What defines a wasted day? Not leaving the house? Sleeping too late? No significant interpersonal contact? All of this probably contributes to the idea of a wasted day, but maybe it is possible to be constructive without any constructive to show for it. Then again, sorted laundry and swept floors is something. It just doesn't seem like much when compared to everything that goes into making a full day into a full day. Life has become so schedule-oriented and such a juggling act that the fun and pleasures get completely sucked out.

Some very important people have long maintained Sunday as a day of rest, when the mind can continue to be active, even if the body is not. A day of thought, contemplation and mental exercise can possess a great deal of value as well. Granted, tales of "thinking about a lot of stuff" and "trying to figure out some of life's mysteries" won't impress anyone at work on Monday morning. Then again, when they say they mowed the lawn and carried out the trash, it doesn't explain what they did with the 23 hours of their Sunday.

So yeah, a day is just a day, just like the rest. If something was accomplished, that's good. If nothing was accomplished, that's not all bad, so long as it doesn't become a habit. With the harried pace of typical Mondays and Tuesday looming, that doesn't seem possible at this point. On those days, more effort will be needed to accomplish such things as preparing meals at home and reading the latest offerings in the Lohan/Ronson MySpace blog. Omg.