It used to be that Mondays can totally eat away my happy buzz. I could barely muster up a scrap of motivation to haul myself out of bed at noon and prep for work. I mentally moaned and whined all day long about why my weekend had to end. I go to sleep wrapped in bitter sobriety. (I rarely got hammered on Monday nights unless under very significant circumstance i.e birthday, depressed friend, etc.)
Come Tuesdays, though, I'm usually over the drama. Still, I was already fed up with the recurring negativity that is Monday.
And then a few months ago, I had an epiphany. I can give Monday a make-over!
So, I made my very own Monday Rule. Which is to regard Monday as a weekend-extension. Whether I'm at the warden's lair or out in the world of the free, I vowed to rock Monday like a Friday night, a Saturday or a Sunday. And it totally works. So my new first day of the work week is Tuesday. Which is not Monday. Which is perfect!
My emulate-the-weekend-on-a-Monday activities included:
1. Skipping work and staying at home whole day to do laundry, read a book, listen to music, dance, sleep, drink, sing, etc.
Come Tuesdays, though, I'm usually over the drama. Still, I was already fed up with the recurring negativity that is Monday.
And then a few months ago, I had an epiphany. I can give Monday a make-over!
So, I made my very own Monday Rule. Which is to regard Monday as a weekend-extension. Whether I'm at the warden's lair or out in the world of the free, I vowed to rock Monday like a Friday night, a Saturday or a Sunday. And it totally works. So my new first day of the work week is Tuesday. Which is not Monday. Which is perfect!
My emulate-the-weekend-on-a-Monday activities included:
1. Skipping work and staying at home whole day to do laundry, read a book, listen to music, dance, sleep, drink, sing, etc.
2. Convince the MW to skip work and do one, some or all of the above with me.
3. Skipping work and going to Gerry's Grill and start drinking beer at 2PM.
3. Skipping work and going to Gerry's Grill and start drinking beer at 2PM.
4. Meet at a bar after work for a few rounds of boozy treats.
5. Party at home after work (i.e. sing, dance, drink, tekken tourney, etc)
Now, I never curse Monday anymore. What's the point? I can't make it illegal, I can't remove it from the calendar, I can't ignore it, I can't fight it.
Bottomline: I made it as an excuse to keep the weekend rockin' for just another day!
Now, I never curse Monday anymore. What's the point? I can't make it illegal, I can't remove it from the calendar, I can't ignore it, I can't fight it.
Bottomline: I made it as an excuse to keep the weekend rockin' for just another day!
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