How long will it be before Monday morning feels like any other morning?
I left the full-time work world in March 2010. It didn't take long for Tuesday - Friday to all begin feeling like Saturday or Sunday felt during the full-time work years. But somehow, Monday - particularly the morning - has stubbornly held on to its identity as the start of the week. It's weird.
Almost without exception, I'm up on Monday morning earlier than I am Tuesday - Friday. I'm also usually done with breakfast sooner. And if a Monday gets off to a slow start and I'm idle for more than a few hours - no exercise, reading, guitar, etc. - I'm much more likely to notice than on those other days.
Decided last night to skip a morning hike I'd scheduled for today; too cold to be outdoors. I'm pretty sure if today was any day between Tuesday-Friday, I'd have paid this no mind. But it's the start of a week, isn't it? Who cares? Apparently, I do.
Pat, this sounds ridiculous but I love Mondays. Granted--I haven't had a M-F job in 31 years. But I still treat it like a work day and try to bang out all the serious stuff and get it out of the way. I'm definitely easier on myself as the week goes on.
ReplyDeleteRegina; Thanks for the comment. My habits on Mondays are similar to yours. The question I have 16 years after leaving the M-F world is why not do that stuff on Tuesday? Or Wednesday?
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