Just make it Monday, please

[jay]

I often dread weekends... this one perhaps a bit more than usual. Today... yes/no decision on funding the Arctic field season at 11am. Then couples-counselling tonight. I wish I'd lined up lunch today, but have been too preoccupied to plan ahead. Tomorrow night... no plans. Some slightly-stressful socializing with the kids in the afternoon. Should have planned ahead, again. Sunday... Father's Day... no plans (sound familiar? heh) other than I need to confront the issues around my father's illness again and give him a call.

Why do other people look forward to weekends? For me, work is generally more satisfying and less stressful... still, three days and it will be over, thankfully.

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[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

I've dreaded some weekends myself. Mostly when other people around me had plans and were happy with them, while I was having mood swings or locked up and depressed.

Weekends have been times I've traditionally looked forward to having time to myself or with people I care about. Being able to go to the beach for a few hours without having to answer to anyone, and turning the cellphone off. Being able to create art or write personal stories. Hiking. Swimming. Going to picnics and BBQs. I love summer weekends in particular, usually.

I suggest that you find some way to look forward to weekends. Maybe you can take up a hobby or attend some classes -- Spanish, perhaps? Something that would be appealing to you or might come in handy in your personal life and work.

Weekends don't have to suck. At least, not all of them.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

go to the beach for a few hours without having to answer to anyone

That's much more likely to be possible for me on a Tuesday than a Sunday...