Monday, Monday…Can’t Take that Day….(music)

It’s Monday and, it used to be, that Mondays were hated by me in that I had, like most others, to get up to work and start that nasty work week. I remember always thinking “what a way to spend 1/7 of your life”.

Now, I realize that, on Tuesdays, I complained about being tired from Monday.
Wednesday, the week was only 1/2 done.
Thursday, everyone was tired and worn out with only 1 day left,
and Friday/Saturday were too short to get it all done.

What an attitude (however, I did learn it from a lot of people around me).
Since my stroke, I usually wake up thinking “Wow, I am awake! I get to start another day alive.”  It makes me a bit more happy to do whatever is in store for me.

I still try to apply a general work week to my schedule. Monday-Friday I try to get up about 9, eat and get things going by 10, work til 1, lunch and relax until 2, then work from 2-5 or 6, eat, then have the evening to myself.

The difference is that I enjoy each day and if something messes up the work schedule, I try to simply flow with it. I put down cleaning as work, groceries as work, writing as work, even this blog as work. That way, I can change my day around a lot.

You can do the same, no matter what you do for a living. Even in a factory where you do the same thing over and over, you can group it into sets of 10,20, 50, 100, whatever. Each time you finish a group, at least, give yourself a pat on the back if you can’t take 1 minute to relax. Use your breaks, they are time for you. Don’t do your usual work during breaks, don’t make yourself do anything but enjoy them; otherwise, you come back to the job even more tired than you were.

The one that seems to stick a lot of people is the “I hate my job.” Well, there’s two trains of thought:

First, I got to where I didn’t like my job (my life) or enough of it to cause me to quit (not stroke).   Not my teaching, this would have been back when I was in computers.  When you reach the point of giving up, find something else; I know this is a rough economy, but look, and with enthusiasm. The PC makes looking a whole different ballgame. My! I realized not too long ago that, if I chose, I am disabled, not hooked to a job and could move ANYWHERE. I doubt that I do, but it’s a perk of being disabled.

Second, if changing/moving are really not options, then change what you do or, at least, how you do or approach what you do.  Change your work center a bit: a little color or humor.  Change your attitude.  Make yourself smile and say something nice or humorous when you don’t feel like it.  You might be surprised at how differently you will feel over time.  Changing even the order of a couple of things can make your whole day different.

Finally, at least, or should I say always, take 10 minutes when you get home, even if you are still in the car, to breathe easy, relax, and put the day behind you.  Coming home at full steam is seldom good.

Read “Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow” – excellent book. At least, take the concept to heart. Enjoy your Monday; couldn’t hurt.

Namaste
Scott