Monday blues no more

Monday mornings - that ineffable period of our lives where we wake up wondering if getting out of bed is worth it. That black hole between trying to figure out where the weekend went, and accepting the inevitable and getting ready for work. It is the same for most of us - I am sure we all feel that slight panic on a Sunday evening (normally around Carte Blanche time) when we realise that our freedom is about to end, and all those plans that you had the best of intentions for doing on the weekend will have to put off until the next weekend because you were too busy lying on the couch catching up on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (or is that just me?!)

But Mondays don't have to be that bad. Seriously. I have an almost foolproof way of getting through your Monday depression-free, and all it requires is a little planning.

What I like to do is plan events for during the upcoming week and weekend so that I have something to look forward to. They don't have to be big or costly, it can be anything from a braai with some friends, to shopping for a new pair of shoes, to a date night with your significant other. So for example this week I have a few of my favourite shows lined up to watch, I have a yoga class, I am planning on doing a review on a new product, and I am going to bake some cupcakes and try out my new icing contraption. Now I completely understand that these seem pretty mundane and boring, but learning to appreciate small things like these get me through my Monday morning lull!

Now when you wake up next Monday, instead of thinking dark and horrible thoughts of how your life is over, you can think "Yay, I'm having hamburgers for dinner tonight!"