A Week of Saturdays

If someone asked me what my favorite day of the week was, I would be hard pressed for an immediate answer. There are pros and cons for each day of the week. I would need to take careful thought weighing the positive and negative aspects to come up with an opinion on the matter. So that is what I have done here.

Of course I think about Mondays- they’re great because it is a fresh start to the work week and I’m a pretty big proponent of fresh starts. Thursdays are an all around pretty great day because it is almost the weekend and there is always good deals at Best Little Roadhouse (right Beth?) plus Thursday night TV shows are usually a kick in the pants (when there is not a writing strike underway).

Now Fridays are Fridays which in and of itself puts them in the running for being a good day because you still have got the weekend in front of you (TGIF, right?), but then again most of the time you are tired from a full week and can’t enjoy the start of the weekend to the fullest capacity. (Just about anyone would vouch for me on this one!)

Then there’s Tuesday and Wednesday which are kind of stuck in the middle with nothing too extraordinary about them- so if you are going for simplicity- those are the days to root for. They’re your typical, nothing crazy, kind of days. They are what give the week a sense of normalcy.

Sundays are great- generally a family day and in many cases that’s a real good thing. Church is always good and the lunch after is always a treat. The downside is that Sunday signals the end of the weekend and the beginning of the work week- so that can put a damper on an otherwise wonderful day.

Now for Saturday: Saturday is a pleasant mixture of catch-all/lazy/whatever-you-want-it-to-be. It’s the day when the to do list comes out and you can whack off items like there’s no tomorrow- heck, you’ve got a full day- not just a few hours or minutes here and there between work and weekday obligations. I mean, you can really tackle some big projects on a Saturday. Or, if you choose, you can have a lazy day. The kind of day where make-up and cute hair aren’t required and sweat pants, a good book, and no alarm clock is a must. Throw in a lifetime movie and you are set! Or you can take a hike or go shopping or sit in a coffee shop for a few hours or browse through the children’s section of a bookstore at leisure or do whatever you want. The options are endless and there is nobody to mandate your agenda. You’ve got 24 hours to do whatever you want with.

The only negative thing about Saturday that I can think of is that at the end of the day your thirst for the kind of relaxing, accomplished, day to call your own, is not quenched. Most of the time you are left wanting more. You have tasted the fruit of Saturday and then, poof, it’s gone. That let down has got to be weighed because at times, the effect of a Saturday coming and going- slipping between your fingers, leaving you grasping to hold on to it- can be a pretty big let down.

Having processed all these thoughts, I am going to say that even with the possibility of a disabilitating emotional let down at the end of a Saturday, I would most likely chose it as my most favorite. Sure, it’s a likely choice. Probably no surprise there. But, I truly weighed my options. And out of the seven choices, Saturday is truly on top.

So for my spring break this year- a joy that people my age, unless they are in my profession, seldom get to enjoy- I have planned the ultimate week. A week of Saturdays - my proclaimed most favorite day. Everyday is Saturday this week. Each day is a new day to decide what to do with and how I want to go about doing things- one day at a time. My next task is to write my Saturday to do list because for me, a Saturday is not Saturday without a list of what I want to accomplish with my catch-all/lazy/whatever-you-want-it-to-be day.