Mondays

Do Monday's really matter? What is it about Monday's that are hard? Maybe it's coming out of the weekend if you got to get a little extra R & R. ("If" being the key word there). Maybe it's looking at the week ahead and feeling intimidated. Maybe it's that there really wasn't much of a weekend and the thought of just continuing on last week with this week makes you feel weak. Maybe it's all of the above, but regardless, Monday's are a thing to be reckoned with. A few years ago I quit fighting this truth and just accepted it. I no longer schedule meetings or appointment on Monday morning. This is my time to ease out of the weekend and in to the new week. It usually takes me a few hours to get the house picked up from the cyclone that hits it on Sunday afternoon. But, mainly, it's my time to check my calendar and mentally ease in to the upcoming week. So, do what you can to lighten your schedule on Mondays, morning especially if you can. But, even if you have to go to work or get something done, it's the mental attitude of slowly working in to your week. Things go much better now and I actually have started to look forward to Monday mornings. So I guess Monday's do matter, the whole week goes better if I have a good one. (Of course that's when I've started scheduling a massage too, maybe that has something to do with it!:)