August 26, 2025
Every day, I share a Thought of the Day and a Question of the Day—not just as quick conversation starters, but as little sparks to make us stop, reflect, and sometimes laugh at ourselves. Today’s pair makes me think about how we spend our time, what we sacrifice, and what little victories we’ve had in building our own lives.
Thought of the Day: To live for the weekend is to sacrifice all of your life.
It’s an easy trap to fall into, counting down the days until Friday, slogging through the week with the promise of “freedom” at the end. But if you’re only really living two out of seven days, you’re giving away 70 percent of your life to waiting. That math hurts.
I’ve been there. The weeks where Monday feels like a prison sentence, Wednesday feels like mile 13 of a marathon, and Friday is the glorious finish line. The problem? Life doesn’t actually work like that. Real life—the conversations, the little joys, the frustrations, the family dinners, the quiet moments of meaning—all of it happens between Monday and Thursday too.
This thought is less about demonizing weekends (I love a Saturday as much as the next guy) and more about reclaiming the weekdays. Can you find small sparks that make Tuesday worth something? Can you stop treating Wednesday like a hurdle and instead like a chance to live fully? If not, then the weekend isn’t saving you—it’s robbing you.
If you’ve felt this tug-of-war between weekday survival and weekend living, you might also enjoy why I think people want you to do well, but not better than them.
Question of the Day: What was a home DIY project you conquered?
There’s something both terrifying and hilarious about DIY projects. On one hand, you feel like a hero when it works. On the other, you feel like an HGTV blooper reel waiting to happen when it doesn’t.
For me, the big one was our washing machine. That beast went down three separate times before it finally kicked off for good. Along the way, I diagnosed and swapped out a motor, replaced belts, and even pulled out a sock graveyard clogging the drain. Each fix felt like a victory—like I was one YouTube tutorial away from starting my own appliance repair business. Of course, the machine eventually had the last laugh, but for a little while, I was winning.
That’s the thing about DIY. It isn’t just about saving money—it’s about persistence, learning, and refusing to quit even when you’re in over your head. When you finally get it right (or at least make it work long enough to brag about it), it feels like a triumph.
If this question sparks a memory, you might also like reflecting on what is your favorite day of the week or what part of your life is circling the drain the fastest. Sometimes the small and silly questions lead to big truths.
Join the Conversation
What about you—are you guilty of living only for the weekend? And what DIY project has been your proudest victory (or funniest fail)? Share your story in the comments below.
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