Chasing The Weekend

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or the present.I pack my days with a non-ending to-do list, often finding myself caught in the routine of work, tending to my dogs, managing chores, and hitting the gym. Setting goals and achieving them is a good thing, but like many, I forget to enjoy the journey too, and all the random Mondays and Wednesday evenings in between. Instead of savoring the moment I find myself in, I await the weekend to disconnect and replenish myself for another week of work. But considering we only have 52 weekends in a year, I find them slipping away way too fast!Before I know it, another year will have passed, and I will find myself back in January, wishing for warmer days and sand between my toes. It’s an ongoing cycle of work, then enjoyment. But if I could make myself unstuck, and instead

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of chasing the weekends, be present and enjoy my work days and all the random evenings in between, my life would be a lot more colorful. Don’t you think?Let’s rewind to my Monday last week– the high I felt after finishing my evening workout, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee every morning before a busy day begins, my daily runs with my dogs while listening to an Ed Mylett or Joe Rogan podcast, and all of the random Wednesday evenings I spent doing dishes with my husband, laughing and being silly together– all of these moments will matter when I look back at them later. I don’t want to miss out just because I was too fixated on checking off my to-do list, planning my life 5 years from now, and always chasing the weekend instead of enjoying all the 260 work days in between.</article></body>

The weekend is like an oasis in the desert.

It is that longing finish line we seek during a 50-mile race. But it never stays long enough, and we are left with a nagging feeling every time Monday morning rolls around…

Photo of author by: JG Photography

Chasing the weekend is an ongoing cycle that most people get caught in, myself included. Mainly because the weekdays can be a drag when stuck in the same 9–5 job we’ve been in for years, or in my case, hustling through my days without taking the time to savor the present.

I pack my days with a non-ending to-do list, often finding myself caught in the routine of work, tending to my dogs, managing chores, and hitting the gym. Setting goals and achieving them is a good thing, but like many, I forget to enjoy the journey too, and all the random Mondays and Wednesday evenings in between. Instead of savoring the moment I find myself in, I await the weekend to disconnect and replenish myself for another week of work. But considering we only have 52 weekends in a year, I find them slipping away way too fast!

Before I know it, another year will have passed, and I will find myself back in January, wishing for warmer days and sand between my toes. It’s an ongoing cycle of work, then enjoyment. But if I could make myself unstuck, and instead of chasing the weekends, be present and enjoy my work days and all the random evenings in between, my life would be a lot more colorful. Don’t you think?

Let’s rewind to my Monday last week– the high I felt after finishing my evening workout, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee every morning before a busy day begins, my daily runs with my dogs while listening to an Ed Mylett or Joe Rogan podcast, and all of the random Wednesday evenings I spent doing dishes with my husband, laughing and being silly together– all of these moments will matter when I look back at them later. I don’t want to miss out just because I was too fixated on checking off my to-do list, planning my life 5 years from now, and always chasing the weekend instead of enjoying all the 260 work days in between.