A Good Weekend

One of the things most important to a typical teenager’s lifestyle is those weekend plans. While spending the whole week in class, focused on getting those good grades, one cannot help but think about what fun things they will be rewarded with in the upcoming weekend. For some, a nice night in with some friends -- or even with your beloved dog -- in front of the TV watching scary movies or finishing the TV show you’re currently obsessed with is enough. But for others, one weekend might take the entire preceding week to plan; making sure that every hour of the two and half days with no school are all mapped out.

The key to having a good weekend, every weekend, is variety. Doing the same things week to week can be boring. This is why it is best to start your planning early. If you haven’t started planning by Wednesday, you’re in trouble. This may result in frantic search for plans -- or even worse -- no plans at all. In high school this is never a good thing. Even something as simple as hanging out with a family member one night counts as a plan. Other plans might include hanging out with a group of your friends by the fire; catching the latest school production; attending a concert or a movie; watching a movie at home; the list goes on. The possibilities are endless! And once a plan, or at least a general idea of what you are going to do, is in place, you can relax and focus on those thousands of tests and quizzes teachers love to give on Fridays.

Once that final bell rings on Friday, and you turn in your last test of the day, your weekend plans begin. The next thing to think about while your weekend carries on as normal is anything but school. School work is not to be done or thought about on Friday nights, or even Saturday nights. School work is meant for weeknights, or even during the day on the weekend. Spend the nights with friends, or relaxing at your house, not worrying about school. Too much stress is never good for the body, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Help to relieve that constant stress of school by focusing on other things. I mean that’s why they give us the measly two days off, right?

Weekends are meant to be a relaxing a break from school and work. Teenagers look forward to them to have fun and spend time with their friends, away from school. Rebecca Black wasn’t so wrong when she sang the words “Friday, Friday, Gotta get down on Friday. Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend.” While that song is super annoying, yet somewhat catchy, it speaks the truth. Without a good weekend planned, the entire week of school seems much longer and tougher to get through. Fun weekends are a teenager’s motivation to finish off the week strong, and relieve stress for all.