Relaxing vs. Being Lazy

I’ve been with my company for about a year now and on the jobsite for about 16 months. Every week when Friday finally rolls around, I get asked the same question by different people. “So are you going to party this weekend?” First of all, let me say that I am all for having a good time. But I am not one to party every weekend and all weekend long. I don’t drink to get drunk, and if I do drink it is usually just on special occasions. Anyways, let me get right down to the point of this whole thing.

Last week or 2 weeks ago, I don’t know I can’t remember; but anyways a subcontractor comes to my desk and was like “So are you going to party this weekend?” When I told him no, I’m probably just going to hang out and relax. Then he went on to say “Oh, so you’re just going to be lazy then”. Ummm….NO! I don’t call relaxing being lazy, I call it relaxing after a long week of work. It bugs me that just because I want to relax and hang out by the pool on the weekend that people see me as lazy. I don’t think I am lazy. If I was lazy then I wouldn’t be working or doing anything for that matter, and just be at home watching TV all the time. I do work 40 + hours, I volunteer my time for a support group, I organize my Lupus meet up groups, I try to work out when I am feeling up to it, and between that time I try to hang out with friends as much as possible. So please do not call me Lazy. Yes I do take naps in the middle of the day, mostly because I have a hard time sleeping at night; and because having Lupus means that my fatigue is horrible. So yeah I need naps. Does that mean I’m lazy…NO! It means that I need energy to do the things I need to do.

Sorry but I just needed to vent a little. I’m tired of the people that don’t know me thinking I am Lazy. But my friends may joke around with me saying I’m lazy. But that’s just it, they are joking and I know that. So there you go! I would rather rest than party all weekend long and feel crappy!

You may call it being LAZY, but I call it getting rest and saving up my spoons so I can do the things I want to do!