On most Mondays, I feel like the guy in the picture above. Which is why I always schedule for Mondays, tasks that are the most routine and simple. Mind-numbing though these tasks may be, they require the least amount of brain power.
Obviously customers and colleagues may still come to me for help but that’s not within my control. I do what I can in my little sphere of influence. What’s that famous Christian saying …?
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
– Reinhold Niebuhr
So how do you deal with your Mondays? 
don’t drink on sunday nites.
I can only say Mondays suck! Yesterday was bad cos I was sick. Doubly suck!
And Amen to that.
I sometimes does get the Lundi Bleu here and dere.
I always feel that I don’t have enough rest on mondays.
Hmm, let’s see. How do I deal with Mondays? Well, I get out of bed at about 9am, watch some TV, do some blogging, check bloglines, do some housework, take Puddy for a walk … Mondays are my Sundays, hehe. I work all day Saturday, so my weekend is Sunday-Monday so while everyone is struggling to go back to work and deal with Monday-itis, I’m relaxing! *grin*
herman: that’s a given but it’s hard to shake off the mini-holiday mode.
blur ting: heheh, the first day back from a break always suck.
Lupin: yeah I feel sleepier than usual on Mondays. Then Fridays I perk up. Heheh.
Katie: there’s good and bad in that. And you are also only postponing the inevitable – Tuesday IS your Monday. Hahah!
Mondays = YAWN
I dunno y i like Weds very much, cos usually after Weds it will seem like weekend is just round the corner! 😀
mf: heheh you and me both! Thursdays are good for lifting my moods too!
Means that u are getting bored of your job
I’m Garfield like.
My sense of humor is reduced by 25% on Mondays.
My stress level increase by roughly 15%.
My yawning session increase by 30%
My fave time is 5pm
.. there 🙂
Lupin: might be some truth in that.
Indra: 5pm Monday doesn’t beat 5pm Friday. Woohoo!
mondays I OD on caffiene. if I usually need 3 cups to tide me through, mondays I usually down 5 cups.
I don’t think it’s boredom that brings blue mondays – I’ve just started and I still need my caffiene shot! Heck, on my first day (monday) the first thing I did when I got to town was to hide out in starbucks.
It’s just getting back into routine thats hard…and I heart thursdays too:)
sourrain: it’s not the job then, it’s the condition called “Monday”. It’s the adjusting from parking the brain for 2 days, to having to actually use it. Heh.
5pm Friday -> Australia and any other 5 working days country
5pm Saturday -> Indonesia, well.. my town at least, bigger business in bigger towns like Jakarta does 5 working days as well. do’h!
Indra: yeah working on Saturdays is not uncommon in most Asian countries. It’s a tough life but some people are not in a position to complain about it. We are the lucky ones.