Café Con Monica

Valentines Day: White Castle Dinner

AJS and I wanted to do something for Valentine’s day that was cheesy and fun so I kept an eye on the sign at the White Castle near his place until I saw they were taking reservations and surprised him with the plan.

In case you didn’t know, White Castle does dinner service on Valentine’s Day. People can still walk in and order but in order to sit down to eat there you must make a reservation. They decorate, have a host, waitresses and a printed menu.

It is still White Castle food but you can order like in a real restaurant. I did not dress up but I did see a few couples in suits and dresses! 

We were shown to our table, we placed an order and ate way too many sliders. There were some super cute couples all dressed up and some families with even the kids dressed up. We loved it!

If you live anywhere near a White Castle I 100% recommend it for something different and fun to do on Valentine’s Day!

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?

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