June 11th, 2010
Fridays are for… playing hookey
Sometimes at the tail end of a long work week I wish I could hand in a note to buy myself a little extra time to rest up, wander through a museum, curl up for an afternoon nap, or tell larger than life stories to an old friend.
I thought that on the chance you feel the same way, I might try to help you out…
If I could play hookey today I would steal a friend away from work and go to a matinee showing of an old fashioned thriller. We’d eat frozen yogurt, hop out of our seat for all the jump scares, and come out laughing. :)
Not to say that my Very Official Looking Note won’t work
but if you could play hookey today what would you do?
I love it! I would have slept in, made a big, delicious breakfast and maybe even read a book.
I’m literally printing this note off right now so I can have a pile at my desk to use as necessary. Thank you for thinking of me for this!!!
I *did* play hooky on Friday, sort of! I got in a car accident on 5/24, and Friday the car was ready to pick up. So I took a personal day and went to work with the hubs, who drove me to pick it up (they even SHAMPOOED THE INTERIOR, I almost died) and then took myself out for a bagel and Italian soda, since he had to go back to work. Then, I did go in, for a parent meeting. But having a brandy-new looking car made it all better. :)
I’ve BEEN playing hooky from life for a bit, though it’s not nearly as glamorous as it may seem! Being in bed does get dull after a bit. I like your ideas for a day off much better!
Oh! It’s good just to imagine doing this…
But I’m so tired, I think I wouldn’t do nothing fun, but I’d sleep most of the time! (:
Good weekend!
I, alas, am a poor lowly student and have no official office job to skip out on, and it is the weekend over here but in a way I am sort of playing hookey today from life. Skipping out on a fair and a book festival that I can go to later – today is my first day with no work or uni commitments, and I think my services are needed here in bed with my cat.
I don’t think you can ever really play hooky from being a Mom but if ever I needed a day off where I could it would have been this week! I don’t even know what I would do: go to the movies maybe? At least then I could shut my brain off.
Oh, I love this post so much it’s insane. You rock with the note. ;)
Hm…if I could have a day off, I would SLEEP IN, read a lot, get some exercise in, and catch up on blogs!
HAHA, i love this. ;)
I would go to the park with a big blanket and a picnic full of goodies and lay in the warm sun and read the book that I haven’t had time to read all week.
Then I would get in my (imaginary) car and talk a drive to the beach, get some new plants at a nursery, cook dinner for friends and drink wine, talk, and listen to music all night long.
oh sweet!
Lol your note is too cute.
I’d go on a day trip to Grand Forks for some shopping.
I so need a beach hookey day! How do I explain the tan? Maybe I’ll use self-tanner on a regular basis, as to not get caught, when I do take a beach hookey day!
This post fits my day perfectly, seeing as how four of my coworkers have gone missing. Apparently I missed the hookey memo. If I had the day off, I would make a giant breakfast, read at the park while basking in the sunshine, take some pretty photos on a walk, bake some cookies, take a nap, write something, send a card to someone I love, and do something wonderfully nice for my husband.
Also known as a mental health day.
Hmmm this is a VERY good question. I like to think I would curl up with a good book, and maybe do some writing and yoga. Yes. That sounds just right. Sigh.
I would love to play hookie today – especially since I started off the day in an epicallly bad mood. Like the worst mood I’ve been in for a very long time. but I have snapped out of it, so that is good.
If I had a day off, I would take a nap, finish my book, and then meet up with a girlfriend for drinks on a patio (so my day off would have to happen in another city since it’s raining on & off here today).
I kept reading this as hockey, which was really confusing me! Hmm, I was thinking of heading home early using sick time, but this makes me look like far less of a slacker. I’ll have to give it a try.
The funny thing is… I AM playing hookey today :)
You did it! You made a letter for us to use so we can play hookey. Thanks!
When I call in sick, I like to go watch a movie by myself. I know that people think I am crazy for doing it but going by myself is peaceful and relaxing. Sometimes, I will even watch two in a row.
Playing hooky every once in a while is necessary. I’d totally use your note to get out of work if I had a job right now.
Sleep. Read. Garden. Run. Bike. SLEEP!
All the things I plan on doing this weekend!
Thanks for the hookey note, I plan on trying it later today ;)
Oh how I wish I could play hookey today. If I could, I would love to laze around and read a good book. Then I’d work on a craft project and finish up with a good movie. Sigh. It’s almost the weekend, right?
I would sleep. All day. And not feel even a little bit guilty.
Funny! :) If I took today off, I’d be preparing for the weekend camping trip we’re going on. We were so busy this week that we didn’t even have time to pack up.
Sigh. Is it bad that I would 100% clean my apartment, take a nap, and then feel ready for this weekend? I hate going into a weekend feeling exhausted.
I love this post. You’re so darling!!
<3 chelsea
cute :-).
If I could play hookey…I would have: slept in, gone to the gym and lifted, gone for a long bike ride, and then relaxed at home with my DVR and one of the books I’m reading right now.
Once again, your cuteness is off the charts. I wish I could hand this letter in and that it would work =)
If I could have the day off, I’d lay by the pool reading for a bit, take in an afternoon movie, enjoy a long walk with Jack and then take a 30 minute siesta in the sunlight (of course from the comfort of a couch/chair in the living room).
Happy Friday!
I think thrifting all over town with a really good sandwich for lunch and boba for a snack would be perfect. Absolutely perfect.
I love it!! First you relay messages for me to the Universe, and now you provide me a letter to get away for the rest of the day, you rock.
If I were playing hookey today I would grab my dog, head to my favorite spot on a grassy hill to read. Then meet up with some friends for outdoor dining and laughs, then some shopping followed by ice cream.
Have a wonderful friday and weekend!
Oh, I love it!! How cute!
I need that letter…
you’re adorable :)
I think your note sounds very official! :)
If I could play hookey I would sit down and finish my book that I’ve been trying to finish all week (only 100 pages left!), and then take a yoga class during lunch and just have a lazy afternoon!
I AM playing hooky… HA, ha. JK. My manager gave me the day off, and I’m going to the mall with my mom and sister. Going to be a fun, girl’s day out!!
I am printing off your note and I am going to see if it works…. my guess is that my boss will laugh me out of his office…
BUT if I could play hookey, I would totally go see A-Team and then after sit on a patio and enjoy a few drinks!…. reality is I am gonna sit in the lab all day looking out the window wishing I was sitting on a patio talking about how awesome the A-Team movie was…