Weekends hold an almost mythical place in the lives of the working man or woman. Those two days have so much potential and promise.

In those approximate 48 hours, you can accomplish anything: partying, relaxing, spending time with family and friends, sleeping, reading, working out, running errands and more. The opportunity to finally achieve something that the workweek has prevented is a priceless gift.

Whether or not you actually check anything off of your to-do list is another story. Blame it on years of schooling that taught you to behave and study all week and maybe you can go to your friend’s party or dinner and a movie on Saturday night.

Put aside your notion of the weekends as the only reason to wake up on Monday mornings and you’ll see that working on Saturday and Sunday can actually to you some good, you just have to change your habitual way of thinking.

The beauty of the weekend is that you don’t have to worry about someone else taking up your time and you don’t have to run on sometime else’s expected schedule that was made for you. On a Wednesday, for example, everyone else is working, which means they’re probably coming to you with problems or trying to schedule face time with you. A weekend workday lets you get things done on your own terms without any interruptions.

Although you’re used to seeing the weekends as a two-day detox from work, Saturday and Sunday can lower your stress level during the week. As much as we’d like to think everyone’s schedules revolve around our own, we know from experience that is so far from the truth. Personal obligations, such as your friend’s dinner party, your child’s soccer game, a night out, or even a happy hour that goes overtime, can interfere with productivity Monday through Friday.

So, however you choose to spend your weekend, do it with style. Make sure you have fun while getting things accomplished. I know it is cliché, but life is too damn short to be unhappy. Live for the weekends, and love those two days, because you can do whatever you want.