Comments on: The Weekend: No Direction At Home http://feedingtheblackdog.com/2009/the-weekend-no-direction-at-home/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:07:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: You’re Not Small, You’re Just Human (and So Are The Gurus) « BrianWilson13's Blog http://feedingtheblackdog.com/2009/the-weekend-no-direction-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-91 You’re Not Small, You’re Just Human (and So Are The Gurus) « BrianWilson13's Blog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:36:22 +0000 http://feedingtheblackdog.com/?p=92#comment-91 [...] The truth is … you’re not lazy. It’s just that the people around you tend to talk about the things they do accomplish, rather than the things they don’t. If someone has an amazingly productive weekend, they’ll let you know. It’s much rarer to hear about a direction-less weekend. [...] [...] The truth is … you’re not lazy. It’s just that the people around you tend to talk about the things they do accomplish, rather than the things they don’t. If someone has an amazingly productive weekend, they’ll let you know. It’s much rarer to hear about a direction-less weekend. [...]

]]> By: Nick Bryan http://feedingtheblackdog.com/2009/the-weekend-no-direction-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Nick Bryan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:50:13 +0000 http://feedingtheblackdog.com/?p=92#comment-61 It is true that my weekend strategy might be based largely on my own situation of having nothing to do most of the time. But it's enjoyable most of the time. I might have to start cleaning and shopping soon... It is true that my weekend strategy might be based largely on my own situation of having nothing to do most of the time. But it’s enjoyable most of the time. I might have to start cleaning and shopping soon…

]]> By: Delilah http://feedingtheblackdog.com/2009/the-weekend-no-direction-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Delilah Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:02:12 +0000 http://feedingtheblackdog.com/?p=92#comment-59 hahahaha, just wait Nick, when you have a little family running around, you won't be looking for things to do. You'll be looking for that time where you'd actually get to rest. But yeah when I don't have the Kid, we usually lay around, clean and do some shopping. Things we normally wouldn't do during the week. I love my weekends. Especially when they aren't interrupted by my inlaws. ;) hahahaha, just wait Nick, when you have a little family running around, you won’t be looking for things to do. You’ll be looking for that time where you’d actually get to rest.

But yeah when I don’t have the Kid, we usually lay around, clean and do some shopping. Things we normally wouldn’t do during the week.

I love my weekends. Especially when they aren’t interrupted by my inlaws. ;)

]]> By: Nick Bryan http://feedingtheblackdog.com/2009/the-weekend-no-direction-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Nick Bryan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:48:51 +0000 http://feedingtheblackdog.com/?p=92#comment-52 Oh good, it's not just me who finds some weekends utterly shapeless. Phew. I don't want to preach "productivity" or whatever, that's clearly counter-point, but... yeah. Don't like just sitting around listlessly. With you on the "living for the weekend" thing. If you only value 2/7s of your life, you may as well kill yourself. Oh good, it’s not just me who finds some weekends utterly shapeless. Phew. I don’t want to preach “productivity” or whatever, that’s clearly counter-point, but… yeah. Don’t like just sitting around listlessly.

With you on the “living for the weekend” thing. If you only value 2/7s of your life, you may as well kill yourself.

]]> By: Ali Hale http://feedingtheblackdog.com/2009/the-weekend-no-direction-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Ali Hale Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:02 +0000 http://feedingtheblackdog.com/?p=92#comment-51 In the brief phase of weekends when I was living on my own in London and sans Paul, I definitely found that time dragged at points. Now there seems to be more structure ... we tend to actually sit down to three meals a day together at weekends, plus stuff like theatre or cinema usually happens. One of the things I like about church on Sunday mornings is that it gives the weekend a bit more structure, too. Beyond that ... I very much dislike this idea of "living for the weekends". I question what sort of life it is when you spend five days out of every seven longing for two of them which, as you say, can't always live up to the hype. In the brief phase of weekends when I was living on my own in London and sans Paul, I definitely found that time dragged at points. Now there seems to be more structure … we tend to actually sit down to three meals a day together at weekends, plus stuff like theatre or cinema usually happens.

One of the things I like about church on Sunday mornings is that it gives the weekend a bit more structure, too.

Beyond that … I very much dislike this idea of “living for the weekends”. I question what sort of life it is when you spend five days out of every seven longing for two of them which, as you say, can’t always live up to the hype.

]]> By: Nick Bryan http://feedingtheblackdog.com/2009/the-weekend-no-direction-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Nick Bryan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:51:28 +0000 http://feedingtheblackdog.com/?p=92#comment-50 True, I rarely feel bad afterwards. I just get a bit huffy in the moment if I end up sitting there, unable to think of anything that's either useful or fun to do. But then I put the TV on and all is better again. True, I rarely feel bad afterwards. I just get a bit huffy in the moment if I end up sitting there, unable to think of anything that’s either useful or fun to do. But then I put the TV on and all is better again.

]]> By: Mick Morris http://feedingtheblackdog.com/2009/the-weekend-no-direction-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Mick Morris Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:10:46 +0000 http://feedingtheblackdog.com/?p=92#comment-49 I love my weekends (even if sometimes they fall midweek in everyone els's schedules) and I agree that having NO direction can make me listless, so some semblance of a direction is helpful.... and suprisingly I don't feel guilty if it goes pair shaped. I love my weekends (even if sometimes they fall midweek in everyone els’s schedules) and I agree that having NO direction can make me listless, so some semblance of a direction is helpful…. and suprisingly I don’t feel guilty if it goes pair shaped.

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