach than stay all cooped up in the house watching TV or sleeping.

Hmmm...sounds great! You've got a nice idea, relaxing without spending much. I did it last night too even though I'm not alone, I'm with a friend and we walked around the place so nice and had our coffee there afterwards we went to seashore it's along the park where you can see a breathtaking view of the place at night time, there's a lot of people which come and go there to take a look for a while and had some chai tea. Their are some tea shops near the place that serves good chai and it is actually cheap so we can try also... ;) It is a pleasant evening without spending much.

I think relaxing is important. I regularly take breaks and go out daily. But I try to work online all the time. It kind of makes me sharp. Occasionally on Sundays I go out. Yesterday I went to a movie for relaxing a bit.

I am a home body to begin with.. I could sit at my sewing machine literally all day long and enjoy it. Or bake things or play on the PC. I can't sit in front of the tv for long tho. But..during the summer I have to have the wooden blinds closed to keep the heat out, and in the winter I keep them closed to keep the cold out...so after a few days, I get stir crazy, feeling like I am in a box and need to get out and see sky!

Good day Dominique25, I always feel that way, as I can't really take my relaxation whenever I am at home. After what happened between me and my brother, I guess, relaxation cannot be find at the doorstep of our home anymore.

Yes, going outside even if its for just 30 minutes per day of walking is always a good thing.

When ever I want to relax ,I phone my friends and we get together and gossip over tea and then return home to finish the household chores with more energy .

I used to walk from the house every other day. I did this to maintain the endurance of my body. I do feel sick if I am not going out from my comfort zone.

Yes going out of house is a good way to relax for me.I usually take long walks during the evening.It is a good way to relax as well as a good exercise.If I stay at home,I would get engaged in some kind of work and won't be able to relax.