No Monday blues
I’ve learned Sunday is a day of no working. At least I never work on a Sunday. I always fill my Sundays with relaxation, fishing and hanging out with family or friends.
All these fun things seem to come to an end after the weekend for the most part. If you have time like I do right now, you can find yourself doing the things you love almost everyday. I am out of school right now and working at the newspaper as an intern. Along with an editor and a reporter, the work is spread out among us, making it much easier to accomplish work and making it easier to come to work.
To make your transition to work easier I have done research on how to make your Mondays easier. I pulled these “habits” off of The Muse from the Internet. The one I am going to start with is doing something you enjoy.
The last several mornings, and something I hope to continue to do, is waking up early and going fishing in the morning at Cherokee County Park before I head to the office. I haven’t caught anything out of there, so I continuously try. I’ve been told there are musky in Cherokee. That’s what I’ve been fishing for this last week. I haven’t got a bite yet... anywhere. I’m just waiting for that first bite to feel how hard they hit the bait.
The next “habit” is to go to sleep early. I know, I know, the sun is so beautiful at bedtime right now that it’s almost impossible to go to sleep at a decent time. I’ve found myself being awake till 11:00-12:00 on my Sunday nights. “The best thing you can do? Hit the hay early,” writes Kat Boogaard. My bedtime is 9:00 p.m. It’s the time I aim for. If I’m not sleeping by 9:00 I am usually in bed by 9:00 and just playing on my phone.
Try to change your mood with a smile. “Even if you start off in a totally sour mood, do your best to paste a smile on your face a few times--it could serve to actually make you happier,” Kat Boogaard states. One thing I like to do is change my attitude about Mondays. I always look at the week like it is so long. I’ve become more aware of how fast the week truthfully is and it has changed my attitude about Mondays. It hasn’t made me happy about work, but I am definitely thankful the week isn’t as long as I think.
One more “habit” from The Muse is to start the day with something productive. I may just use this one. I usually work in the mornings and knock the History Corner and my column out of the way. I don’t start my day that way though. I could find stuff to do at the house like perhaps looking at the small things: making my bed, making sure my room is clean, showering in the morning rather than at night and eating food. You could start with a meal and be productive. I’m sure a lot of people miss breakfast, even though it is the most important meal of the day.
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