It's Weekday Movie Night!

Since my work schedule has been somewhat hectic and definitely draining of my energy, it’s been hard to be productive after work or during the weekends. Why attend to cooking healthy meals, heading to the gym, or working on house projects when I can stare at a TV and drool?

Not so pretty, but really, motivation has been scarce in our residence as of late.

One trick Robert and I have implemented, at first on an accidental basis, but now on a traditional basis, is the week day movie night. This is a night where we order take-out food, drive it home, and camp out in front of a movie while drinking rootbeer.


Thinking back to my more reckless youth, it’s hilarious to think that this is me being wild and crazy. What? Drinking soda? Eating fast food? Watching a feature length film? **Gasp** I guess I'm just a rebel like that.

One night it was BurgerMaster and Julie and Julia. I know, how ridiculous are we to watch a movie about French cooking while chowing down on greasy American burgers, but somehow it just felt right.


Another week, we ordered pizza and had a few friends over to watch the Indie Sci-Fi flick, Moon.

Another night it was Chicken Teriyaki and Doubt. I was very impressed by Doubt by the way. Meryl Streep’s portrayal of the character really did it for me.


And most recently it was Teriyaki (there are two competing chains near our place, and we wanted to see which one is superior…as suspected, it’s a toss-up) and Pineapple Express. I absolutely adored Pineapple Express and laughed my a$$ off.

Anyways, these weekday movie nights really help me get through the week. It gives both of us a break from cooking, cleaning, and stressing. Rob and I can just stretch out and unwind for a few quiet hours. I find it’s easier to stay focused, healthy, and productive during the week if I know I have a special weekday movie night upcoming.