Effective ways to make use of those Sundays

So, here I lie in bed as I type up an article pertaining to what most consider “the most boring day of the week”. I, for one, completely beg to differ; I take complete advantage of not having to go to class, or having to go to work. Theoretically, Sundays are a day where everyone has a chance to catch up with what happened last week, and prepare for the next one to come.

Let’s take a step backwards and get to know a little about Sunday, and the origin of its name. The name comes from the Latin phrase dies solis, meaning “sun’s day”: the name of a pagan Roman holiday. According to Encyclopedia Mythica, “the early Romans, around the first century, used Saturday as the first day of the week. As the worshipping of the Sun increased, the Sun’s day (Sunday) advanced from position of the second day to the first day of the week (and Saturday became the seventh day).”

On the other hand, Sunday is significant to other cultures, while some cultures just see it as another day. For most Christians, Sunday is a day of worship and rest, in recognition of the excerpt from the Bible, which states, “And on the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it, he had rested from all his work which God created and made. (Gen 2:2-3)”.

Now that we have gotten a brief background of Sunday, let’s take the next step by establishing some random facts about typical Sundays. For folks that usually go to school, or work during the regular business week, have the grace of utilizing Sunday as their “free day”, if you will. For instance, Sunday is a day where: families that practice some sort of Catholicism go to Church and worship, most football games in the NFL occur and most stores close early to prepare for the regular business week.

If you’re anything like me, and attend classes regularly Monday through Friday, and work all the week (except I always get Sunday off, coincidentally), chances are you don’t have all the time you really need in order to get homework assignments complete. Luckily, there is a day where I have no real-life tasks to complete, other than keeping up with life itself, and that day is Sunday; I can sleep in until three in the afternoon, or I can wake up early and actually get a chance to eat off of McDonald’s Breakfast menu.

Top 5 things I recommend people doing on their Sundays:

1.)    Dedicate this day to sit down and think of every task you need to complete: either it be for your job, schoolwork or any other extracurricular activities you plan on doing.

2.)    Walk around the outside of your house and check for any imperfections that may bother you, things that you may have never noticed before on a day-to-day basis.

3.)    Walk around the inside of your house and brainstorm any ways you can effectively clean every little nook and cranny.

4.)    Put down the iPad, laptop, or what have you, and take a jog (if the weather permits)!

5.)    Make Sunday your big laundry day.

Top 5 things I do on my Sundays:

1.)    Catch up with all of my assignments.

2.)    Play video games until my fingers fall off.

3.)    Take a gander around the web to see anything new going on.

4.)    Watch whatever sport is on [preferably football (NFL), or basketball (NBA).]

5.)    I take a cruise around town and see the gents take out their vintage cars for a good ol’ Sunday drive (if you aren’t already familiar, these individuals with their vintage cars tend to be “Sunday Drivers”, so don’t plan on making it anywhere on time).

Have you been effectively using your Sundays all along, or have any of my tips helped you? Do you do any of the things I normally do on my Sundays? Leave feedback in the comments section to help others utilize those “boring” Sundays!