7 Ways to Stop Hating Mondays

Weekends are all about leisure, adventure, no alarm mornings, family time. They are meant to let you take a break from your working week and recharge. 


But in reality, we are so enwrapped with catching up with laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping and mundane chores that we end up feeling exhausted and grumbly on Mondays.


We all blame Mondays for our brief weekends, for feeling mentally and physically unproductive.

But who said that Mondays should suck?

What if I told you that you could start appreciating Mondays more by just a simple change of mindset? 

Here are 7 Ways to Stop Hating Mondays 


1. Make it Relaxing


Stop treating the weekend as an escape from work and stop treating Monday as a strict working day. Try to plan your week so that you don't have to cook or do some cleaning on Mondays. 

Make Monday a relaxing day just to lean on the sofa and sip your coffee without any deadlines and urgent preparations.


2. Look good

Try to find the time during the weekend for some self-care. 

Get a manicure, do your hair, try to wear something new or one of your best outfits. When you look good and dress up nicer than you usually do you will feel more confident and more energetic to go on with your day. 


3.  Do something exciting


Do one of your favorite activities on Mondays. It may be watching your favorite TV-show or series, treating yourself to your favorite snack or dessert, turning on your mood-boosting playlists with some aromatic tea.


One of my recent favorite activities is to write a post each Monday. I really feel productive and satisfied every time I have a blog post up and it is sure to boost my mood on Mondays.


4. Do some shopping


If you avoid shopping and the crowded malls at the weekend like me, you can go shopping on Mondays. If you don't feel like leaving the house, indulge yourself in some online shopping and you can enjoy your new products by the end of the week.


5. Enjoy your Sunday


Sundays are related to Monday blues so much that we often dread having an outing or going on an adventure on Sundays. But I do feel blue on Mondays every time I stay in as I spend my time cleaning and cooking and not really relaxing.

In my opinion, when we enjoy the weekend and make the most of it we feel more satisfied to go back to work.


6. Meet a friend


Weekends are usually about catching up with the family. When you are married with kids, you spend most of your time on playgrounds and kids cafes.


Why not have a close friend meet-up on Mondays to chat and vent about the happenings in your lives? A good conversation with an intimate friend is proven to ease stress and boost your energy level for the rest of the week.


7. Give a fresh start to your week


And finally, treat Monday as a fresh start, as an opportunity to start something new, maybe a new course, a new habit which will become a new lifestyle. 

Start your week with goals and be persistent.

The key to stopping hating Mondays is to change our attitude.

70% of our lives are weekdays, so why should we spend our lives hating them and looking for weekends and vacations? 


Do you live 5 out of the 7 days thinking that you are doing something unpleasant?

Have you adopted the strategy "Living for the weekend or vacations" or you have some tips on how to stop hating Mondays?

Share your tips with me in the comments below and have a happy Monday!

Inspire Me Monday # 3 April, 2019

We all kind of hate Mondays but what if we look at Mondays as a fresh start and as an opportunity to set a new tone for the rest of the week? Maybe we just need a change of mindset to stop feeling so awful on Mondays. 

Inspire me Mondays are about sharing with a film, a song,  a quote, a book, a photo, and a blog that are inspiring me currently. 

Inspire Me Mondays was supposed to be a weekly post but for the time being I will make it a monthly one as it sometimes takes me a month to finish up a book or watch a new film.

You may also like to read: Inspire Me Monday #1 and Inspire Me Monday #2

So here we go, let's make it inspiring

INSPIRE ME FILM



"Mary Poppins Returns" (2018) is a sequel to the beloved Walt Disney children's musical fairytale.

The magical nanny Mary Poppins returns to help the next generation of the Banks family and to look after the kids while their father is struggling to raise his three kids after the loss of their mother. He is facing the threat to lose their family house as he is unable to pay the loan.

The whimsical nanny, who descends on a kite, uses her magical powers to help the children recover from their mother's loss through imagination. But her biggest mission is bound to be saving the house. 


INSPIRE ME SONG 



This song is about women empowerment, about a strong woman who's walking out of pain, disgrace and sadness when the one she loves so much takes her soul and breaks it.

The message behind this song says: "Don't break love but don't let love break you".


INSPIRE ME QUOTE

INSPIRE ME BOOK - "Who Moved My Cheese?"

This 96-page book by Dr Spencer Johnson may be the shortest book you may have read. This short and simple story will only take you a couple of hours but it may change your mindset to life and to the constant changes happening in it.

The four characters are Sniff , Scurry (who are mice) Hem and Haw (who are littlepeople). They look for a cheese in the maze where they live.

Cheese is used metaphorically as something we look for in our lives which is always changing.
The maze represents the place where we spend time looking for happiness or what we want.

Sniff and Scurry stand for the simple and instinctive parts of us who anticipate change early by sniffing it out and quickly scurrying into action and adapts.

Hem and Haw stand for complex parts of us who deny and resist change out of fear and who learn to adapt the changes in the course of the time.

