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.

Comments

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

A good mixture IMO... some structure, some ad-lib.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I agree, and I haven't always had it. Don't manage it every weekend even now, but it's something I've worked to create. Some of it has been at the expense of other things -- I tend to let household maintenace and chores slip more than I should because I just don't have time for everything. I'm working on finding better balance there.

Is there a way you can work towards similar balance in your weekends? Set aside a few hours that are consistently your time, like my Saturday mornings are? A time you can choose to use in other ways, but others can't take away from you without an extremely high priority reason?

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I doubt it, but I'll ask... with four people dependent on me at home, fencing time at home is hard.