Peace of Mind Organizing

Make your weekend count

14 October 2011

At a meeting at the headquarters of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization the other day, the ICD executive director, Beth Quick-Andrews, paid me a big compliment. She mentioned a blog post I’d written a year and a half ago and how she thinks about its message often. She even told me when I’d posted it.

I figured if the message had lingered in her mind for almost 18 months, it’s worth repeating.

The post, called Don’t Squander the Holiday, was written the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Its message is this: When it comes to the weekend, decide to take a day off or decide to work. Whichever you decide, really commit to it. Don’t ruin your day off by thinking about all the work you could be doing. And don’t say you’re going to work and then drag your feet and get nothing done. When you do that, you don’t get the benefit of relaxing or of getting work done.

The original post goes into more detail, of course. I think it’s a good message to think about every weekend, not just a holiday weekend!

Have a great weekend!

Tagged with: holidays, icd, self-care, time management

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