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April 23rd, 2009

Several years ago Life Magazine conducted the Great American Weekend Study, and discovered that 47% of the people surveyed wait until Thursday night or later to plan their weekends. I don’t even need to tell you what happens when we wait too long to plan---the weekend slips through our fingers and before we know it’s Sunday night, and we didn’t do anything fun or refreshing....

Tags: Weekends, balance, work-life balance, time off, downtime, productivity, organizing

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Comment posted on 04/23/2009 at 12:38 pm

If I have some social things to do, I try to limit them to one or two things. One is better! I don't plan every segment, just have a domestic project or family outing and revolve the weekend around getting ready for it, and cleaning up after! I really don't like to end up Monday morning behind on the week already, so domestics are a must. Saturday morning, however, is always time with my hubby-uninterrupted!

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Comment posted on 04/23/2009 at 09:38 pm

The familly gets together on Sunday afternoon and evening to eat and just enjoy each other's company. I usually cook a nice meal, but if we have had a late lunch, we might just make a big bowl of popcorn and watch a movie together. It's very relaxing and restorative.

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Comment posted on 04/23/2009 at 11:32 pm

At the risk of sounding like a "right-wing extremist" I suggest that Sunday Church services are relaxing and refreshing. And Saturday finds me enjoying yardwork in the fresh air and sunshine caresses each waking hour. Happy Dae. http://ShoeStringGenealogy.com

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Comment posted on 04/24/2009 at 04:46 am

To renew or sharpen my saw - I spend some quiet time reading, listening to music and having dinner with friends. Basically anything that does not require a lot of brain work.

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Comment posted on 05/11/2009 at 11:49 am

When was the survey conducted? The Weekend Getaway was a great 90's invention. It was the era of cheap gas, easy air travel, easy online booking, reasonable hotels rates and services. Thursday was plenty of time for contacting travel companions and booking some easy to get to destinations. Now, gas is expensive, air travel is a nightmare, online booking is a gamble, hotels have 5 stars prices and 2 stars services. People don't plan their weekends because they are staying home. A pleasant stroll in a nearby park, relaxing time for one's hobbies and family, sharing reasonably priced eating out options... It is only two days, before long, here comes time to plan for the week.