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I personally don't like the city to shut down on Sundays. I live alone and have no family to spend the time with and being out in shopping centers and the such lets me get out on the weekends so I can be around people.

My husband and I have always truly "rested" on Sundays.
No shopping/buying, not even gas or food, no consumerism or purchased entertainment (movies, plays, exc), no computers or tv, no yardwork or housework.

It's a nice day for us to truly unwind and let our batteries recharge. It's nice for just one day to be in the world, but not of the world.
We spend the morning at Church, the afternoons reading, maybe writing REAL letters to friends, playing with the dogs or cooking that meal we never seem to have time for.

If we went full tilt 24/7 I don't think we would be able to endure the other 6 days with such grace or compassion.

i try to decrease my consumption on a regular basis. Something like this seems like those national dont buy gas days---where people top up the tank the day before.

Dont consume anymore than "necessary" and do it 7 days a week. Buy what you want. Try to do so in an eco-friendly way, and live your life.

When my boyfriend and I were first dating, we'd be talking about our Sunday plans and he would keep saying - "But it's Sunday they won't be open." After the 5th time, I had to wonder if he had just escaped from the Andy Griffith Show!!

I know we both remember fondly our childhoods in which we stayed home and did stuff with our families and didn't force other people to work on Sundays. It's not like that any more.
We try to plan activities that won't cause other people to work on Sunday - but the fact is, the restaurant is already staffed for Brunch!

It would be great to get back to the day of rest.
Of course we live 17 miles apart so if we want to be together one of us will have to drive - so the plan is already blown.

If you don't want to shop or watch tv on Sunday, don't do it.

i agree very much with plasticorange on the consumerism end of things...

however i do think the idea of slowing down on sunday is great. i'm trying to think of it less as the day before monday, and more as a day for resting, riding my bike, playing with the kitten, gardening, mopping (i love mopping), reading, listening to NPR (wait wait don't tell me!) and spending TV-free time with the gf.

In Norway, everything commercial closes between noon and 2 pm on Saturdays, this is chore day, for yard work etc. Sundays, when everything (except for like Museums and restaurants) is closed, are for family, hiking and relaxing - the forests around Oslo are crawling with people out for a stroll (or a ski in winter).

Their neighbor, Sweden, is the only country in Europe with no blue laws or opening hour restrictions. But even here, everything in small towns is closed on Sundays and by three pm on Saturdays. And in summer, many, if not most business shut early on weekdays so employee's can enjoy the warm and sunny summer. Some offices even close down for a month for half of their annual vacations.

Just thought I'd throw out how some other cultures live...

I'm with plasticorange. Mostly our family tries to spend Sunday together, going for a hike or bikeride. But the fact is, sometimes that's a luxury that we, full-time working people with a kid cannot afford. Also, being Jewish, I kind of recoil from Sundays being the official day of rest. Why not Saturday?

Working at home all week usually means that I'm dying to get out and do something on the weekends. I actually hardly drive during the week, but am apt to burn some carbon getting out of the city on Sundays. So, yes, it's good to slow down, be less consumerist and more environmental, but please don't tell me how and when to do it.

When I worked 13 hours a day during the week, Saturday was my crash and do nothing day out of plain exhaustion - I stayed in my jammies all day and napped and read. Sunday became the day I did all the errands and prep for the week ahead. So I don't think it matters what day it is, just remember to take some time for yourself and enjoy the slow silence.

I love Sundays! Saturdays are my chore days but being a pretty strict Sabbatarian means I don't do any work on Sunday. I pretty much just go to church, hang out with friends, and eat meals at each other's homes. It's the best way to recharge and be ready for Monday. It also saves me a lot of money in gas and entertainment.

Oh, the life of a student! when Sunday is no different from Wednesday (except religious restrictions on mail delivery).

Of course, if your faith or culture designates Saturday as the official day of rest, you're SOL on Sunday. Me? I prefer that no blue laws are in effect. If you want to relax all day, goody for you. I want to shop, get the car serviced, and eat out.