Half-day Fridays

It has been a long while since I took a day off from work and didn't go anywhere. I was supposed to take today off as vacation to recuperate from my trip, but I ended up working at home instead. I actually am grateful for the luxury of being able to tele-commute although I'm not allowed to do that too often. It was nice. I went out to lunch with my parents and even did a little grocery shopping. I love having the ability to take off for a few hours from work to run errands. Today was such a beautiful day that it reminded me of those good old days when I had "half day Fridays." I used to work 9-hour days Mondays through Thursdays and 4 hours on Fridays. I really loved those Fridays when I get to leave work right after lunch. I always ended up shopping though, which became a very expensive habit after a while. But the ability to have a head start on weekend road trips or to be able to take afternoon naps was something I really enjoyed and missed. Now, I work 10-hour days everyday and no half-day Fridays! So unfair!