Why can't we have seven day weekends?!

Sitting here on a Monday night reminds me of being younger. When I was a kid I -hated- weeknights. They were so boring! Come home, do some homework I hated and then wait around the house or play outside for a bit. The only freedom from the neighborhood was when someone who could drive had an errand to run. It felt like being in some kind of secluded zombie apocalypse camp or the like. Leaving for even a few minutes was a lifeline to the real world! You got to see faces that were different and have some fun.

And man, the weekends? That was the salvation, the freaking light at the end of the tunnel that was the work week. Everyone was free to go out and do things, to have fun and just not need to worry about homework, work, projects of any kind. It was the time to let loose and have fun! Blow off all the steam that built up during school or work and just let loose. Run around a friends place, play some football or whatever sport you like and just go bonkers (Not the lame store...)! Even as a kid I noticed that older people, adults and teenagers sometimes, weren't as fun on the weekend. They wanted to plant their butt somewhere and just talk or watch something. Never wanted to run around town, play a game or do much movement of any kind! Very, very lame am I right?

Now, that realization I had this past weekend. I'm not old per se but I'm older. I understand more and more the want to take it easy on the weekends. I work during the week, drive and do errands for family and friends, go out and have drinks and any number of other responsibilites on my time I've chosen or been chosen for. The weekends have more and more become times where I want to rest and take it easy. Let my mind take a break while my body holds a couch or chair down. They don't call Sunday the day of rest for nothing, right? When I was younger it never made sense to be so lazy and not be go go go all the time. But each year older I get? I understand more and more.

So, for anyone I ever gave grief for being a lazybones when I was a snot nosed kid with too much energy? My apologies. I get it noooow. Weekends are what you earn during the week for all those hours put in. And for my future kid(s)? We're going to have a long talk about weekends when you finally understand words. Until then? Go bug you mom!

Till next time!