I Work Part-Time Now What?

I have, like so many people I know, been struck by the part-time work monster. There are many reasons why this is troublesome i.e. having to work more than one part time job, usually no benefits etc, but people rarely sit down and think of the nice things that come with working part-time. This blog post aims to start a new conversation "the things I like about working part-time", these things include;

1. Easier Access to Time Off. When working full-time your employer can require up to 1 full year's notice when you are requesting time off for vacation (I know sometimes you can get a few days off with less notice, but work with me). As a part-time employee I can take time off basically whenever I want and if I want to go away for 4 days or so odds are I can do so without taking any time off and not having to wait for a long weekend.
2. Sleep. This can mean sleeping in more, just because you can or sleeping in because you spent most of last night out (and it was a Wednesday!). This can also mean going to bed early because that's just what you like to do, but you don't have to you just wanted to.
3. More "Weekends" than Weekdays. Unlike your full-time counterparts you don't have to call it an early night or worry about how you are going to feel in the morning because tomorrow is one your many "Saturdays" and you will just sleep until you are ready to get up.

Basically a part-time job means more time, more time to use in any way you would like. I am currently using my extra time to do some long over due writing (this post included) and to start volunteering in an area I have been thinking about going into for a long time. I am making a commitment to do something valuable with all this time I get to have right now. I know some day soon I will have to get a full-time job and refuse to look back wishing I had done more when I had the time.

What do my other part-time comrades do with their time off?