Monday blues..

I've got a terrible case of the Monday blues...

Sadly, I wish it had even the slightest bit to do with the game yesterday.....it doesn't though. :(

I don't want to be at work today.

I don't want to be in my "work attire"

I don't want to listen to other people talking.

I don't want to smile.

I don't want to be awake.

I don't want to anything.....well besides crawl under a blanket and watch a good movie!!!

The cure? Most people say "just be positive..." Easier said than done.

So here is my list of ways to Beat the Monday Blues

1. Talk to a friend - I do this even if it isn't the Monday blues, sometimes I pause to text/email/call a friend even if I've got something as simple as the "gosh this hour is rough" blues. No matter what where your "blues" originate .....pause to "phone a friend"

2. Listen to happy songs – a tune can totally affect your mood. My computer should automatically turn on Michael Buble' every Monday morning.......that guy...how can you be sad and lethargic listening to his amazing voice?

3. Dance - Seriously...have you ever seen a sad unmotivated person dancing? Or if you don't want to dance.....JUST move!! I'm lucky enough that I have a secluded office. I take breaks to stand up, stretch, move around. I take breaks to complete 3 or 4 sets of different reps of different forms of exercise. If you don't have an office to yourself, take a bathroom break, or go for a little walk up and down a couple halls in the office. Bottom line - get your body moving, you’ll feel happier, I promise!

4. Laugh and smile. Recall the funniest memory or even a happy memory. I've got funny friends or I guess I could say clumsy. I just replay a Janine fall or a Reen fall. It's kinda like "America's Funniest Videos" in my head. Some research is saying that even the thought of laughing raises your endorphin (feel-good hormones) levels and a fake laughter provides similar benefits to a real one. So get laughing!!!

5. Buy something new for Monday – We all do our shopping on Saturdays, so next time you are at the store, pick something up specifically for Monday. A new pen, a new notepad, yummy new cereal, a chocolate milk. You could make it "chocolate milk Monday" Anything that would brighten your Monday. JUST don't drink your chocolate milk on Saturday. :)

6. Try something new - you’d be surprise how easy it is to feel energized by doing something you’ve never done before. so take a new route to work, not only is it something new, but it also exercises your brain.

7. Start working. The thing about work is, it’s usually not the work that makes us tired, it’s the thought of starting work that makes us dread the actual action of "working" Quit thinking and start doing!! Besides, in my experience, if you dig into all the work you have to do, the day flies and before you know it...... Monday is OVER!!

8. No errands on Monday - So when lunch time rolls around, do like I do.......relax. I make sure I go to the tanning salon on Mondays. Tanning is relaxing to me and plus it's a dose of UV rays which create happiness. IF you don't want to tan, do something relaxing. Read, take a nap, just don't run errands. The key here is - don't, by any means make your lunch hectic.

9. Plan something special for Monday night – meet a friend for dinner, rent a DVD. My day is always easier and more liveable when I have something to look forward to. (why do you think we have Family Home Evening on Mondays? hmmm....?)

10. If all else fails, rip open that piece of chocolate that you've been so good at resisting!!! And now.......breathe......ahhhhhhhh.......see? Feels better already?