Café Con Monica

Currently: February

Finishing// I just finished up “We Were Worthy” by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen last night and I am also almost finished working on this gigantic research paper!

Watching// The Good Doctor, Scandal (can’t believe its the last season!), Walking Dead is back!

Wishlisting// A new swimsuit I don’t need, some new casual sneakers, tickets for our Europe trip to drop already

Hearting// Girl Scout cookies. Oh man, I got my boxes and I am all about hoarding them for the rest of the year!

Planning// The month of March. I want to do my first no spend month since March is turning out to be a pretty slow and easy month but I am nervous and really just figuring out the rules I will set for myself

5 Ways to Motivate My Monday

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!

How do you motivate yourself on Mondays? 
Are you one of those people who don’t mind a Monday?

Currently: January

Watching || Shameless…It has been the only show I’ve kept up with the few months. Shit gets crazy and I love it.

Reading || Just finished “Don’t You Cry” by Mary Kubica last night. I am zipping through books this month. Probably because I am really trying not to eat out and go out as much so I have more time on my hands to relax.

Excited for || Paint Nite tonight with my mom & sister. We have been looking forward to this for awhile!

Making || So much food! I have been meal prepping and making dinners. Have some great new recipes to share and a few fails too.

Hating|| Being so sore all the time. My monthly goal was to get to the gym at least 4 times a week. Making really good progress but it also means I am sore all the time.

Loving || The difference in my bank account since we started cooking at home more. It’s been awesome to save even with going on on the weekends I am still having more than I thought.

Planning || Spring Break in Austin. I am super excited to try another new city and to go for enough time to really explore.

Feeling || Happy. That is always my biggest goal and no matter what little day to day stuff might make affect that goal I can still say I am generally happy. 
 How is your January looking?? 

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