Long Weekend Treats

As a wife and home manager, I take care of the family's social schedule and some weekends, it is a challenge to work out what we have to do, where we have to go and how we will squeeze time for relaxation.  Weekends are never enough especially when you still have to do household chores you never get to do during the week like cleaning, washing laundry and ironing clothes.  That's why long weekends (in this case, a 3-day weekend due to a public holiday) are always a welcomed blessing.

Today is New South Wales' celebration of Labour Day and we had a chance to do more with our weekend.  Planning a 3-day weekend is so much easier compared to a 2-day weekend. 

Sometimes, we'd go out of town during long weekends but this time, decided to stay in Sydney so we can do more with our free time and have a balance between socialization, play, rest and chores.

Time to Dress Up and Party.  We kicked off Saturday with a lunch party with friends at Hard Rock Sydney.  Dressing up does wonders to a tired psyche while being surrounded by laughter of good friends brings instant sunshine to anyone's life.   

A Little Reward  to Make Myself Feel Loved by Me.  The Husband and I went around the shops after lunch with friends and we decided to buy ourselves little gifts as a reward for the days and nights we've been working hard at the office.

Time for Us = Saturday Date Night.  We'd usually have our coffee dates on Fridays but since it's a long weekend and we were already out on Saturday, we hung out at Strathfield (one of Sydney Metro's Korea Towns) on a quest to try out a new cafe (for coffee) and Korean restaurant (for dinner).

We found a stationery cafe called "My Sweet Memory" that serves delicious coffee and sells amazing and cute stationery.

Dinner was at Ce Ci Korean Restaurant where we had a Deep-fried Chicken in Spicy Sauce and Spicy Beef & Tofu Hot Pot.

Time for a Good Read, Health and Beauty.  Our weekends will never be complete without a good rest and time for ourselves.  I won't function well the whole week without an afternoon nap either on Saturday or Sunday.  I usually exercise inside the home but today, the sun shone so I was able to run outdoors for a bit.  What I love most about long weekends?  I get to have more "Me" time!

Time for a Naughty Treat.  Another little reward to myself in the form of my favourite doughnut for breakfast.  Knowing the I have more time for exercise, I let myself have a doughnut this morning.

Long weekends or not, I don't think time will ever be enough to do everything we want to do.  But with the help of a balanced schedule, a wife like me can make the most of what a family can do with a 3-day weekend.

Have a great week ahead!

This is also my entry to Toni's It's A Wife's Life Blog Carnival