Choose-You Day: Why Tuesdays Deserve a Promotion

There’s something about Tuesdays. They’re not as chaotic as Monday, not as hopeful as Friday, and nowhere near as smug as Sunday. They’re the quiet achievers of the week — the day that shows up, rolls up its sleeves, and gets on with things.

Which makes it the perfect day to become Choose-You Day.

In The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron invites us into the world of the “Artist’s Date” — a weekly appointment with our creativity, curiosity, and inner spark. You go somewhere by yourself. You try something new by yourself. You give your time to yourself. No sharing. No compromising. No “what do YOU feel like today?”

Just you, refilling your own cup, one blissful hour (or three) at a time.

And honestly? It doesn’t have to be fancy.

A slow walk.

A sun-soaked moment with a book.

A hot drink at your favourite café — or a brand-new one that feels like it’s been waiting for you.

A wander through a shop you never visit.

A beach. A park. A drive. A corner of your life where you can breathe.

The point isn’t what you do. It’s that you choose you.

Life has a sneaky way of convincing us we don’t have time for ourselves. We pour into families, partners, clients, jobs, errands, inboxes, laundry piles, and that random plant we’re trying to keep alive against all odds. And somehow, choosing ourselves feels optional… even indulgent.

But carving out one day a week — even one hour — is not indulgence.

It’s maintenance.

It’s nourishment.

It’s you tending the soil so life can actually grow in the direction you want.

And if you think about it, doing just one thing for yourself every week is tiny in the grand scheme of things. But tiny isn’t trivial — tiny is a beginning. Tiny becomes routine. Routine becomes habit. And habit becomes an entirely different relationship with yourself.

So let Tuesday step into its new role. Let it become the anchor point for choosing you — not in grand gestures, just in consistent, gentle ones.

A weekly reminder that you matter.

A weekly date with the part of you that’s tired of waiting.

A weekly chance to say, “I’m allowed joy. I’m allowed space. I’m allowed to choose me.”

Because when you choose yourself, even once a week, you’re not just building a habit.

You’re building a life.