How to have a happy Monday

How is it that Monday gets such a bad rap anyway?  Apparently in the 1700’s workers had too much fun on weekends and called off on Mondays – which became Blue Monday and eventually the Monday Blues.  It’s common for people to dread Mondays, even starting to feel the ‘blues’ on Sunday in anticipation of Monday.  This makes me sad   : (

We shouldn’t have to dread Mondays.  So here are some ideas to help make Mondays more positive – dare I say – even happy:

Try tackling one or two of those things you don’t like doing on Monday before you leave work on Friday?

Make Sunday a healthy day!  Eat well, do something good for YOU!  Go for a walk, hike, ride a bike, read a book, spend some quality time with family.  And get a good night’s sleep.

Now that you’ve woken up rested and rejuvenated how about planning something fun for Monday like lunch with the team or an activity after work with friends?  Something to look forward to, right?

So there – a few ideas to help make having a ‘case of the Mondays’ less like a case of the blues and more like a case of the giggles!