Nannies, how do you reinvigorate or renew on weekends?

[Anonymous]

Maybe with the reopening, I’m doing too much. I feel so tired this Monday morning.

[Anonymous]

I take walks, go hiking, go to the beach, etc. Occasionally, I catch a movie with friends.

[Anonymous]

I enjoy quiet and hours of not talking. Long walk and hikes where I’m not pushing anyone or pointing out flowers and birds. Reading and doing an online class. Having dinner and hanging out with adult friends in the evenings. By Sunday night, I miss the little bugs and can’t wait to see them.

PS. I do all cleaning and laundry during the week so I have weekends clear. I used to feel like you when my weekends days were errands, grocery shopping, laundry and cleaning. Now I divide those tasks (except Sunday Farmers Market) before and after work during the week.

[Anonymous]

I am usually too exhausted to do anything like clean my house, wash my clothes, buy groceries, etc.
I wish I could sleep all day long.

But if I did that - then I feel like my “to do” list would just grow exponentially.
So I try to fit in whatever I can on my days off but make sure to also kick back & catch up on my reading and watching movies on my phone.

[Anonymous]

Smoke weed and drink

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately I work most weekends for free. My boss constantly has me run errands on the weekends. I will get a text on a Saturday that we need potato salad we were just invited to a party need it in 2 hours. Then I have to stop doing whatever I was doing to go buy potato salad .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately I work most weekends for free. My boss constantly has me run errands on the weekends. I will get a text on a Saturday that we need potato salad we were just invited to a party need it in 2 hours. Then I have to stop doing whatever I was doing to go buy potato salad .

You need to stop doing this, OP. Are you a live-in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately I work most weekends for free. My boss constantly has me run errands on the weekends. I will get a text on a Saturday that we need potato salad we were just invited to a party need it in 2 hours. Then I have to stop doing whatever I was doing to go buy potato salad .

You need to stop doing this, OP. Are you a live-in?

Yes I am

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smoke weed and drink

Me too. I guess we’re both older nannies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smoke weed and drink

Me too. I guess we’re both older nannies.

Really? Why would an older nanny be more apt to drink and get high on weekends? It my world, that’s a young person’s game.

[Anonymous]

I’m an older nanny who sadly is not going to get high or drunk over the long weekend


This weekend I’m going to totally deep clean my house and do all paper work. I’m doing the “big shop” for supplies and frozen foods.

Once the big stuff is done, usually every three months, cleaning is easy during the week. I do something every day to keep it in check. Then I spend my weekends with friends and former charges. I’m always excited to see my charges on Monday mornings.

[Anonymous]

Dinners out with friends, online shopping and tidying up my house. My husband works weekends so I also get meal prep accomplished. We thankfully have cleaners every two weeks. I detest grocery shopping on the weekends so they are ordered online and picked up curbside on Wednesdays after work.

I’m currently on the couch drinking wine with my dog.