Blue Monday

Did you know that today - the 3rd Monday in January - is known as "Blue Monday"?  Yeh… I didn't either. 

Apparently it is supposed to be the single most depressing day of the year.

Maybe it's because of the post Christmas let-down.  Maybe it's because of the dark, cold days of January.  Maybe it's all those new year's resolutions that are already being abandoned.  Maybe, it's just because it's a Monday.

Whatever the reason, it's just not a very cheery thing to hear - is it?

Let's rebel this year!  Make today the Best. Monday. Ever.

Do something nice for someone.

Do something nice for yourself.  Treat yourself to a coffee or tea on the way to work.  Take a bubble bath tonight.  Give yourself a mani-pedi.  Read a good book.  Get a full 8 hours of sleep.  

Or... you could just wait for what is supposed to be the happiest day of the year.  Which is supposed to be sometime in June.

Are You Stressed About The Week Ahead?

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The Reality of a Three Day Weekend

The celebrated three day weekend.  It's great.  No question about it.  An extra day to sleep in and ignore the alarm clocks, schedules and demands of the typical week day.

But there's also a dark side...  it messes with the whole rest of the week.

Monday feels like a Sunday.  Which is all well and good.  Then comes Tuesday.  And Tuesday will be disguised as a Monday all day long. Which is not so well and good.

Looks like a Monday. ..

Maybe, just maybe, by Thursday the days will be sorted out and begin to feel like themselves again.  But that doesn't always happen.

Sometimes they continue to leave me out of sorts until, suddenly, the weekend appears again. Which is kind of nice because then the weekend is almost like a happy surprise.  Sneaking up on you after Friday spent all day feeling like a Thursday.  As if you've skipped Friday all together.

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