Are your weekends an extension of your weekdays? Do chores spill over into the weekend? Here are some tips to reclaim your weekend and rejuvenate yourself:-

1. Attend one event per weekend and avoid hopping from one party to another. Opt for the one that seems most important.
2. Do more chores during the week. Get gorcery shopping and the visits to the beauty parlour out of the way during the week.
3. Get someone to pick up your dry cleaning and mail your letters.
4. Avoid daylong weekend projects. Instead of aiming for a one-day marathon cleaning job, stagger it over several weekends.
5. Avoid bringing work home. Unless you are a doctor, switch off your cell phone on the weekend.

Once you have freed up your time here are some tips on how to use it.

1. Start the weekend with a long invigorating walk to feel refreshed and ready to face anything.
2. Take a luxurious bath.
3. Start a hobby; flying planes, designing greeting cards or creating a perfect cheesecake, now is the time to do it.
4. Try something new such as a short excursion out of the city, a visit to the park and turning off the constant noise of the TV can make a difference.
5. Visit a museum, watch a movie, eat out, or play board games with your kids.
6. Put the phone off the hook and catch up on your reading.
7. Cook a big dinner and invite family or friends to partake.
8. Although widely discouraged, but useful in small doses is daydreaming. Use the weekend to fire your imagination and mentally rehearse attaining your dream and someday you will!