How to Make the Weekend Feel Longer

Get up at the usual time. The biggest mistake is assuming that the weekend is the appropriate time to always sleep.When you do this, not only will your body fall out of rhythm, you will also say goodbye to precious time that can be used better.Go to bed earlier if you're exhausted on Friday night and sleep a little more on Saturday if you're actually exhausted;however, this should not be a regular habit.

Get your commitments done first. Nobody wants to do household chores, and few people feel thrills of pleasure when cleaning, loading washing machines and vacuuming.But these are things that must be done.So, the sooner you get into it over the weekend, the better.Set a time block, for example from 7 to 9 am on Saturdays you will do just this, and ask all family members to collaborate.You will have a great sense of relief after you finish and the rest of the weekend will be free.This is also the right time to prepare condiments for foods, to freeze them or to start cooking the dishes that you will put aside to take to work later in the week.

Also forget about shopping at the supermarket. If you can, try to do your shopping during the week.This will be one less thing to worry about.Otherwise, add it to your early Saturday morning chore list and get it done before 10am, before people get up and head to the store.Always avoid shopping in the afternoon during the weekend:this is when everyone else does it and you will be stressed by the traffic, the hard search for free parking and the queues in the shops.It's just a waste of time.Use this time to go to the hairdresser, take your dog to the vet or put away the laundry.

Set aside time to pay bills and do other regular chores. Instead of leaving documents on your desk, waiting for you like a black cloud in the blue weekend sky, set a specific amount of time to sit down and deal with them.If you have time during the week, this is a good way to get rid of it and not do it on the weekend.Otherwise, add it to your Saturday morning chore list or allocate time between tasks so it doesn't interfere with your weekend activities.

Plan to do things. Weekends seem longer if you go out and have fun.Mark some to-do events on your calendar.When you read about events in the newspaper that interest you, cut out the page and stick it in your diary.Consider what you, your family and friends like to do together and plan ahead:

• Plan a sporting event, whether you play sports yourself (for example football in the park) or go to a match to cheer on your favorite team.
• Plan to go to the museum, zoo, park, art gallery, a local fair, school bazaar, circus, etc.
• Plan to visit relatives, friends, people in the hospital, etc.
• You decide to relax;As corny as it sounds, you should set aside some weekend time to truly rest, and that includes not using electronic gadgets!

Plan a trip out of town. Get in the car and change the scenery.Plan a lunchtime picnic or stop to eat in another city.Getting out of the place where you live gives you the idea that the weekend lasts longer because your mind dedicates itself to new things to look at and contemplate.Hike, bike, run, ski, surf, sled, bird watch, plane spotting, write poetry under a tree, etc.Do whatever you like on your out-of-town trip.

Make good use of your evenings. Plan to engage in evening activities that don't involve television, computers, or video games.These things suck up time without even realizing it and suddenly you find yourself wondering how the hours flew by.Instead, go out and do something different:

• Go to the cinema (the shows are organized at fixed times, so you can prepare adequately).
• Go bowling or do another indoor activity.
• Go out to dinner;you don't have to go to an expensive restaurant, just invite a group of friends or your family to go to a suitable place to spend a pleasant evening, made up of conversations, sharing news and food.
• Go to a concert;whatever your musical taste, there's nothing that improves the mood more than a concert.
• Go shopping;a trip to the mall can be a lot of fun for window shopping and eating out without spending too much.
• Go to the pub;have a few drinks and engage in good conversation;you don't have to stop for the whole evening if you don't want to, just add this activity to the others.
• Go to the bookstore;browse books, drink a cup of coffee and buy a good novel.
• Go to the theater:you will be transported to another world for a few hours.

Plan your meals. Planning what you'll eat can eat up a good chunk of your weekend if you're not well prepared.A lot of frustration can come from simply not knowing what to cook because you've just gotten out of the routine mode determined by work or study and don't feel like thinking about cooking;By planning your weekend meals in advance, it's easy to go to the kitchen, follow the recipe, and serve the dish.And make use of devices that save you a lot of time, like the dishwasher.Another good idea is to avoid overly elaborate recipes if you don't like cooking.Otherwise you will only regret ever setting foot in the kitchen.

Treasure the weekend. It's important to respect the time you have, which means not doing things that take up hours unnecessarily.Spending more time worrying about its inexorable passing will not be profitable.Weekends are a time of reinvigoration, which should also be reserved for reflection.Dedicate this space to yourself and don't blame yourself for wasted time.

Do something fun on Sunday afternoon. Get everything ready for Monday on Sunday morning, so at six in the evening, instead of feeling like the weekend is almost over, you can watch a movie and enjoy the last part of it.