I really don't like Mondays

Which doesn't help my creativity

I always think about that song when I wake on Monday mornings. I live with wavering mental health, and swing dramatically between joy and deep depression. Mondays are always my worst days, even though these days, I’m just as likely to be working at the weekend as during the week.

I’ve learned to fill Monday’s with meetings, or tasks that require my attention, but not a great deal of creativity. Today for example I have a meeting at 10am, for which I need to prepare, then I’ll go to the gym, for a burst of endorphins, before spending the afternoon planning the launch of the paperback edition of my latest book.

Only this evening, when we sit down to eat, will the sense of gloom lift and the rest of the week be something I can look forward to. My one New Year resolution was to always look on the bright side, and try to smile more often, which for a mentally agile overthinker is easier said than done.

Even writing this helps me see things in perspective. Much of what we write is cathartic and my writing helps me as much if not more as it helps my reader. Editing later removes any mawkish content that might have helped me to write, but is unlikely to benefit my reader. The art is to share your innermost thoughts and personal experiences in ways that inform, enlighten and perhaps even entertain.

Now it is time to start preparing for that meeting. I’ve intentionally not left myself enough time because that takes my mind off the fact that today is Monday. I hope your Monday’s are brighter than mine!