However, the end-of-year relief and New Year sense of optimism perhaps has faded as we face the first Monday of the year with a mix of trepidation or wooly-headedness from being away from work or our usual routines. An early morning news program used the term “Blue Monday” to describe this phenomenon.
Blue Monday acknowledges the reality that only 7 percent of
us will even attempt to keep those new year’s resolutions to exercise an hour a
day or lose 30 pounds or meet the man or woman of our dreams; rather we know
all too well that what lies ahead is more work, some drudgery, likely weight
gain and early morning alarm clock noises designed to drag our sorry asses out
of bed and into the mundane realities of daily living.
Sigh. Consider the
alternative if Blue Monday’s got you down, as I do now that I am nearly a
senior citizen. Rather, here’s what I choose to focus on for my year
ahead (in no particular order) – helping to shake the blues
free of Blue Monday in no time at all:
1.
I haven’t had a cold or bronchitis yet this
year, and hopefully I’ll get through the better part of the year ahead without
one!
2.
St. Lucia, St. Lucia, St. Lucia for a spring
vacation.
3.
Happy and healthy child, happy and healthy
husband.
4.
My cozy home and sweet shit-zhu, Shasha.
5.
Parents who are still living.
6.
Two sisters I love very much (and some pretty
swell in-laws, too).
7.
Friends who matter to me. (And I seem to matter
to them, too! A lovely feeling, indeed).
8.
A good stock market.
9.
Income.
10.
This blog, a.k.a., Mrs. Sedd’s substitute for
therapy.
While I will have other new year’s observations or wishes to
share in the days ahead or as they occur to me, here’s hoping you lose those
Monday blues too and embrace the new year ahead with optimism, resolve and a
sense of humor.We’ll talk.
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