Mondays are so hard for me… I am sure they are for everyone. I try to be positive and not get into a crap mood before the day even begins but it is hard! Here are some ways I try to motivate myself!
1. Get some “me” time on Sunday! This can be hard sometimes because I love to jam pack my weekends full of stuff but I find that if I give myself a little time on Sunday to relax, read, nap, anything that makes me happy I am a bit more prepared for Monday!
2. Plan ahead. I am terrible at keeping my schedule and making plans but I am working on planning ahead, getting things in my calendar and double checking before I say yes to things. I am also trying to plan ahead for meals so that I can get all shopping done and avoid the spending trap that is the grocery store last minute.
3. Go to bed. I am a notoriously horrible sleeper…horrible. I go to bed super late, I don’t sleep, I play on my phone until the minute before I go to bed. Its all a mess. I really try to help myself on Mondays by just going to bed early on Sunday so when my alarm goes off I am not miserable!
4. Shower in the morning. This may not sound like much but I usually do not shower in the morning. I hate to waste precious sleep time BUT on Mondays I get up and shower. It really helps wake me up and feel like its a fresh start to the day.
5. No plans Mondays. I keep my weeks pretty busy between work and school and attempting to keep a social life but I do not make plans on Mondays if I can help it(meaning unless obligated to by work or school). I love the idea of knowing that I get to go to work and decide what I will do with my evening. If I’m exhausted, that is ok because I don’t have plans!
I gave up making plans or even doing chores on Mondays about a year ago, because I never wanted to do anything those nights and I'd always feel guilty about it after I "planned" to do something and didn't follow through, so I gave myself permission to just relax. I usually keep my Sundays open too, or if I do make plans, make them earlier in the day so I can wind down easier. And I'm with you on being a horrible sleeper, but this year I set a bedtime alarm as a reminder to start my evening skin routine and go to sleep!