Mondays get all the memes and exasperated sighs for a reason. It can be haaard to get back into a work routine any day of the week after a little rest, a tiny wee siesta for your nerves. Even if you love your Monday work! You may be rolling your eyes about all the #Monday drama. Of course I make fun of it, too, until I find myself having one of those Mondays.
Looking at pictures of succulents brings calm and peace to my Monday soul
It’s like quicksand at times, over here on Monday. In which you are doing stuff, but getting nothing done. Everyone else is seemingly on top of their game, making headway on the productive work week of your dreams, and you’re just standing there trying to remember what math is and wondering why the dishes are never done and knowing you have 4 appointments to make but talking on the phone can be weird.
I am having a Monday like that. I found moldy yogurt in my van’s coolbox (see my Instagram stories for a delightful photo) but that’s nothing, really, compared to the mental calisthenics I’ve been going through. Parenting has been….ahh…interesting (child, if you are reading this I love you but obviously your brain is not fully developed), gremlins have clearly been responsible for chaos around the house, and I have no less than 49 educational decisions to be made for my children right this very minute. Let’s not even get started on all the office work that needs doing.
Here is what I’m still going to do on this Monday of all Mondays:
∇ Take my vitamins and drink my waters {and teas and coffees}.
∇ Listen to Taylor’s Shake it Off while I drive the kids to and from all the Monday things, because I brought the 1989 CD back to the van for such a time as this.
∇ Plan on a super easy dinner that wouldn’t make sense to anyone who cares about food compatibility + health but makes perfect sense on a Mondayish Monday (read: all the random things in my fridge and freezer)
∇ Continue reading Dad Is Fat because it’s the only thing that makes sense in my life right now.
∇ Go to bed as early as possible, in order to get to Tuesday which is not Monday.
I feel this is a solid plan.
Tomorrow is a new day, with no mistakes in it….yet!*
How is your Monday going?
*Anne
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