My new year’s resolution is to take Fridays off this year. I began the week getting my scheduling calendar updated to only allow client meetings on Mon, Tue, and Wed. Then I spent the first three days of the week working through my “weekly queue”. That left yesterday to do catch-up on anything I missed.

I started today (my first official Friday off of the year) grabbing breakfast with friends. Then I went by Starbucks to work on some writing. Back home I checked in with my family who has home school on Fridays. I also answered some emails and recorded a couple of “how to” videos for a client. This afternoon I made a grocery run followed by a late lunch.

Having worked five days a week for the past 25+ years, it’s pretty exciting to consider the prospect of a four day work week. I also wonder how easily I can maintain it as I make my way through this year? I’ll be sure to return to this post in January 2027 and give an update. Here’s to Fridays off!

Updates: I thought it would be good to keep a record of my Fridays to see how this experiment goes. As I’m able, I’ll post brief summaries.

  • 01/17/2026 (07:32) – yesterday wasn’t a Friday off. There were just too many items in my queue. However, it was an excellent day for catching up on all the things I’d missed earlier in the week and on Thursday. Basically, I know have two catch-up days each workweek. If I get caught up on Thursday, then I can pretty much take Friday off.