I used to treat Saturdays and Sundays more or less the same as any other day. You'd get family expectations but eventually they figure it out and let you alone as you carry on working. Since doing The Blank Screen and managing my time better, I've tended to take weekends off like a normal person. Not entirely, there's no need to be daft about it, but far more than ever before. I have even lazed around on a Saturday. And yet there's always someone to spoil it:

On Saturday morning I make a list — it usually includes hoovering, cleaning the kitchen, doing laundry, reading a book of choice, a gym session, some research or catching up on my Pocket reading etc. By having a list I can see how I progress throughout the weekend. Although I leave large gaps for general relaxing or wandering time (for a relaxing walk for example) usually I do something that’s on the list.

My proven ways to turn a lazy lie in — into a productive active resting and satisfying weekend
Krystian Szastok – Medium

Krystian has a lot of good ideas like that, dammit. Read the whole piece to see if there is any bit of it that you'll be able to do yourself for real.