After a week of early alarms, it is tempting to let weekend mornings run completely free, with no idea of when the day will actually begin. Allowing a little extra time in bed while still getting up at a roughly familiar hour, rather than letting the morning drift by several hours, keeps the weekend feeling different without tipping the whole rhythm off balance. The difference might only be an hour or so compared with the working week.
This softer version of the usual morning avoids the jolt that comes from waking at a completely different time two days in a row. Many people notice that the rest of the weekend feels easier to enjoy once the morning has started in a way that is not too far removed from what the body already expects.
A gentler version of the usual start
Some households keep breakfast at roughly the same time every day of the week, weekends included, while allowing everything else about the morning to be far more relaxed than usual. Others simply agree on a rough window during which everyone tends to be up, without anyone watching the clock too closely.
This approach also makes Monday mornings easier, since the body has not had to adjust to two very different rhythms within the space of a few days. Families with children often find this particularly useful, as it avoids the difficult return to routine that a completely different weekend schedule can bring.
Throughout the year this soft, familiar start works in much the same way, whether the room is bright with early summer light or still fairly dim as fewer of these bright mornings remain into early autumn.
