Summer Friday
How to spend one extra day to yourself.
The corporate calendar finds itself to be the most forgiving during the summer, especially this year.
We’ve got two built-in Summer Fridays with Juneteenth and the Fourth of July. I personally get 5 free PTO days from Memorial Day to Labor Day, only eligible to use on Fridays in that timeframe. Each mid-July Friday in office feels like the longest day of my life, however each day off feels like a beautiful gift. With office holidays combined with my Summer Fridays, I’ll have a total of seven Fridays to myself out of the fifteen that the calendar holds, batting at about 46%. I’ll take it!
Obviously I’m using some of that for vacation and time with my family, but there are a few (such as today, June 5th) that I’ve taken for myself to enjoy with no plans, right here in Manhattan (and still Williamsburg, just for tonight).
If you’re as lucky as I am, you may be wondering how to fill all of this time, especially if your friends are chained to their desks. Here’s how I plan on spending the days, along with some other stuff I think you guys may enjoy as well.
MORNING:
I like to sleep in on the days that I have off like the rest of the universe, however on a day such as today, I woke up at 7:45. I caught up on some texts, paid off my credit card bills since I got paid last night, and headed off to the gym. If I were to cheat on Equinox with a fun workout class, I would probably do BodyRok, Fuze House, or some sort of yoga.
Usually, I drink coffee after I work out, unless I work out at like 11 or 12. I’ve been making coffee at home more recently with Chobani Cookie Dough or Hazelnut creamer, but if I go out to coffee, here are my picks:
