I don't for a moment believe my work defines me as a person or my life in general; it's a means to an end and I work because because I'm working towards a goal which is to have a greater ability to do the things I enjoy doing rather than having to go to work. One is helping the other become a reality right now so I work, including on the weekends sometimes.
One of the ways I make it easier to work on the weekends is to think about all the things I have done and love doing. It makes me happy and excited for the present and future.
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I have a lovely life with comfort, excitement, relaxation and entertainment and a beautiful house to call home; but the most important things are my health, happiness and the guy who shares my life and while we need finances to fund our lives we are most grateful for those things. We're also grateful for the opportunities our hard work and good decisions give us, one feeds the other I suppose; the work gives us opportunities to lead fulfilling lives and that gives us the impetus to keep working for that very same thing; fulfilled lives.
The #weekend-engagement topic asks what I would rather be doing than working on the weekend and I think it's a great question because unfortunately many people can't actually list the things they like doing; I think that's because they are so collared by their jobs, or maybe it's because they're boring and unimaginative people; I'm neither.
I'd rather be...Sleeping, playing with my cat, reading on the couch, having bubble baths, snuggled on the couch with my guy watching a series, working in or watering my garden, walking on the beach in a bikini that compels my guy to look, on a road trip, having a picnic, antiquing in small country towns, flying to Europe, chatting over coffee and cookies with my guy, having lunch with my friends, planning our next trip overseas, enjoying our next trip overseas, coloring in and painting, making a special dinner and having an intimate night at home with my man, changing my bed linen because I love fresh sheets, having bubble baths - yes I know I said this already - packing our equipment to go camping, hiking in a secluded wilderness location with my guy, making love under the stars, swimming naked with my guy, snoozing on the couch, sneaking into my guy's hammock and snoozing, snoozing in the middle of the day, snoozing before taking a snooze - you get the idea - at the library picking out my next book, having coffee with my guy at a cafe and people watching, watching my guy do his hobbies and other things he does, laughing because my guy makes me laugh, pretending to help wash the car while he's actually washing the car looking at me in my bikini...and a million other things.
You probably get my point...I'd rather be doing anything else than working on the weekend because life is so exciting and vibrant and is, in my opinion, there to be used well and by doing things that bring enjoyment, happiness and fulfillment. Work does not do that for me. I get satisfaction out of my job, I like it, but it's simply a means to an end.
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