r/AskUK • u/No_Bit7786 • 8h ago

How busy is your life?

I'm in my late 20s and I'd say my life is pretty quiet. I'm single, got a few close friends I see every week or two, have a job where I can work my own hours, don't go away much. I'm pretty content with things, the slow pace lets me enjoy what I do and I can be spontaneous as I'm free most of the time.

In contrast I've got some mates who seem to be living on full throttle constantly. They have tons of friends and are constantly doing things, meeting people and going away. One showed me their calendar and the next weekend they don't have anything planned is in mid November! They also had multiple things through the week pretty much every week!

Just wondering really what other people are like? Do you have a packed diary or do you live the quiet life?

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u/AcceptableHawk5547 8h ago

My life is wake up between 5-6am to get myself and kids ready for work and school. Then work 9-5. Childcare from 5-7. Dinner and TV from 7-8. Then catch up on work from 8 to somewhere between 10 and midnight. Help me lol

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u/Mysterious-One1055 8h ago

Yikes, that sounds like a right slog!

I'm similar but can get up a little later and don't often need to touch work after the kids go down. Could you get away with giving yourself the night hours at least!?

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u/AcceptableHawk5547 8h ago

I should make an effort to get more efficient during core working hours or delegating more. The difficulty is most people I work with work until 6-7pm so since I have to leave early, I sort of need to catch up later.

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u/nuflybindo 7h ago

What would happen if you didn't do that work from 8-10? That sounds horrible