My Ideal Weekend

It's been two years since I have last vacationed. And to tell you frankly, this contest is calling attention to it!

I've been thinking about it lately... what I would like to see, where I would go, the places to visit, the food to try and taste, the wine, etc., etc., etc.. But isn't that a default... fill the few days of vacation with things to do?

That's probably not how I would like to spend my ideal weekend.

How is my regular weekend?

My weekends are Saturdays and Sundays. Others who work like me, their weekends fall on different days.

^{Saturdays are very busy days for me! As soon as I wake up, I strip the bed of sheets and pillowcases, put them in the washer; brush my teeth, wash my face; then prepare my breakfast which is usually heavier than usual; I eat and at the same time work on the #ladiesofhive for about an hour or so. After which my Yorkies are fed and play with them, then I go around the backyard and the front yard (with my Yorkies are always with me) to check on my plants while doing a scrutiny of the surrounding. At 10:30 AM the laundry is pulled and onto the dryer; then I dress up to go shopping at the Dollar Store and the next door grocery. My Yorkies come with me! At 11:15- 11:35 I am at the park, feeding the homeless. I bring them canned goods and they like the roasted chicken, especially the children. I visit one elderly with my dogs, and by 12:45 PM I head for home. Time to prepare my lunch and eat. The bed get new sheets, I tidy up my room and anything else requiring my like my dresser and clothes. During Summers, I swim (rather frolic in the water) for thirty minutes, then take a bath after and do my weekly beauty routine while I load the washer of clothes if there is any. At 3:30 I do Hive for an hour and two. The dogs are sleeping at this time. If I have a party to attend, or if I'm having a get-together at home, I'm busy preparing food. If not, I prepare my dinner, eat, and do a major chore of the week. Then I feed my Yorkies. At about 8 PM I do #ladiesofhive till about 9:15 PM, plan for the next day, do my prayers and go to bed.}

Do you find your weekends to be busy? Like... it is way busier than regular workdays, hehehe.

^{Sundays are as busy but it starts slow. As soon as a wake-up, I prepare my coffee and toast or cereals, and have my breakfast in the backyard. My yorkies get fed too. With my laptop with me, I work on #ladiesofhive till it is 8:45 AM. I start preparing for Mass. Shampoo, dryer, fix hair, makeup, dress-up, shoes... by 10:30 AM I am out the door for the 11:00 Mass. After mass I sometimes I have lunch with the ladies or have some other commitment. I am usually back home till 3 PM. If I have the time I bring the Yorkies to the groomer to be bathe or if not, I do it myself. I dress down for the house... I love this feeling of dressing down for the house! I give my Yorkies a bath. The indoor plants get watered on Sundays. Ater that, I go to the music room and play the piano or whatever instrument I feel like playing... for 30 minute or so. I'm learning a new piece in the piano this week! Time to prepare my dinner, and while I am at it, I watch YouTube cooking channels or learning more about cryptos. After eating my dinner, I bake. ...an artisan bread, 2 loaves slice bread, and a tray of dinner rolls. The dishwasher gets loaded with the remaining dishes. Feeding the Yorkies is a pleasure! Then I do #ladiesofhive until 9:15 PM. My make-up is off my face, I bathe again. I plan for the next day, do my prayers and go to bed.}

An ideal weekend is a rest from house chores. More like my Sundays but doing less than what I normally would do so that I can do more of what I am unable to do.

My ideal weekend.

For me to have an ideal weekend, someone has to prepare all my meals, do laundry & ironing, water the plants, bathe and feed my Yorkies, do the dishes, and tidy the house a bit! I can do baking or do it with someone, because I love to bake bread, cakes and pies.

I can imagine myself giving all the time that is needed in helping others. It seems that I am always in a hurry. I pretend to give time. but I am watching the clock, always. So I just have enough time to drop off the lunches for the homeless people in park. Then I go. I can spend quality time with whoever I am visiting and have the time to listen to her/him.

I can watch all the Youtube videos as I need too. I can do Hive whenever I want, for as long as I want. I can take photos; read a book; try to write a poem; play the piano longer, or the guitar, or ukelele, or the violin; email my friends more often! I can do my beaty stuff without haste. I can rest and take a nap in the afternoons. I can do these and more of the things that I love like add a tree rose.

I CAN!

Now, if I wasn't so stingy and I wasn't stacking, I could hire help during the weekends!

Maybe I should do it once in a while. I have a cleaning lady that comes once a month already and a handyman to do repair & maintenance of the house. Hmmmm.... something to think about.

Ahhh... then once in a while I can have my ideal weekend.