My Day Off. My name is Lucy. I’m so busy during the week that Sunday has become my most precious day

My name is Lucy. I’m so busy during the week that Sunday has become my most precious day. It’s a day to relax and I try to spend it according to my personal likings.

To begin with, I get up much later than usual. As it is Sunday, neither the alarm-clock nor Mom wakes me before 9. There is no need to hurry anywhere and I can sleep to my heart’s content.

After washing myself and doing the hair I have breakfast. A Sunday breakfast is always different from the one we have on weekdays. No sandwiches washed down with a cup of tea or coffee. Instead, we have fried meat or chicken with potatoes, some salad and cereals with milk.

They say that the whole point of rest is that it should be a change. Most people like a change of scene. If they live in the country, they like to go to a big city and spend their time looking at shops and visiting cinemas and museums. As I am a city-dweller I prefer to get out of town for a change.

In winter my friends and I enjoy skiing and sledging. We put on our sport suits, take skis and leave the house. We always look forward to snow, because the forest is most beautiful when everything is covered with snow.

In summer I often take out my bike for a run in the country. While riding along the country roads I always admire the contrast between the bustle of the city and the peace of the village. Quite often I meet my friends and we go to the river for a swim. Also we like to make fires and cook barbecue.

When the weather is bad I generally stay at home and spend time watching TV, knitting or reading books. Personally I prefer humour stories and books of adventure. They stir my imagination and help me to forget about every-day routine. Sometimes friends come to my place and we play games, listen to the music or just talk.

In the evening our family gathers round the table and has supper. We exchange our views and opinions and tell each other about the day’s impressions. After supper I help Mum to wash up and take a relaxing bath.

I have reasonably active social life, mostly with my fellow-students and former classmates. Occasionally we go to the movies if there’s a good film on, or to a club where we can dance and meet friends.

If I am at a loose end I often just slump into an armchair and watch some film on TV which may finish long after midnight. So, on Sunday my bed time tends to be rather late and I always regret about it on Monday morning when I have to get up at cockcrow. I hate those Monday mornings when the whole world seems so gloomy and unfriendly.

When I go to bed on Sunday I usually think that week-end has flashed by like lightning. There is another busy week ahead and quite a long time before the next week-end. But a day of good rest has certainly filled me with energy and has given me fresh spirit to battle with problems of life.