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A way of making weekends special

Marianne72

Since retiring, I've felt 'out of the stream' - not that I was ever much in the stream! I want to find a way of making weekends different, so the weeks don't run into each other. I decided to do several things which others might find useful: I would be interested in your weekend activities too.

1. as I eat home-cooked in the week, I'm going to buy ready-made at weekends. Also, treats I 'shouldn't' eat because of my type 2 diabetes

2. inspired by the lovely Beltane flower-strewn table   I'm going to decorate my tray/ table with flowers - real if I have them or artificial

3. as often as I can, I will stay in my PJ's all day. Luckily my garden is secluded, so I can even garden in my undress!

4. I'll stay in bed as long as I want - especially if my arthritis is particularly painful  and not feel I 'ought' to be doing something. No chores at weekends!

Perhaps we all need to look after ourselves more, doing what makes us comfortable and happy, rather than worrying about always appearing 'conventional'. What do you think?

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  • I'm not a massive fan of weekends and never really have been, it was different when I was at school, when I worked I quite often worked on a Saturday, I find the looseness of weekends a bit unsettling. I also used to find then incredibly lonely, as a single women or as a married woman who's husband was playing computer games all the time, weekends were a time that all my friends disapeared into partner and family land. I felt like I was shoved back into the toy box and ignored for a couple of days only to be taken out again on monday.

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  • I'm not a massive fan of weekends and never really have been, it was different when I was at school, when I worked I quite often worked on a Saturday, I find the looseness of weekends a bit unsettling. I also used to find then incredibly lonely, as a single women or as a married woman who's husband was playing computer games all the time, weekends were a time that all my friends disapeared into partner and family land. I felt like I was shoved back into the toy box and ignored for a couple of days only to be taken out again on monday.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    It's sad they were actually a difficult time for you, but I can understand that for some, it's too much of a routine disruption from the week (especially if you felt trapped by them).

    My youngest sibling works Saturday/Sunday but then is off Monday/Tuesday instead. I guess that's her weekend. She misses most family events on weekend days, but as she's also autistic and never managed them anyway, I think it's better for her. (We see her on school holidays instead and she gets on better that way!)