Moody (or messy) Mondays?

I’m not a morning person. And I’m especially not a Monday-morning person. In fact, I hate Mondays so much that I tend to ruin my Sunday in anticipation of Monday. Like what’s with that, right? But it’s true. About midway through Sunday, I can feel this little tingle of dread well up in my stomach, and I can tell, it’s the anxiety of the week that’s taking root in my body as I cringe about all that has to be done in the week to come.

So, the other day on my Instagram account, I put up a post of a picture of a woman with her head inside her sweater. The caption said, “Maybe if we all sit extremely still Monday won’t be able to see us.”

Cute, eh? Funny?

One of my Instagram friends wrote a comment on my feed about how she thought the post was funny, but that she was focussed more on being “daring” these days and getting outside her comfort zone. I have to admit, I was slightly miffed by her response. Why couldn’t she just let me be moody this Monday without trying to teach me a lesson? But as I kept scrolling, I came across another post by a friend, which said, “Take chances, make mistakes and get messy!” My friend added the caption, “Ok, Monday—let’s do this!”

And the lesson was learned. I could choose to be moody on Mondays, or I could choose to let them be messy. Because most of the time my dread about the week has to do with feeling like I need to perform. I need to get it all right. Perfect. I need to be the best mom. The best wife. The best worker. But what if I could approach my week as an experiment? To have an attitude of learning rather than performing? Because changing my outlook could change my whole disposition. And I might even enjoy myself in the process.

I might try to be less moody this Monday. A little more messy and daring. And maybe, just maybe, my week will be a lot more tolerable. Maybe even surprising.