I have a complicated relationship with Sundays. By the end of the weekend, I start getting anxious about the upcoming week. I’ve now created a Sunday routine that helps me take charge of the week and empowers me to enter the week with a lot more enthusiasm.
Sunday is undoubtedly the most glorious day of the week. It’s the perfect day to relax and plan for the week ahead. In this blog post, I would like to share with you my own Sunday routine. I hope it inspires you to spend more quality time with yourself and your family.
Family Traditions
I love family traditions — they help to keep us connected as a family. We’ve recently started a new ritual and it is quickly becoming my favourite. We spend our mornings at the beach, my husband and I will jog and the kids cycle behind us. We wrap up the morning with a delicious breakfast at one of the restaurants along the beachfront promenade. I love it, for me that is the perfect way to end the week. We get a good workout and a little bit of family time.
Cooking
I don’t cook on Sundays. My husband, who I think might have been a chef in his past life, is responsible for Sunday dinners. I help him with the cleaning up, with my glass of red wine in one hand. Making a delicious meal on Sunday afternoons is therapeutic for us and an excellent way to bond after a long week.
I don’t do any meal preps because I get my weekly dinners delivered to my door by Harvest Box.
No work policy
I have a strict no work policy for Sundays. I used to sneak in some work while my husband prepares dinner, but I’ve stopped. Here’s the thing, my husband is away on business quite often so I would rather make the most of the time that we do spend together. It’s all about being intentional. I make sure that I’m productive during the week so I don’t have to work on Sundays.
No appointments
I don’t commit to any lunch dates with friends or any kiddies parties. I don’t like going out on Sundays unless it’s with my family. Sundays are for family, and I try my best to honour that.
Weekly Planning
One of my favourite Sunday activities is planning the week ahead. I’m a planner. Over the years, I’ve learnt that long to-do lists are overwhelming, and I never want to overload myself. So I now keep them short and realistic. I plan everything — my work goals, personal goals, and household tasks. If it’s not on the list, then it probably won’t get done. I find it’s a really therapeutic approach to supporting a busy lifestyle, and I get so much gratitude when I realise those goals.
That is how I spend my Sundays. I would love to know — what are your favourite things to do on Sundays? Let me know in the comments below.
Have a great week!
Love B
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Sounds like a beutiful Sunday routine!
I’m a church woman so on Sundays I go to church with my 2boys. I cook after church and plan for the week afterwards.
Sounds like a beautiful Sunday.
I always wake up early in the morning at 6am on Sundays, prepare dinner at about 8am we bath and get ready for church and get back home by 12 or 1pm, warm the food and have lunch together.
Seldomly we would take ice-cream drives as a family before heading home for some quality time, the routine will be back because it is now warmer again.
I love this blog, keep sharing because sometimes we are not aware of our negligence and I am learning a lot everytime.
Thank you
Thank you Chuma!
I really enjoy reading your blog. I get so excited when I get a notification in my inbox. You’re so incredibly relatable and so refreshing.
Now I am literally obsessed with Sundays. They are God’s reminder to breathe. I always feel relaxed on Sundays. I make it a rule to be incredibly lazy. I simply allow myself to be. This was such an awesome read.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback!
Sundays I catch up on some work. Whether is reports for Monday or something that was not finished on Friday. Squiz in some school work if possible. That was before I had a baby. Now all has changed and I’m still adapting.
Everything changes after baby! You’ve got this mommy!
Most Sunday I wake up very early morning to prepare lunch for the afternoon when we get back from church. We leave the house around 8:30am going to a church service which starts at 9am -11am. We get home latest around midday, you’d be so exhausted and all you want is a nice cooked sunday meal. We then relax after lunch and that’s the mood until in the evening where I usually have desert or tea for supper.
If we are traveling, it’s a different story all together and many times i’ll be exhausted by the time I get home and all I want is a bath and sleep.
In a nut shell, we religious go to church unless eitherwise. I usually take my afternoon naps around 2pm.