Ah, Monday can’t catch a break. Celebricat Garfield hates Mondays and lets us know how he feels about them every chance he gets. (“Garfield Monday” has over two million results in Google search.) Change Monday’s name and the new name would have the same problem. Remember Shakespeare’s ol’ rose by another name would smell as sweet?
Despite Monday’s bad rap, a few folks do look forward to Monday. Don’t believe me? Well, there’s the seven-year-old whose 8th birthday falls on a Monday. The government employee who enjoys a long weekend because some federal holidays occur on a Monday every year. (MLK, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Columbus Day and Labor Day, in case you wondered.) The football fan who loves a good Monday Night Football clash.
My Mondays won’t be normal for three weeks. It should’ve been two, but a sick kid turned it into three. Well, hey, there is a bright side! It was just one kid versus all three. Some school districts started school two hours late. The independent school district here is closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. So that knocks out next Monday. One kid has several appointments on the Monday after that. I bet something will find its way on my calendar for January 31.
I began three blog posts / stories late last week that were in rough shape. They’re still a jumbled mess. I had hoped to finish one today and then edit tomorrow.
I went to pick up one kid, missed my turn and took the not-so-picturesque route to my destination that took me way out of the way. Normally, I can correct my course, but these were newer streets that aren’t on my GPS. That’s one turn I don’t want to ever miss again — brain, please burn this in memory.
I’m a gal of habits. Habits help with my stick-to-it-tiveness. It feels unbalanced and awkward when I start off the work week with something outside of the norm. That’s why I often volunteer and make appointments on Thursdays and Fridays. I relax more on those days knowing I’ve accomplished a lot of things for the week.
Hey, I got a blog post done. What did you learn from this post? Sometimes the stars align and muddy your day. You make the best of it and celebrate the little things like this blog post.
Let’s hit Monday upside the head with something positive — our favorite day of the week. Mine is Thursday. Not quite weekend, yet close enough knowing a whole Friday plus weekend is coming. Don’t you hate it when you wake up in the middle of the night on Saturday and realize you only have one day left of the weekend? Sundays are typically not a fun day — groceries, cooking food for the week ahead, chores, etc.
What’s your favorite day of the week and why?
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I love Mondays so much I can hardly sleep on Sundays. I feel like Mondays are full of possibilities. It’s the start of everything and nothing’s gone wrong yet. (By Wednesday, you’ve experienced a few ups and downs. Even more by Thursday. But Monday’s fresh and clean. Untouched.) This could be the week I get the biggest client of my life. This could be the week that everything changes into something amazing.
Princess, I love your refreshing and inspiring approach to Mondays. I’ll give that a shot. Here’s hoping the client deal works out and is a smash hit for you!
I love beginnings, so Mondays, to me, are as fresh as a newly starched bed sheet. (Not that anyone does that anymore.) Also — kids back in school, husband back at work — need I say more? Relax. Solitude. Another cup of coffee, and then…. sitting down at my laptop, grinding out my articles, one at a time. With no interruptions.
Sawyer, looks like you and Princess are big on Mondays. That’s a great perspective that I can relate to as a mom of three. Speaking of which, now that they’re all off to school — better get back to writin’. Thanks for commenting!