Case of the Mondays?

Today could possibly be the most likely day for people around the country to find themselves with a “case of the Mondays”. The Holidays are over and it is back to the grind. After enjoying that long 2 week break, it will likely be a REALLY long time before we escape cubicle life again. My next company holiday isn’t until Memorial Day. That’s 5 long months of straight work to look forward to.

I could have been dreading this day. I could have been cursing the return to work and slaving my life away for “the man”. I could have been slamming things around in my cube all morning out of frustration. I could have spent this whole post complaining about the absurdity of office life.

But this year I am not complaining. I am happy to sitting back in my little cube under the florescent lights. I like hearing the ding of the elevator and the steady hum of the printer and the clicking of keys and mouse buttons everywhere. I am happy and feel very lucky to have a job.

Usually Sundays at my house are spent lounging around watching TV or running errands and dreading the return to work the next day. I usually stay up late thinking about how much I am going to hate having to make it through the next week and how I didn’t accomplish anything around the house during my short two day break.

But last night I felt good. I had accomplished a lot around the house. I put all my laundry away and cleaned my bathroom and felt good about the return to my normal routine. I went to bed at a decent hour and even had time to stop for coffee on my way to work.

So far it is a good start to the New Year, and nothing has really changed, except my perspective. So if you are finding yourself with a case of the Mondays today, just be glad you have a job and cross your fingers you can keep it. It’s predicted to get worse in 2009, so buckle up and smile because it’s going to be a bumpy ride. And yeah- #3 on my list- “Find a job I love”, right now I love just having a job period.