HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY TO TELL: You can certainly look forward to a Monday morning if you have an interesting post-weekend tale to share with colleagues. See a comedy gig or go hang-gliding. Even a country bumpkin like myself can still find something surprising to do at the weekend – like go and see an Elvis impersonator in the village hall. St Andrews may just be the place to head to in the summer for some celeb spotting – especially during golf championships. You may even see stars such a
BABYSIT AT THE WEEKEND – EVEN IF YOU HAVE KIDS: This is a great way to burn up energy and get rid of all the week's stress – visit a safari park, go to the beach, and when you've used all your hard-earned wages on sweets, ice-cream and souvenirs, y
ou'll probably need to start building up your bank account again. Babysitting will make Monday more appealing if you don't have kids. After being jumped on, giving 50 piggyback rides, changing nappies and coping with screams/tantrums you'll be relieved to hand them back and escape to work the next day.
BOOK A HOLIDAY: It may be summer, but there are no good weather guarantees. If you wake up at 7:30am and it's pouring outside, the last thing you feel like doing is going to work, so what better feeling is there than thinking, "Only three weeks till I'm off to Barbados"? You'll have something to look forward to, the Mondays will fly by and you will have a fantastic tan on your return.
A DUVET WEEKEND: After a hard week at work, there's nothing better than giving yourself a bit of pampering. Hide under the covers and put on a couple of favourite DVDs. By the time Monday morning comes around again, you'll have a lot more vigour to cope with it, and the week ahead, after conserving your energy all weekend.
START PLANNING NEXT WEEKEND: Just because the weekend's over doesn't mean you can't start planning the next one. On a Monday morning, you really need something to look forward to at the end of a long week, and what better than the next weekend?
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