Today's Reward: Friday

I now know the meaning of weekend anticipation. Being a seasoned service worker for the past 10 years (restuarants, retail, bars, banks) weekends were always just another work day, and a Saturday off was a reason to celebrate. But I've always had those friends that talked about Friday like it was a mecca and the workweek represented the trek (looking for that word that describes a soul searching journey but the word escapes me) to get there. Friday is like a reward in a way. A reward for not blowing off work and calling in sick, a reward for getting things accomplished and having a night where you don't have to observe a bedtime, a reward for exercising after work and eating healthy lunches while meeting with colleagues and clients. And unlike Monday, which is a day of resetting, Friday is a day of reflection. A day to look back and say well on Wednesday when I was stuck in a bout of self-loathing that passed, and as predicted now I have the whole weekend ahead of me to behave & misbehave.