Monday, April 11, 2016

Monday Funday

Yoshi is ready for his Monday Funday...as soon as he recovers from the weekend.

So I must admit that one thing the winery job spoiled me for is Mondays. For three years I worked most Saturdays, and so at some point I just decided that Sunday and Monday were going to be what I considered my "weekend" days off.

In a way, it's nice to create your own weekend (if your job allows). One of the best things about having  your week-end on a weekday is that you get at least one day off during the week while the rest of the world works. Most folks I know who work in the tasting rooms around here have that option. For many, it's Tuesday/Wednesday.

But if working weekends and being off on traditional weekdays sounds difficult, consider this: If you need to shop on your "weekend," the stores are uncrowded. If you want to catch a movie, you'll get in without waiting in line. The beach is almost deserted. And let's not even start on how easy it is to get a table if you're going out to dinner in the evening. 

Mondays are definitely fun days for me, even when I'm busy catching up on house chores.

Most Mondays I do work here, just like most people do in their homes on their weekends. Mondays are a day of no paid work, but it's the day I clean house, because I know that way it will look pretty good until next weekend. Luckily I don't mind cleaning, so it's not a burdensome activity. 

One of the main problems I had back when we had our housekeeper was that she could only come on Fridays (with the idea that this way we'd have a beautiful, clean house for the weekend). She did a great job, but with Big Ag home on normal weekends (tracking half the dirt and grass from the property inside) and me home all day on Sunday after working a long Saturday shift (where I'd cleaned all day, meaning I didn't want to do any cleaning at home), guess how the house looked Sunday night? Right. Like it needed a good housecleaning. Or a small nuclear bomb, detonated in the general vicinity of the kitchen.

And so I've learned that it's better to clean it right before we're gone to our day jobs for several days, because that's what it takes to keep things clean around here...us not being around. Turns out, we are the reason we can't have nice things...or a clean house.

This morning it's chilly and foggy outside and so I'm enjoying the fire and the quiet of the house. Now that I have a more flexible schedule with my new job, I do have the option of going down to the winery garden and working on a Monday if I want or need to, and I don't even have to work Saturdays to make up for it. But I've decided I am going to keep at least some of these Mondays for myself, as I've just come to enjoy having a weekday "weekend."

How about your schedule? Are you a Saturday/Sunday kind of weekend person, or is your weekend a time period of your own creation?

5 comments:

  1. The only day I always always take off is Friday which I loooove. For some reason it's just so important to me to be off on Fridays. I like it because it kind of puts me in weekend mode and better matches my Saturday and Sunday clients energy. but my schedule just changes with the season. If it's busy I might work every day except Friday and if it's slow I can concentrate my schedule tues-Thurs and then a few on sat or sun morning.
    Your cleaning schedule makes perfect sense and I'm glad you can keep your Mondays! If I had to choose I would definitely pick weekdays off instead of weekend. But sometimes it is hard on Friday night when everyone is blowing off steam and you have to be at work in a few hours and Saturday night when everyone is energized while you're tired from working.

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    1. That is the truth. On the other hand, virtual Friday night is Thursday night for you, meaning you can party until the cows come home on a night everyone else has to be up in the morning! But I hear you on the Saturday nights. It is hard to drag yourself out to a concert or party when you've worked all day long, and many fun things are scheduled on that night of the week.

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  2. Just found your blog. I own a quilt shop and I'm a Sunday - Monday weekender for practical reasons - Monday is the deadest day of the week at the shop! So rather than heat and light an empty store, Monday is my get all the little things done - and since stores and offices are open Mondays, I can make doctor, dentist, hairdresser appointments, without having to take off on busy days. Win win for me!

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  3. Just found your blog. I own a quilt shop and I'm a Sunday - Monday weekender for practical reasons - Monday is the deadest day of the week at the shop! So rather than heat and light an empty store, Monday is my get all the little things done - and since stores and offices are open Mondays, I can make doctor, dentist, hairdresser appointments, without having to take off on busy days. Win win for me!

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    1. That's a great idea, and I can see where it could save you a lot of money. No point in staying open if it's too slow! And welcome to the blog -- it's nice to meet you!!

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