My impulsive reaction to 'weekend' appears to have changed massively
My impulsive reaction to 'weekend' appears to have changed massively over the last couple of years and it's not so obvious that these changes happened consciously. What I've come to realize is that the changes I've noticed with the way I approach weekends have so much to do with the things I do in mid-week.
During my school days, my weekdays were mostly occupied with academic work... Lots of lectures, note-taking, academic research, school projects and stuff. Back then, my weekend was always the perfect time for house chores. Things like home cleaning and doing laundry took a great part of my weekend. When these are done, I still manage to squeeze out time for reading.
After graduating, you would think that my weekend would be less hectic than it was during my school days, but things got blown out of proportion when I started working in the Banking sector. The busyness of that line of work is unreal. I worked in the Marketing unit and we had a tight target to meet every month.
Despite leaving for work when it was too early to walk the streets and getting back home when everywhere was already getting dark, every Monday to Friday, my weekends were still widely occupied with maintenance of Banker-Customer relationship and the promotion of several packages the Bank has to offer to potential customers. This was a necessary sacrifice to make sure I will meet up with my monthly target.
After building my perception of what a weekend looks like in both scenarios, I've dived into an era where most of the things I do can be done remotely.
Boyyy... Have you seen how I flex my weekend at the moment? Haha.
At this very moment, I've consciously chosen not to place any significantly clear difference between weekdays and weekends. If you see weekends as the time to rest, relax and enjoy a nice TV show, then, any day of the week can pass as a weekend for me because I can do anything I want on any day of the week.
I can decide to make Sunday the busiest day of a particular week for me and nobody will make any bones about that. The liberty to flexibly tweak the activities you get involved with appears to be one of the perks that come with being a remote worker.
I'm not gonna lie... Sunday is the only day of each week that still holds a very unique sentimental meaning to me. My Sunday morning down to noon is often spent the same way... In the Church. Even if I'm unable to go to church on a Sunday, there is still this 'Sunday Vibe' I get about the day. Hehe.
That aside, every other day of the week is pretty much the same in my eyes;
I work every day and night.
I travel whenever I feel the need to do so.
I clean and tidy up my environs whenever the need arises.
I cook good food whenever I feel the need for it.
I dive into the Kdrama world whenever I want.
I watch football whenever Liverpool are playing. Doesn't matter if it's midweek or weekend. Hehe.
You see? I genuinely mean it when I say that everyday can just be as workful or restful as I want it to be.
It's not all rosy though. Having the privilege to tweak your time however it pleases you may not always come as a blessing. Yeah! The devil is always in the details, but we won't dive into those details. Just know that it takes a great deal of discipline to do your work diligently in the remote working space.
C'ya.
Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop Or Comma.
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