Exhaustion and why you look forward to the weekends - Ivory Mix (2024)
You are a successful person who loves their job or career, but it’s Friday and you’re suffering from exhaustion.You can’t help but feel more than abit excited, but for some reason you alsofeel a bit guilty looking forward to the weekend so much. I can hear it now as you think..
“Aren’t I supposed to look forward to everyday if I’m truly a happy person?”
First of all, let’s talk aboutyour exhaustion. Exhaustion is defined as “extreme mental or physical fatigue”. If you continue to work through your weeks and your weekends until exhaustion, you’ll eventually lead yourself straight to burnout mode. Burnout means there is nothing else left to give. You’ve burned through everything and are feeling completely empty inside.
To go back and answer your question; Yes, you should be enjoying every day and it’s even possible you keep a gratitude journal too,BUT remember these key things about successful people. Successful people use weekends to better themselves andrefuel their fire. They look forward to the weekendsto help thembecome the best at who they are. We are all the sum of all our parts. Our family, our friends, our hobbies, our goals, and our dreams are all part of us and what make our lives so special and so great. Get out and enjoy this beautiful weekend. If you get an extra day off because of the upcoming holiday – even better!
Here are the top 5 reasons why it’s okay to look forward to the weekend to avoid exhaustion.
YAY you! You and your passions get a free pass this weekend. Other responsibilities might be hovering around, but make time for your passions and your hobbies this weekend.
Spend time with friends and family. It’s their weekend too and they have the same reason to enjoy their weekend. Share time together, bond, go on hikes or the beach, sit and watch a stupid movie at home. Above all, spend some time with the people you love.
Rejuvenate yourself this weekend. Maybe you wore heels all week, or sat for too long in your office chair. Do something that refreshes and rejuvenates you and reflect on ways you can make minor tweaks next week so rejuvenation on the next weekend is that much easier!
Get one thing done you put off during the week. We all do it. We all say, I don’t have time for it this week – I’m too busy, I’ll do it on the weekend. If you did this and said that– then get it done. Keep that promise to yourself, but make sure you didn’t over promise. Don’t do a ton of chores. Chores are okayinshort spurtsonce in a while on the weekend, but should not be your entire focus.
Volunteer & give back. Spend some time paying all your good fortune forward. It could be a simple gesture by holding open a door or maybe you really want to go for it and plant trees with your local park & rec district. Whatever it is – have fun and be glad you can give back.
What are some hobby’s that you have that have nothing to do with work or your side hustle?How doyou fit it all in without reaching burnout?
It's their weekend too and they have the same reason to enjoy their weekend. Share time together, bond, go on hikes or the beach, sit and watch a stupid movie at home. Above all, spend some time with the people you love.
phrasal verb. look forward to something. to be thinking with pleasure about something that is going to happen (because you expect to enjoy it) I'm looking forward to the weekend.
Knowing you have something to look forward to can give you an extra little boost of excitement or the willingness to keep going, because you know you have something great to look forward to.
You deserve time to rest and recharge, enjoy family and friend time, work on hobbies and pet projects. The perfect weekend involves doing these things AND being able to start the new week feeling refreshed and organised. You can totally do both.
Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The 'to' in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form: I'm looking forward to the holidays.
If you mean both in the sense of anticipating something, both are equally valid. However 'I look forward' is more formal; it's the kind of thing you would write in an official letter. A typical example is the closing statement of a cover letter for a job application: I look forward to hearing from you soon.
The kids are looking forward to their holiday vacation. We were looking forward to buying our first house. He had so much to look forward to at his new job. Every Friday he looked forward to pizza for lunch.
Reply with “Thanks, see you next week” if you work with them. This response is perfect if you're in a professional setting, and you're not interested in small talk. Whether you're speaking to your boss or coworker, use this phrase to politely check out of work over the weekend. “Thank you sir, see you next week.”
The sentence 'look forward to the weekend' is correct and can be used in written English. It is usually used to express excitement or anticipation about the upcoming weekend. For example: "I'm really looking forward to the weekend; it's been a long week.".
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