I'm amazed at the difference in the mood of the people in my office between Monday and Friday. It's like day and night. I suppose it is a universal thing. There is just a certain dread on Mondays. Maybe it's the idea that the weekend seems so far away. The mindset is that I have to work today and four more days in a row before the weekend gets here. By Tuesday, the dread has worn off and you're starting to feel like you're in the flow of work. Tuesday is better than Monday, but for a lot of people, it's still a long way until Friday night. By Wednesday, things are starting to look up. It's hump day. There's a feeling of "Hey, I'm doing this. Look at me, I'm halfway there. I'm making it through the week."
Thursday is full of promise. It is the eve of Friday, the most looked-forward to day of the week. Thursday is a focused day. You're keeping your head down and getting your job done, knowing that the next day is Friday and that you then will have a two day break. When Friday does arrive, it's cool. The office mood is light. Someone usually brings donuts or muffins in and there's an air of possibility. You go out to a restaurant for lunch and you're already thinking about what you will do that evening. You have your paycheck, and you have two days in a row to do what you want to do. Friday is actually better than Saturday for me, only because on Friday, I know in the back of my mind that I have the next two days off.
My goal for today is to try and make it feel like a Friday, even though it is a dreaded Monday.
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