I love spending two days in a row with the family, but it's pretty exhausting! Bee suggested it would be easier if weekends were split up... say on Saturday and also on Wednesday. That would actually have a lot of advantages! But it'd also be hard to build momentum at work that way.
Do you like weekends being two days in a row... or would you prefer they be split up like say, Saturdays and Wednesdays?
pomegranate / 3858 posts
I'd love for Saturday and Sunday to be reversed! With church on Sundays, it would be nice to have Saturday come afterwards so we can relax, instead of having our busy day right before going back to work.
pomegranate / 3521 posts
@mrbee: I like having the 2 days for camping, going away.. etc.
I think everyone should have Wednesday off as well and there should only be 4 day work "weeks". I take Wednesdays off every week and I love having the break in the middle of the week 
nectarine / 2936 posts
2 days in a row for sure. It is nice so you can go away. Also I am exhausted on Friday nights and don't usually do anything fun then anyway so it is nice to have Saturday night too.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@tinyperson: A lot of people go to synagogue on Saturday!
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
Two days in a row. Usually one day is busy and the other is a rest day.
bananas / 9628 posts
i like 'em three in a row 
i did a condensed work wk for many, many years- 4x 10hr days with 3 days off. actually i've almost never worked 5 days for any great length of time (and i don't see myself starting now!). i need one wk day to get stuff done since i don't take time off unless we go away and i didn't get a real lunch break where i could run an errand. right now i only work part time and still have fri-sun off, if i went back to working full time, i'd still want three days in a row off. i'm spoiled!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@mrs. bird: haha what is this concept of "days off" you speak of... it sounds wonderful!
bananas / 9628 posts
@mrbee: have i mentioned that i have the best job ever?!? i get to fall madly in love and get all the snuggles & lovin, them give them back and go home and sleep! i am fully aware of how lucky i am
nectarine / 2220 posts
Definitely two together. Just feel more rested.
Although I used to work 4 on, 4 off, and I thought that was pretty good!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Two days together. DH is home so I can have a change of scenery. That mostly means that I can cook and clean in peace while he spends time with the girls. And we do different outings as a fam.
persimmon / 1101 posts
Two days together, for sure! That way we can mix and max fun with chores, and not feel pressured to squeeze in all the blah activities in one day. Also, I live for quick out if town trips, which definitely couldn't happen with a divided weekend.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Two in a row. I used to work a schedule where I didn't have that and I never really felt rested
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
I've had both. I enjoyed having split days off because it meant not having to take off work for doctor's appts, car things, that sort of stuff. Plus, only working 2-3 days and then having a day off was nice.
Having 2 days off in a row is great if we want to go see family or if there is something big one day, it's nice to have the other to relax. Part of me wishes I could have 1-2 weekdays off a month, with regular weekends the rest of the time, but that would be too complicated to plan.
honeydew / 7811 posts
I need my days together! My husband only gets one day off at a time and he is never fully relaxed/rested.
coconut / 8861 posts
Two days in a row. My WFH is on Wednesdays, so I get a recharge in the middle of the week.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@mrs. bird: hahaha same here! DH works 42 hours Monday-Thursday and has fri-sun off. I'm part time since I go to school so it is perfect for us. It would be weird if either of us ever picks up working Fridays. We like the three days in a row!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
2 days in a row, plus one additional half day during regular business hours so i could get to the doctor without having to always take time off!!
eggplant / 11408 posts
I used to work a job where my weekend were split up, and it was awful. I never felt like I had a chance to catch my breath. I would just be getting into the groove of something (weekend project, recovering from a bad week, etc) and I had to turn around and go to work again.
Also, it makes traveling impossible. No thank you!
cantaloupe / 6086 posts
I'm a fan of two days in a row, so you can relax a little more. but as previous posters have said, having additional time off in the week is awesome. I WAH two days a week and often have the flexibility to do some errands or appts on those days. it's basically the reason our household works, I don't know how people who WOH 5 days get everything done. clearly I am spoiled!
nectarine / 2973 posts
Two in a row! Having them split makes me feel like I never get to fully relax.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Two in a row because if they were split up, I don't think I'd ever get motivated to work at full productivity. I'd have the Monday blues every other day! haha
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I wouldn't mind the split, but it would make it difficult for my son to transition back and forth with daycare and weekend schedules.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I wish I had three days in a row with my family!!
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