INSPIRE ME PHOTO

As an amateur photographer, it was for a while that I was looking for some photography blogs to follow.

SLR Photography Guide is the ideal photography blog you may find online. It's not only a place to admire amazing shots but also to learn tips and tutorials of camera settings and photo editing. 

You must definitely follow slrphotographyguide on Instagram to find a detailed photo tip under each photo.

https://www.slrphotographyguide.com/

INSPIRE ME BLOG

The WildFlower Hippie

I first started following Bettie on Instagram. Her positivity and daily posts immediately caught my attention and interest. But when I read her blog posts, I immediately realized that she is a blogger I want to keep up with. 

No matter what she writes about: book/movie reviews, food/fitness or lifestyle, she is always down to earth and inspiring.

Make sure to follow thewildflowerhippie on Instagram as it is the platform where she is most active and entertaining.

And what is inspiring you currently?

I am linking up with

 Life on Oak Hill

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Inspire Me Monday #2 February, 2019

I love weekly blog posts as they make you more organized and consistent in blogging plus you can turn to them whenever you feel stuck and out of ideas.

But... it took me ages to get back to my Inspire Me Monday. 

Firstly, I joined the monthly challenges hosted by Linda Jean from Witte's World Blog and was hardly catching up with the daily challenges. Secondly, I made a promise to myself that I would start it only when I was done with the book previously mentioned (another challenge in a married life:)

Inspire me Mondays are about sharing with a film, a song,  a quote, a book, a photo, and a blog that are inspiring me currently. 
For Monday is the perfect day to correct last week's mistakes, to focus on the positive and to have a fresh start.

So here we go, let's make it inspiring

INSPIRE ME FILM

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a biographical film made in 2018 about the British rock band Queen. It follows its soloist Freddie Mercury's life from his joining the band in 1970 to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the former Wembley Stadium in London.

 It is a shame to realize that I am a Queen fan only after watching this film, starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. Queen's music made me realize what a genius musician and performer Freddie has been and what a gap lies between today's music and Queen's timeless legendary music.




INSPIRE ME SONG

After watching the film "Bohemian Rhapsody" I fell for the British rock band Queen and its legendary soloist Freddie Mercury.

This song is a genius combination of various music genres and emotions lasting for more than 6 minutes. It is a masterpiece, as well as a mystery as to its meaning. 

Mercury himself stated: "It's one of those songs which has such a fantasy feel about it. I think people should just listen to it, think about it, and then make up their own minds as to what it says to them."




INSPIRE ME QUOTE

INSPIRE ME BOOK

Currently, I am reading "Why Men Marry Bitches" by Sherry Argov, a book intended to show women how to transform a casual relationship into a committed one. 
It is a self-help manual, a life skilled handbook that both men and women can relate to, whether single, newly courting, recently separated or ready to embark on the next level of commitment in a current relationship based on real-life interviews with men.

Sherry Argov - Why Men Marry Bitches

INSPIRE ME PHOTO

Red Valentine

INSPIRE ME BLOG

Jennifer is a military spouse and a mom of 2 boys, one of whom, Jaxson, was recently diagnosed with a rare DYRK1A Syndrome. She started blogging to raise awareness about this rare disease and to write about parenting a special needs child. 

Check Failure to Thrive No More to get a daily dose of inspiration from her little warrior, the difficulties they overcome and the inchstones they celebrate in their journey.

Check out also Jennifer's Blogger Interview Series and her Instagram page where she showcases her fitness lifestyle.

And what is inspiring you currently?

I am linking up with Life on Oak Hill

Inspire Me Monday #1 October 22

I'm starting a new weekly post and joining the linky party hosted by 5 bloggers.

Who wants to go back to work after no-alarm weekends? No one...

How to make Mondays more pleasing and less stressing? Make them inspiring:)

Every Monday, I will share with a song, a quote, a book, a photo, a film and a blog that inspires me at the moment and may inspire my readers too.

So here we go.

INSPIRE ME SONG

I made this song video in memory of my beloved Charles Aznavour. I didn't really know how much his loss would affect me, and how much I appreciate his timeless music that is so close to the heart and soul. 

INSPIRE ME QUOTE

INSPIRE ME BOOK

Currently I am reading Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber and I truly like it. It is actually about honest relations and friendship of  four women who share their strengths to overcome many trials and tribulations in their lives. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZVJ-ohVsr/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

INSPIRE ME PHOTO

A beautiful photo of my birthplace, my hometown,Yerevan, celebrating its 2800th birthday.

INSPIRE ME FILM

It's been a long time since I watched a film. I'm a big lover of cartoons and the one that I feel like sharing this week and the one I would greatly recommend  is "The Lorax".

INSPIRE ME BLOG

I recently came across with Krysten's blog Why girls are Weird, and daily check on it to read her posts. 
You can find book reviews, life stories and much more about why girls are weird,she's so down-to-earth, positive and pleasant to read. Don't hesitate to hop on her blog as you're definitely gonna love it.

I am linking up with Life on Oak Tree