
This week has been odd with the holiday folded into the middle. It fractured my routine, leaving some required tasks, unfinished. A missed workday doesn’t mean my to-do list is any shorter. We must pick up the slack somewhere. Enter Saturday, the ultimate flex day, the precious catch-up hours designed to prevent this week’s work from derailing the plan.
Scheduling flex time is a long-standing habit I began while I was in school. Crazy, intense, demanding calendars are my life, but I also like to have fun. A lot of fun. And I hate missing spontaneous events because my agenda owns me. By giving myself a buffer, I gain flexibility and reduce my stress.
Do you use Saturday as your catch-up day?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
I wish my Saturdays could be stress free. Saturday is my day to do all the writing stuff that never gets done during the week. Though these days it has been hard to even get things done on the weekend.
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Oh, my Saturdays are far from stress free. Most weeks it is the busiest day as I try to get everything done. Long live the weekend warrior. 😊
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Long live? Something tells me working this hard is bad for the heart. -.-
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LOL It may be. It is why I try to build in a buffer. There are times when I am successful. Its a good thing I love my work.
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I don’t know what is my catch up day but every once in while I will take a day off to “catch up”. I work Saturdays too and then usually have a lunch meet up and before I know it it’s Sunday. Happy 4th of July! So it was not the entire week off just the one day?
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Yes thankfully, just the day, but it was enough to derail the week. I like my schedules. 💕
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i like schedules and routines too, they drive my day, interference can cause major stress to me! i would prefer a mid week break though, gives me a chance to catch up better than on a Saturday
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Not sure how I would operate without one. You have to find what works best for you and change it when something doesn’t work. Always a process.
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sometimes its just knowing i need a day or a few hours off that makes the difference, not necessarily the same day all the time
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So true.
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Happy Saturday! 🌈
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Hope you have a lovely weekend. ❤
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You too! 💖
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