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[quote=Anonymous]It's so personal! And we don't know what kind of flexibility and what kind of help you have. If there are kids under 6, woof, I dunno.

For me, with teens: 
Friday: Everyone sleeps as late as they want. Once up, do your own space-- get all the laundry to the machine, strip the bed, put stuff away. I like to do laundry, so I'll probably do everyone's. I find it very satisfying to sort according to color and temperature, and to work my way through the whole pile. It's chaos --&gt; order in its purest form. 
I'm probably going to make a meal. It won't be breakfast. It might be lunch. It might be late lunch! We'll eat together. While eating, agree on a few things we're each going to accomplish. One kid might elect to do the litterbox and clean out the roombas. The other might volunteer to do bathrooms. I'm going to keep going on laundry and overall tidying. 
By evening, we're ready to wander out and find food. We have dozens of restaurants within a mile of the house, so we'll end up somewhere casual in the neighborhood. 
Saturday: we'll have friends over for dinner. I will plan the menu and go shopping (farmers market and regular groceries), and spend the afternoon alternating between prepping and hanging on the couch with a good book. No pressure, it'll get done in time. Friends will come over; dinner will be elaborate because that's what I enjoy (totally understand it's not for everyone); we'll have some wine and the kids will practice having good table manners and conversational skills. 
Sunday: weather permitting, we'll spend mostly outside. Maybe just RCP. Maybe somewhere further afield. There are some trails within an hour of DC that will occupy several hours and leave your legs pleasantly sore.

Man, now I'm bummed to be going to the beach this weekend, and not having my signature happy-at-home weekend! ;) [/quote]

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