Monday, September 7, 2009

Three Day Weekends: We Should Have More of Them!

Labor Day always used to feel like a wasted holiday. It always falls a week or two after school starts (or only a few days after school starts, for some), and it made me wish we could save it for February or some other bleak month when there are no holidays. However, this year I must say I am very grateful for the 3-day weekend, and it couldn't have come at a better time. My coursework has been very heavy lately (hence no blogging, if you've noticed). Last Thursday night, I devoted the evening to finishing up some school projects so that I could enjoy my weekend without cracking a book.

The weird thing is, I have this compulsion to check the discussion boards for my classes constantly now that we are entirely online. It's as if I'm afraid I'm going to miss something. That being said, I wasn't sure that I'd be able to stay away from my laptop...but I did! I made it all the way to Sunday morning (when I just popped in to make sure my group member had posted our project on the discussion board). Progress! I got back on this evening, but only because I felt that I had done sufficient relaxing. I visited my sister and my best friend in Texas, went shopping, took the kids to the water park, played tennis with the hubby, read a book (for pleasure!), and [insert dramatic pause here]...I slept in this morning. Heaven!

I'm trying not to think about the upcoming weeks which look to be VERY busy both at work and at school. Why ruin a moment?

I just know one thing: three day weekends are wonderful, and we should have more of them!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think every weekend should be three days Day one: chores, Day two: fun, day three: relax completely, ready for the shortened working week!

Megan said...

Agreed!

Caz said...

Glad you got to have a breather!!

Anonymous said...

Three-day weekends are bittersweet for me. As a full-time student with two kids, they make my day more convenient because my kids don't need to be picked up at school, but I hate that they are home alone all day (they are older now--part of why I can be in school) and that I can't be with them.

I added you to my blogroll. My blog is about non-traditional students.

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