I Still Like Fridays
I’m retired and don’t work anymore. So a weekend isn’t much different than a weekday. And yet, I still like Fridays.
Why I Still Like Fridays
When you finished schooling, did you still look forward to June and the “Summer recess”? Even when you didn’t have a recess?
I remember even having fond reminiscences of September and the feel of going back to school. Long after I had graduated college, I still yearned to shop for school supplies. There was great comfort in walking down the aisles of Staples. Looking at notebooks, and pencil cases and three-hole punch paper.
Similarly, Fridays hold the same vestigial appeal.
Yes, my friends who still work seem happier on Fridays. There are joyous posts expressing the anticipated freedom of the upcoming weekend. Even during COVID, many are looking forward to relaxing after a hard workweek.
I would have thought Fridays wouldn’t still feel joyous for me. Living in a touristy town, it would get more crowded. A necessary trip to the grocery store or the post office would be less easy.
But still yet, I find myself feeling a sense of anticipatory excitement on Fridays.
Does anyone else experience this?
Current Knitting
Focusing on a single project pays off. I finished the linen stitch cowl.
It’s a bit more rustic than I usually like, and I’m not that fond of the colorway.
But I’m pretty sure someone at a craft show will like it, and it will sell.
Great to see more of your work and that beautiful wooded path. The Linen Stitch Cowl looks wonderful. Nice to get your thoughts on the stitch.
TGIF
Joe, I taught for 30 years, so Fridays and Sundays had special places in my life. I regarded Fridays much the same as everyone else, but Sunday afternoons were an agony, planning for the coming week and catching up on what didn’t get done the previous week. I was retired about 3 years before the Sunday “agony” went away, but I still feel energized by Friday. Love the photo of the woods!
For myself, I love Monday mornings these days – waking up and exulting that I no longer have to go to work!
Thank you for the beautiful photos. I am still working and I am a funeral director. The saying within in our profession is “There are no days off in funeral directing.” That is certainly a bit of sarcasm. It only feels that way. 😔😉 Often, our Friday may be a Tuesday!
However, I relate strongly to missing the back to school season of excitement and possibilities. I always love cruising the back to school aisles. I only recently discovered the linen stitch and I am a bit obsessed with it right now. The cowl is lovely.