Musings from a middle school reading specialist. I encourage my students to read, talk, write, and have fun!
I parent two amazing young-adult daughters with my husband of 30+ years.

March 19, 2022

To Do List #SOLC

 

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Saturday mornings always start with a few tasks:

  • Cook and eat (slowly) a delicious breakfast
  • Savor the cup of coffee (from a real mug)
  • Finish a book or the crossword puzzle
  • Make dining reservations for my father-in-law
  • Clean out the email inbox
  • Add events to the calendar & items to the grocery list
  • Spend time with the parakeet
  • Run some laundry, wash some dishes
  • Stay in pajamas until at least 12
The rest of the day becomes less routine.  My husband and I will try to decide what tasks need to be done around the house. We remind ourselves of errands we need to run.  We attempt to meal plan.

Then, to be honest, we will each get wrapped up in one activity, and the hours will fly by. Sometimes it's extra relaxing on the couch looking up recipes, vacation spots and books (me) and other times it's watching home improvement shows (him).

I think I need to give myself permission to stress less about the To Do list on weekends, and savor the time to relax, recharge and regroup from the week.  There are some things that must be done, but some chores can wait for another day.  

6 comments:

  1. I love this To-Do list because it sounds like there are things you actually enjoy in there! I hope your weekend is great and you spend time doing what you love

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    1. It's funny - I didn't realize I put some relaxing items on the list until your comment. Ha! I guess I'm not letting too many chores get on the list.

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  2. "Spend time with the parakeet" is not usually on people's to-do lists. It's wonderful that your to-do list can turn into a ta-da list already before noon.

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    1. Thanks, Terje - I strive to get things done Saturday morning. I feel like it gives me more weekend to savor.

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  3. I always have so much to do on Saturday mornings, then I have nothing on Saturday afternoon (at least that is my ideal Saturday!) Today I wrote some lesson plans so I can relax tomorrow!

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    1. Lisa - glad you can relax some of the weekend! My husband rolls his eyes at the amount of planning I have to do on weekends, but he gets it.

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