“Don’t let thoughts of Monday steal your Sunday.”
For many of us (read people who are chained to the corporate shackles), the week starts with the monstrous Monday and trickles its way down slowly but grudgingly to Friday. Before long we realize that we have wasted half of our Saturday in the previous night’s TGIF-over-enthusiastic hangover and the rest whizzes by in a swirl of Netflix or napping. Subsequently all that we really have left is a Sunday at hand, for which, I defer, sometimes a little nudge is needed to escape being like that little child in the supermarket who just goes wandering down the aisles, wanting all the toys at once! So here are some of the things I love to do that you can do this weekend as well to make those Monday morning blues look a little brighter.
- Rejuvenating morning walk
Yeah yeah yeah, we know that this might be a bit too much to ask, but the fresh air and the beautiful sunrise will more than make up for it. A good long walk with your spouse, or your sibling or even your dog (preferably with the dog!) will be the outset to make your Sunday active and refreshing. - Catch up with friends
Brunch, banter and besties! That’s a perfect weekend getaway while still staying in the city. Catch up with those friends whom you haven’t seen in long and have a good laugh. A Sunday without some laughter is truly a Sunday wasted. Or just watch a movie and go shopping. After all, a little bit of retail therapy is sure to take away the week’s worries. So pick up that phone and make some plans! - Netflix and chill(ax)
A Marvel movies or Brooklyn 99 marathon (or insert the genre of your choice) is the way to go if you want to be a couch potato this weekend and escape into another world – a world of Netflix! Just some cheese popcorn, pizza on your speed dial, a cushy blanket and you are good to go. Make some time for me time. - Cook, eat and repeat
Weekend is when you can throw into the embrace of your kitchen and have some fun experimenting with cuisines that you would like to cook. And if that cake sinks or the lasagna burns, well you always have home delivery! - Sleep and then sleep some more
The bed calls out to you more sweetly during a Sunday, doesn’t it? And you would be dammed if you don’t answer. Get into those comfy pajamas and fall asleep like a baby.
But while that feeling of anticipating a Sunday only to lament having wasted it is all too familiar to all of us. So more than anything, it is important to remember that doing nothing on a Sunday is also a great way to spend the weekend. With all of our tape recorders playing on a fast forward, sometimes it’s good to hit that pause button. We don’t have to use the weekend to become masters of squats or get a PhD in baking. Don’t let the regret of being unproductive take over the precious times of true relaxation that you have. So my agenda for this Sunday would be only one thing – to absolutely do nothing. And enjoy it.
