Weekends are meant for...

When I think of weekends, I think of doing NOTHING at all. And it's not until I get sick, that I am made to do just that, NOTHING. Sleeping in sounds great to me; I have an excuse to sleep in and not feel guilty about it. When I mean nothing, I mean no errands, no catering, no work, no nothing. Sometimes I have wished to just stay in my cute little apartment and read or watch a movie. But when you live in San Diego and the day is beautiful like it is today, who can stay inside?

Growing up in my house there was a disciplined way of doing things. You woke up at a certain time and you went to bed at a certain time (dad's excuse for saving on electricity and also because he had to get up early to start his day). There really was no such thing as sleeping in, at least not that I remember, unless of course I was sick. (Disclaimer: I really do believe that teenagers need extra sleep. They are growing children. I don't have time to go on about the ins and outs of why they need it, they just do. So if your teen is going to bed at a reasonable time and they still need to sleep in, let them do it. ) On weekdays, I would get up like around 6 a.m. and on weekends around 7 a.m., and probably be out of my room by 8 a.m. Ahh, those were the days.

Then I moved out! I could wake up when I wanted to (within a reasonable time because I still had to go to work) and I could go to sleep when I wanted to (my first room mate broke me of the habit of going to sleep at a reasonable time--live a little, she said. And live I did! And paid for it) I met people who actually slept in on weekends until 10 a.m. I tried it and felt guilty. I found that sleeping in too long made my back hurt and after a certain time instead of having dreams, I would have daymares (opposite of nightmares I guess).

If you were to ask me if I was a night person or a morning person, I don't think I would really be able to tell you. I digress.

So here it is, the weekend...something that I have been looking forward to but I feel sick with head cold (I guess) and malaised (I don't know if I used that word right but I like it). So guess, what I am doing NOTHING! And I won't feel guilty about it. I've slept in and I plan to rest ALL day. Yay for weekends!