How Do You Find Relaxed on a Weekend?

India
July 13, 2009 10:07am CST
Do you get some time to relax yourself on weekends? how often do you get time for your self during weekends? A 9 to 5 job on all 5 days could be stressful and tiring. you wait for the weekend to relax yourself and spend time with family and relatives. however spending time with family and friends could also be tiring sometimes when the responsibilities are heaped on you. some like it best when they are left alone. what is your typical relaxed weekend would be?
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@marcyyyy (517)
• United States
13 Jul 09
I know what you mean about weekends. Sometimes my weekends were more stressed than my workdays! Having elderly parents would keep me busy doing things for them, or taking them shopping or to the doctor's. I've had some weekends so stressful that I couldn't wait for Monday!!! But, I love my parents, and they needed me. Being an only child they depended on me so much. They are both deceased now, and my weekends just flow easily. I'm not working right now, so weekdays and weekends are almost the same for me now.
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@marcyyyy (517)
• United States
14 Jul 09
I'm sorry to hear about your illness, and I wish you the best in finding a less stressful job. I'm still looking for part-time work, but right now, I am writing for textbroker.com. It's an author site and it pays VERY well! Check it out if you're interested. I've gotten my first check, so they are for real. Take care.
• India
15 Jul 09
THAT IS OK. thanks for your concern. my writing is not good. i have difficulty is framing sentences and slight grammar issues. i wish i could. there are lot of opportunities for writers. thanks for the information :)and congrats on your payment. good luck
• India
14 Jul 09
im sorry about your parents. i m also not working at the moment. i m just looking for less stressful job, cause i have some illness. the worse thing is ever since i quit my job, i hardly go out. some times it gets difficult. i hope you are having a good time. good luck!
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
13 Jul 09
i usually find the weekends just as stressful as the weeks are but its a different type of stress. just because its the weekend doesnt mean anything. we have issues with our parents (they are aging and have health issues) so during the week, we are at work and on the weekends, we are busy with them.
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• India
14 Jul 09
i understand how hard it is for you.. having no weekdays and weekends. parents need us when they are old, and it is our responsibility. i appreciate the sacrifices that you make for your parents. i hope they are proud of you.! good luck!
• India
17 Jul 09
hi, me too in that 9 to 5 job and wait for weekends to come....i enjoy myself by playing cricket with my friends for 2 hours and hangout with them..in sundays i prefer going to movie shows....other way i see lot of old English movies in DVD s....its a great time pass...
@Anandhh (389)
• India
15 Jul 09
Hi Andresimp, Nice to meet you..sometimes I feel weekends boring but sometimes I enjoy my weekends by hanging out with my friends to places such as restaurants,beaches,theaters etc and playing cricket on every weekends,watching t.v and do some useful things and spend sometime on Mylot..Happy mylotting
@devmitra (274)
• India
15 Jul 09
Helo!!Since I have my holidays running on,everyday seems like a sunday to me.I sit before the television,read storybooks,surf the net,and of course,I cook.Its my passion.Recently,I tried cooking some Italian items,but something went wrong and my mother said that the items would satisfy the palates of wild savages best.She has almost put an end to my passion,but whenever she goes to shop,I ransack the kitchen.She comes and gets mad at me and I run away from the house to my friends house.Then things get right again. Iam very sorry about your illness.Eat well and sleep well.Try doing some yoga too.Yoga is a great stress buster.And more than anything else, do not worry about anything.You will get well soon.All the best.
• India
15 Jul 09
i hardly go to kitchen. i can only eat not cook. lol. after reading your response, i told my mom, and she told me that she hopes at least from now on i would start showing interest in cooking. i was like my time for cooking has not come yet.. she really wants me to learn cooking. May be we have to switch places. Just kidding!, thank you so much for your concern. i m going to try yoga soon. good luck!
• United States
13 Jul 09
Well for me, i dont really get time to relax. I currently dont work, my husband does because we have a baby and a second on the way. He said it would be cheaper for me to stay home, rather than go work, and spend my entire paycheck on child care. I thought i would get some down time, but i never really do because my daughter is at the age where she gets into everything, tries to eat everything, and now that shes starting to walk i have to chase her everywhere. I also have to clean the house, do the grocery shopping, do the laundry, you know, and the normal stay at home mom stuff. Its a 24/7 job, and my husband is always at work. Hes in the military, but he never really gets down time either. He's deployed right now, so with him not being home its hard for me to find time to even get a shower. Ill finally get the baby to bed, and ill be about to get in the shower, and she'll wake up and scream. Its hard, but i figure it will get easier in a few year. If i could have a relaxed weekend, it would be we find a babysitter, and my husband and i go to the beach or something, and just spend some time alone together. That would be the best, but right now, its only in my dreams.
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• India
14 Jul 09
oh i understand how difficult it is for you... parenting is a huge responsibility. i used to take care of my neighbor's daughter while her mom does the household chores. that baby was with me from 5 months to 1 year old. whenever her mom goes out, she leaves her daughter to me. it is difficult to feed and make the baby sleep. still i enjoyed spending time with her. i hope you get some relaxation soon. good luck!