Feeling Very Monday

What is it about Mondays?  Even for those of us that love our work and look forward to each and every day, Mondays are a drag.

It starts with Sunday evening usually.  I start thinking about the week ahead and all I want to accomplish, then I have to think about what I am going to wear and make sure the car has enough gas to get me to my first appointment.  After I spend about two hours with my planning and preparation, I start wondering if I will be able to get enough sleep to be alert on Monday morning.  I always wake up early so that isn’t in question.  What is in question is whether or not I will be able to function clearly when I get moving in the morning.

So, Monday morning arrives.  I am up very early and trying to organize my thoughts, take a shower, find my clothes, access the weather, watch the news, and feed the cat and the birds.  All of that usually goes well.  Driving to work can be an issue.  School buses, wrecks on the interstate, icy roads, trafic too slow or too fast or both all cause the route to work to be a challenge.  It’s not always unpleasant but Monday mornings there are typically more wrecks.  I think people forget how to drive over the weekend.  Or maybe they are just too crabby or still to sleepy to drive with civility and common sense.

When I arrive at work my first inclination is to read the news and take it slowly.  I don’t know why.  I’ve already had about three hours of taking it slowly before I even arrive at the office.  It seems to be a recovery period from inactivity over the weekend that is the issue. 

By Tuesday the engines are running, the mind is going full force and life is back to normal.  I am starting to think we should either do away with weekends or do away with the need to work.  Let every day be Saturday or Sunday.  I’m game.