I used to believe that Fridays were the best day of the week. There has always been this huge association between Fridays and happiness. People tend to try and make it through their week as quickly as possible until it’s Friday and the weekend, and as soon as Sunday morning hits, the cycle starts again. It seemed as though you were supposed to just expect the week days to be boring. And for a while, my weeks would look just like that. I made it through the school week, did my homework, and waited for the weekend to finally come.
Something about this seemed off. Why did a lot of people just waste 5 days of the week looking forward to one or two days. It is just an endless cycle of boringness with that thought process. But in the world today, it’s hard to not think like that. Most jobs are on week days, and weekends are the only time some people have to relax. School was on Monday-Friday, with Friday nights being the time when students could relax and know that they had the whole next day to themselves.
However, my thought process changed after a while. Something in specific that made this mental change happen was the pandemic. After having to be stuck inside all day every day for a few months, I realized, as I’m sure a lot of others also did, that being able to simply do things and see people is enough to look forward to, whether it’s on a Friday or a Monday. People should live with the thought that every single day can be just as fun and fulfilling as a Friday. Otherwise, going through life will just be repetitive.
I love your new perspective, Paige! I feel the same way as you. I think that quarentine made me realize not to take any time for granted, and to treat everyday like Friday!
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! I always look forward to Friday nights because I feel free from the repetitiveness and pressure put on me during the week. I would also spend them with my family and we would go to a restaurant and watch a movie. Most days in the pandemic are starting to feel like Friday cause I'm spending so much time with my family which has been really nice.
ReplyDeleteI love your take on Fridays. I believe that as much as I work during the week on days I have off and sometimes during the weekend, its important to take time for yourself every day no matter what. Most days with the hybrid schedule feel a little bit more freer.
ReplyDeleteI've never really thought about Fridays like this, but it really is true! If you just look forward to one day all week, you're wasting all the potential all the other weekdays have. I still look forward to Fridays, but it's important to try and make the other weekdays feel like Fridays as well by doing something fun.
ReplyDeleteI love this! With going through a pandemic like this I have also learned how important it is to spend everyday like it's your last. I love Friday's, but every other day is just as important.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this post. I,too, have started to notice that Friday isnt that big of a deal to me, especially with this pandemic.
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