Today's blog--as well as the corresponding video--are a little bit different than my usual content. Yes, they still include some writing, but they offer a more holistic view of how to create a lifestyle around your passions...and fun! Lately, my weekends and weekdays have started to blend together so I wanted to create a routine where the weekends would feel more like, well, weekends. To do this, I made a couple of changes to my weekends. Change 1: No hour-to-hour schedules or to-do lists During the week, I have a strict hourly schedule which usually dictates what I'm doing from 6am to 9pm. I also have a to-do list so I can check off weekly tasks as I complete them. While this might sound a little type A, it works for me. However, the last few weekends, I've thrown the schedule and the to-do list out the window. Instead, Saturday and Sunday are now two days devoted to doing what makes me happy. That doesn't mean I don't do anything on those days, just that I go with the flow more and work on what I feel passionate about in the moment. Change 2: Goal to Read More Last Saturday, I read an entire book in the sun, on a picnic blanket, with a daiquiri, in my bathing suit. While I might have just been in my backyard, it was lovely to imagine I was reading at the beach. Plus, the book I read, Red, White, and Royal Blue is a cutesy rom-com, which really pulled the aesthetic together. Because I enjoyed reading in the sun so much, I'm making it my mission, weather permitting, to read out in the sun every weekend during the summer. There's something about good books and vitamin D to bring all the happiness and weekend vibes to your life. Change 3: Make time for nature Kinda going off the sun thing, I also want to make more time for nature on the weekends as well as doing workouts I truly love. I have a set workout schedule but the weekends are my time to try a fun online barre class or go for a hike instead of my normal run and strength training set. Along with that, I want to explore nature more often. In the fall of 2019, I went on a hike almost every weekend with friends and it made me so happy. I'd love to start hiking more again...especially since that was one of my goals when I thought I would be spending the year in New Zealand. Change 4: Make Pizza So this isn't really a change for me. Every Friday night has been pizza night since I was a kid. But homemade pizza on Friday nights gives me something to look forward to after a long work week and could be a change to your weekend routine. Besides, who doesn't love pizza!? Treat yourself with a fun cooking project and a yummy meal during the weekends! While these are just four small changes I've made to make my weekends feel more like weekends, there's plenty of fun things you can do. If you're stuck, brainstorm activities which are cozy and make you happy and then try to do as many as you can in a weekend! You might be surprised by how much fun you can have in 48 hours without spending a ton of money or traveling far from home!!!
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