When the weekend nears, all office goers start to feel excited. When Friday is the last working day of the week, Saturday and Sunday are holidays, then the holiday mood sets in. People come dressed in casuals and in the late afternoon, people tend to slack.

The weekend is looked forward to by all. For men, it can be two whole days of rest or enjoyment, depending on the personalities of the men. Married men may organize outings with family, while the unmarried ones will be free to do as they please. Hang out or chill out at some cafe joint, take in a movie or just catch up with friends.

Young, unmarried girls will laze at home in their old, but most comfortable, dresses. They will wake up late, either catch up with friends, parlor visits, shopping or even take in a movie. But generally it will be relaxing couple of days.

Those working women who stay in hostels, will also enjoy. Some of them may decide to visit home town, some will stay back. They do not have much work, so they are free to do as they please.  But for married women, weekends means extra work.

Yes, they will have to catch up with some pending house work, they will have to stock up the fridge with vegetables, meat or fish. And they are expected to cook something exotic on holidays. The whole week they would have dished out something in a hurry, but on weekdays, they feel guilty and so feed up the family. The family too expects and looks forward to eating something different.

The married, working women hardly get rest and they are up and ready to face office work on Monday. What can these women do to have some relaxation?  The ideal thing would be to put their feet up on Sunday. No house work need be attended to. The family can pitch in, take over some of the mandatory cleaning chores.

On Sundays, my kitchen is closed. No cooking. Breakfast is cereals, and for lunch we generally go out. Dinner comprises of fruits and so the whole day I am able to recharge. These ladies too can follow suit. If eating out is a chore, home delivery of food can be indulged in. There are various outlets that deliver tasty food for nominal rates. You have to just scour the daily newspapers and get the phone numbers. And the family can have variety too.

Is it too much to ask?  Can this not be done?  For this to happen, the whole family has to be willing to follow it. Children can serve the mother breakfast in bed, and she can rest for a longer period. Lunch can be ordered and maybe in the evening, some outing can be organized. The whole family can grab a snack at night and return. After getting things ready for the next morning, they can retire.

If it is not possible to follow it all Sundays, at least two Sundays it should be followed. The working women need the rest and relaxation and not extra work on holidays. They are slogging at work and working at home. Of course those who can afford cooks and servants, wouldn’t need such a holiday.

A middle class working woman doubles up and plays a lot of roles. She takes on her share of out door chores, picks up her kids from school, ferries them around the special classes, holds birthday parties, helps the kids with their project and school exhibition works, takes care of the elderly at home, plays hostess to guests and also pitches in with hospital help when needed by extended family or friends. She does a lot more.  Surely she deserves one day off in the week?  Because if she falls ill, the whole house falls out of rhythm and all the members put together, will not be able to manage. 

The Saturday there is no office, these ladies can catch up on their extra work. They can do the necessary shopping, cleaning, visiting, etc. On Sunday, they relax. When this is followed, the ladies’ health will not take a toll and they can be more productive members of society. sss

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