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I work in the retail industry in the Finance Department of Victoria’s Secret.  In the retail world, each week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday.  Therefore Sunday is day 1.  Over the past couple years I have come to adopt Sunday as my personal day #1.  With a full-time job, taking evening courses for my MBA, planning a wedding, and settling into a new house I have a lot on my “to-do” list.  I use Sunday to reset my priorities each week.  I always try to do whatever I can Sunday to clear my mind and set myself up for success the rest of the week.  This includes a lot of mundane things like doing laundry, stocking the refrigerator and pantry for the week, cleaning around the house, and taking care of our yard.  It also includes getting to the gym (mostly so I don’t feel guilty when I can’t make it most days during the week) and wrapping up any leftover homework I didn’t finish Saturday.  It includes getting to church as well.  Anissa and I go either first thing at 7:30am or last thing at 5:00pm.  I find that my days are super productive when I get to 7:30am mass, and I love going out to breakfast afterward with bottomless coffee and reading the newspaper.  But sometimes my body needs more rest than this allows, which is why I love an evening mass.  It is a great capstone after all my crazy errands and chores and just gets my mind right for the week.  After evening mass Anissa and I generally go out for a quick dinner and that leaves a couple hours left in the day to relax and watch some TV or read a book.  This might sound like a manic Sunday, especially on a day that is known for lying on the couch and watching football, or putting on the golf channel to lull me into a long catnap.  While most people probably think of Sunday as the end of the weekend, I like to think of it as the start of my week.  I set my mind, body, and spirit for the week and have found that I am a happier person throughout the week as result.

True story!

 

This made me laugh - debilitating self-pity no more!