To ask, how do you make the most of the weekend?

[stresssedd]

I changed jobs recently and went from having 3 days off per week to just the standard weekend off. The job is a lot more stressful, and I have found every weekend I have this anxious, unsettled feeling of trying to make the most of the weekend, and whatever I do never feels good enough. I try and be busy, only to find on Sunday evening I regret not having properly rested either.

How do you make the most of your weekends?

I plan lots of nice things on Saturday, and then try to spend Sunday resting - lie in, leisurely breakfast, Sunday lunch, long bath etc.

Housework and other boring stuff - an hour on Saturday morning before I go out, and an hour at some point on Sunday.

Up early, parkrun, then activity eg paddle boarding in lake then home for a relaxed late afternoon / evening. Then again on Sunday with junior parkrun. Feel like we do loads but have a good relax too,

I've taken to staying in bed most of Saturday - listening to the radio, reading, napping etc.

Saturdays are lazy brunch and seeing friends.
Sunday's are for walks, roast dinner, long soak in the bath and getting organised for the week.

I try to get as much as possible of the cleaning/admin stuff out of the way on Saturday morning as my DD has an activity then.

I'm not very good at properly unwinding and chilling out as I get bored really fast: I should probably just try to read or watch TV more but I get anxious if I'm not being productive.

I think the mistake you're making here is trying to 'make the most'.
I've learnt over many years of self analysis that 'making the most' has always been my downfall. My parents used that term all the time and it was ingrained in me, my DH on the other hand has never used it and he is so much more content. Try to go with the flow, make sure you slow down and think about what you ACTUALLY want to do rather than what you should do. I've realised that I love a slow saturday morning, so unless there's something I specifically have to go to then we relax, get chocolate croissants as our Saturday morning treat and get ready late. I like at least one morning to be slow!
Try not to think back on whether you've enjoyed your weekend or not, it doesn't matter because it's gone.

I always think that doing something on a Friday night makes the weekend seem longer