Mondays Mondays

Everyone loves to hate a Monday. The weekends never seem to last long enough. We have so many plans for the weekend and before we know it the time is gone. On Friday we begin anticipating the end of a work week, relaxing, going out to the movies or dinner, tackling a project, traveling etc. Whether we have accomplished all that we wanted to or wasted the weekend away doing frivolous things or nothing at all, the weekend is gone before we are ready for it to end. Then we have to face a new school and work week, responsibilities, bills, deadlines etc.

I don't necessarily dread Mondays. I usually greet them in overdrive. For some reason Monday comes and I feel this need, to accomplish so many tasks at once. Over the weekend or early Monday morning I think of all the things that I want to accomplish during the week and for some reason unbeknownst to me, I feel like I need to tackle them all on Monday. Its like I am racing against time. It is almost a frenzy. For example today I am making a big batch of granola, doing laundry (including washing the sheets), trying to create a blog to journal my life, getting a jump start on dinner, scheduling visiting teaching, scheduling a carpet cleaning, getting my exercise done, reading my scriptures, just to name a few. I am almost done with them all and it is not even noon yet. I have this energized feeling that makes me fly from task to task. It is strange that this mostly happens on Monday. The six other days of the week I feel more relaxed and okay if the house isn't spotless or the task at hand doesn't get finished until tomorrow.

weekends have a distinctly different feel than the other days of the week. Monday also has its own unique feel. I find it strange. Each day has 24 hours in it. The sun rises and sets. We eat sleep and breathe the same each day.

I am grateful for Mondays. It is a fresh new start. A new chance to accomplish goals, make someones day better, smell a flower, hug your kids, smile or wave at a stranger. Embrace your Monday and make it a good day!