Weekend - reclaiming Fun

Childhood
As a child, my weekends meant catching up with friends, enjoying a little extra TV time, or excitedly heading to the supermarket or the movies. For better or worse, my parents didn't push me into extra classes, whether for studies or homework. So, if I didn't have anything to do, I would simply hang out.

Work Years
The impact of not having structured fun became apparent during my working years. Work became an escape from weekends. I would often create work for myself just to avoid weekend boredom. I didn't see the value of socializing or having fun, and therefore never actively sought it. I wasn't lonely—I just hadn't developed the right hobbies early on.

Parenting Years
Today, weekends are centered around my son's hobbies. I think I can learn from my own mistakes by giving his weekends more meaning through gymnastics, library visits, and museum trips. More importantly, I want to help him reflect on these experiences so that the fun becomes meaningful and creates lasting memories.

Today
Now, as a full-blown adult, I want to treat weekends as a game—a challenge to design structured fun and see how it changes my life. I want to build weekends around reading, writing, and podcasting, while also creating family rituals such as movie nights, art gallery visits, trying a new breakfast place, practicing a relaxing hobby like mandala art, and joining a community activity like cycling or BJJ. I'll give myself a month or two to build these habits and then reflect on how they have changed my weekends.

Weekends were never meant to be just two days of rest. They are an opportunity to build a life that weekdays could never afford.