Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to plan something fun for Sunday night.
Speaker 1: I know that it's easy to hate Mondays. Even if
Speaker 1: you really like your job, you probably don't love commuting.
Speaker 1: You don't like showing up on Monday morning to an
Speaker 1: inbox with four hundred and thirty seven unread messages. It
Speaker 1: makes sense, but the problem is that many of us
Speaker 1: don't start thinking about Monday on Monday morning. Instead, we
Speaker 1: like to get a jump on things, so somewhere around
Speaker 1: mid afternoon on Sunday we start remembering that Monday is
Speaker 1: looming on the next spot on our calendars. Suddenly we're
Speaker 1: out of weekend mode. We're already focused on the next deadline.
Speaker 1: These Sunday night blues can burn a huge chunk of time.
Speaker 1: If you start worrying about Monday at three pm Sunday,
Speaker 1: you go to bed at eleven pm Sunday, that's eight
Speaker 1: hours of weekend time that you've just lost. I don't
Speaker 1: know about you, but I think weekend time is too
Speaker 1: precious to throw away. Eight hours. That's the equivalent of
Speaker 1: a whole workday or a really good night's sleep. We're
Speaker 1: not just talking a few minutes. Fortunately, there's a simple
Speaker 1: cure for the Sunday night blues. Plan something fun for
Speaker 1: Sunday night a few days before your weekend starts, maybe
Speaker 1: on Wednesday or Thursday, or whenever you're listening to this.
Speaker 1: Think about a Sunday night activity that you'd really enjoy.
Speaker 1: Maybe it's seeing a movie with your family. Maybe it's
Speaker 1: taking your spouse to that fun new restaurant you keep
Speaker 1: saying you want to try. If you call before the
Speaker 1: weekend starts, you'll probably be able to get a reservation.
Speaker 1: You could invite a few families over for a potlock dinner.
Speaker 1: You could plan to go for a walk somewhere beautiful
Speaker 1: and time your excursion to take in the sunset. I
Speaker 1: know Sunday is a school and work night, so you
Speaker 1: probably don't want to go too crazy. Maybe skip the
Speaker 1: tequila shots, and you probably want to end things on
Speaker 1: the early side. But here's the magic of Sunday night plans.
Speaker 1: When you've got something wonderful on the calendar for Sunday night,
Speaker 1: you'll spend Sunday afternoon looking forward to your fun. You'll
Speaker 1: be so excited about your friends coming over to make
Speaker 1: pizza that you won't start thinking about your inbox until
Speaker 1: after they leave, and by that point it will be
Speaker 1: time to go to bed. Anyway, just like that, your
Speaker 1: Sunday night blues take up less than an hour rather
Speaker 1: than the entire day. So take a few minutes today
Speaker 1: and think about what fun you could plan for Sunday night.
Speaker 1: I'd love to hear what you come up with. As always,
Speaker 1: you can email me at Before Breakfast podcast at iHeartMedia
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Speaker 1: that this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to
Speaker 1: making the most of our time. Hey, everybody got a
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Speaker 1: I look forward to connecting and learning how you make
Speaker 1: the most of your time.