Play or fast-forward?

By Matt Newman
Weekdays are for work or study. Weekends are for fun. Right? Not
for my brother, Sam! For Sam, every day is a fun day! He works
from Monday morning to Friday afternoon, but he usually runs in
the morning before work. On Monday and Thursday, he plays
soccer after work, and he goes out with friends on Wednesday. He
doesn't go out every evening – on Tuesdays he stays home and
watches TV. His way of life is "play now."
My sister, Justine, is very different. She has fun, but not every day.
From Monday to Friday, she works. She doesn't have time for
sports, and she hardly ever goes out! It's OK because Justine has
free time on the weekend. She chats with family in the afternoon
and then goes out with friends at night. Her way of life is work,
work, work, and "fast-forward to the weekend."
Sam and Justine are both happy people, but their ways of life are
very different. What about you? What's your way of life?
Glossary
every – 100 percent (of days/evenings)
way of life – how you live your life

Ricardo: I live with my wife, Victoria, and my two children in Quito,

Ecuador. We're very busy on weekdays. I work from home, and
my wife goes to work in her office every day.
My children go to school on weekdays, but on Friday afternoons
they finish early. They study a lot, so they don't go out on
weekdays. They don't have time.
On weekends, my children always go out to the park with their
friends and they play soccer. My wife goes to the park, too. But
she doesn't play soccer. She usually runs on Saturday mornings. I
don't like sports, so I don't run or go to the park. I stay at home
and study English.