Planning to relax

24 June 2011

This weekend I have no client appointments. That’s pretty unusual these days, since I tend to have one client appointment each weekend. (I try not to have appointments both Saturday and Sunday.)

I also have a large amount of work to do for my volunteer board position for the Institute for Challenging Disorganization, as well as for my business. I don’t mind having this work in front of me, because I really need to do it and I actually enjoy it. But sometimes when I sit down to work on this stuff on the weekend I can feel uninspired and resentful, particularly if I’m tired.

But I’m really keen on relaxing this weekend. I’m tired and I plan on taking one full day completely off.

So do I relax on Saturday (since I’m tired) and plan to work on Sunday, or should I do the reverse? As much as I’d like to relax tomorrow, I think I’ll get the busy work day out of the way tomorrow and use the day off as a reward for my productivity.

What I want to avoid is trying to work tomorrow, being unproductive and gripped by inertia, then having to buckle down on Sunday out of desperation. (I’ve certainly done that in the past.) When that happens, I miss out on the glory of relaxing and instead spend one day feeling lousy about being unproductive.

So I’m planning to relax on Sunday. And I’m planning to be productive on Saturday. Check back on Monday to see if planning my relaxation helps me be more productive.

Tagged with: productivity, relaxation