Ten minutes to write. Less time to read.

Monday is everybody’s whipping boy. Most people have nothing positive to say about the second day of the week, since it is — for many — the first day of the workweek; and we’ve all been doing for two days what we’d rather be doing full time.

The attempt at adjustment manifests itself in various ways. Traffic jams are thicker; absenteeism due to “illness” is more prevalent; employee morale is lower. The water cooler is more important. In general, people pull themselves through Monday as if they were caught in quicksand and a horse was dragging them out.

Personally, I like Monday.

I’ve had two days off and feel rested. I’ve replenished my soul, my body, and my mind. I may not like what faces me, but here’s a secret about that: I take Monday as a day to ease back into the work world, rather than forge ahead. I say to myself, “What MUST be done today and what can wait?”

It’s mostly about the waiting. I do what I have to, then organize for the rest of the week. I move myself into my regular routine, having abandoned it for Saturday and Sunday. I take it in small doses; and, by Tuesday, I’m ready to roll.