pottering about
Aimless domestic fussing
Pottering about is moving around without urgency, occupying oneself with small, unhurried tasks: He spent Saturday morning pottering about in the garden.
The phrase suggests pleasant aimlessness—tinkering, tidying, or puttering without any pressing goal.
Chiefly British; Americans more often say puttering around.
- amblingWalking without urgency
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- lazingResting without aim
- loafingPassing time idly
lazy Sunday · wandering · dawdling · tidying · moseying · fiddling · noodling · puttering · lingering · killing time · passing time · organizing · meditative · arranging · strolling · tinkering · mooch · patio
purposefulness
pottering aboutgetting things done
Accomplishing tasks effectively
knuckling down · toiling · grafting · buckling down · grinding