The weather so far in Montreal this summer gives me one or two forced days of break a week and that's great. I rode Thurday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday and deliberately took off on Monday, then yesterday it was pouring (5 cm - 2 inches and some more - of rain in like 30 minutes!! it was amazing!!!) so didn't ride either. Tonight I was in incredible shape and after 45 km I just wanted to go eat a couple of hills... too bad it was already quite dark. Tomorrow will be a great riding day.

So yeah, a day or two off the bike is good for you and for your body and for your mind too. And for the cleanliness of your house....

Like CorsairMac said, shopping, going to see a movie, cleaning up is probably a good thing to do on the day off. Seeing friends that don't ride is probably a good thing to do, too.