The Value of Free Time

It's only when we lose our beloved free time that we suddenly begin to appreciate its value. Acquiring a job that you have no attachment to can have that effect on you.

There are only 24 hours in a day and we sleep through 6-8 of them. Work occupies another 10-12 hours which includes getting ready for work, traveling to work, actually working, and coming back from work. This leaves us with only 6-8 hours of free time in a day (maybe). No wonder people are so upset when they go into work on Monday.

On the weekends however we might experience the exact opposite feeling of not having enough time in our day: having too much time. This morning I woke up with a case of the weekends.

A Bad Case of the Weekends

Have you ever woke up thinking it's the wrong day? I thought it was Friday part-2 this morning and flipped out when I saw it was 9:30 AM. My heart raced fast at the thought of being lectured at or fired for being late but then my mind woke up and I realized it was Saturday. What a sad name for a day, Sadurday. They should rename it to Gladurday.

People make weekend plans during the week, not on the weekend. If you haven't made any weekend plans by now then you're probably not going to do anything at all. At this point your Gladurday is halfway wasted and you've gotten little to nothing accomplished. Oh well, who cares. Good thing for Sunday! And then you'll spend the rest of your Gladurday planning for Sunday.

Planning for the Unplanned

In two weeks my temporary employment will end. I'm going to have unlimited free time once again! But what will I do with it? I won't take it for granted again, that's for sure.

Working a full-time job reminds me of how much I dislike working for people. When you're on the clock you're on their time. One day I'll be working on my time though. That's a promise.

~Anthans