This Is The Weekend Dilemma!

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My weekends vary from week to week, how it’s gonna be for me is never really certain for me until I’m actually in it and see what it holds for me. Like everyone else, I would love to have little to do, sit back, and just have a good time, which is either relaxing with friends or Netflix and chilling on my own.

But then, as I said, my weekend varies. It can be due to work or also due to my mood. However, I’m always in total control of it and I only get to do what catches my fancy. That is why if the money is enticing enough, working even on weekends will catch my fancy as well.

I make it a duty not to do it often so it doesn’t become a habit, because I know just how addictive working can be. It’ll be stressful and tiring, almost causing a brain drain for you. Yet, you’ll find it hard to tear yourself away from it. You’ll keep looking for more and more work to do, even when you don’t have to. Things like vacations and holidays will not mean much because you think you have to work so much.

Our excuse could be the mounting bills that never stop going higher, it could be what we choose to tell ourselves so we’ll keep showing up to work even when we’re supposed to just relax and enjoy ourselves. That’s why we have weekends as well, they’re like mini holidays and we’re not meant to miss out on them. And if Saturdays and Sundays don’t work for you, you can choose any other two days in the week to serve as your weekend.

There is no law at all stating that weekends must be Saturdays and Sundays, if you only have time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, then by all means let that be your weekend and you’ll do all the things you couldn’t do on Saturdays and Sundays.

For me, I work every day, except Sundays and Mondays. Matter of fact, Fridays and Saturdays are usually my tightest because I always have so much to do and so little time to do them. It’s always frustrating. However, I always make sure that whatever I have to do is finished by the end of Saturday, so I’ll have the whole of Sunday free to myself. Because that, my friends, is the start of my weekend. And it ends by the time Monday draws to a close. Yay! And the cycle continues.

But then, there are days when clients would come with compelling offers, could be impromptu and I’ll have to turn up for them. Even on a Sunday. I always consider such jobs before taking them so it doesn’t affect my output in any way. But like I said before, if it’s something I could make time for, then you bet I’m going to jump right on it.

This doesn’t happen often, like maybe once a month or so, so it’s easy for me to keep it in check. If I were to be approached to work every Sunday as well, forfeiting my precious weekends for a nice sum of money, at this point, I don’t even know if I’d say no or yes. What does this mean? Am I addicted to it already?

I guess I’m not at that point where I can turn down a good proposal just yet, as long as it’s legit and bringing in the money, I can run it. No matter what day of the week it is. But when do I get to that point? I believe that getting there won’t be the problem. But would I even be able to notice when I get there? Will I be able to turn down a proposal from a client simply because I want to relax and enjoy my weekend? And even if I do notice it, will I be able to stop myself from taking on even more work?

One of my greatest fears is being stuck in this rat race, always working and making money that’s always running out so you end up working even more. The mere thought of it drains me of energy. And I hope that is not going to be the case for me.

Working and making money is highly addictive, and if we want to be in control, we need to start it now. Because when we make more money, it won’t get any easier. We need to make money, yeah! We need to pay the bills and take care of the family, yeah! But we also need to live and enjoy those things! What’s the point of paying bills you don’t get to enjoy? You pay for the heater in your house, but you’re always out in the cold hustling. You pay for cable, but you’re always on the internet looking for the next investment. As you spend the little you have, all you can think of is how to make more.

This doesn’t look like an ideal life, but how can we avoid it? It’s not really about having money, it’s more about establishing yourself so you won’t be in constant fear of losing everything. Because what turns us into workaholics is the fear of going broke. We could be millionaires, but we’ll still rarely have time for ourselves or our families. We just want to keep bringing it in, until we just can’t stop ourselves.

We just have to exercise caution when chasing this bag. Making money is important, but enjoying the money is important as well. Because there’s nothing quite like spending your money on yourself, it’s a good feeling and can be therapeutic in a way. So, as you pay your bills, try to do things you like. Splurge once in a while and buy that snack that’s probably going to make you gain so much weight.

Life is too short to waste it hustling and piling money, only to end up not enjoying it. We deserve better.

All of us!

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_{Thank you for reading. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below, I would love to know what you’re thinking. Till we meet in the next post.}

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_{N.B: All images are mine.}

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