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In the middle of the day, we suddenly realize that the weekend is over, and we have a whole working week ahead of us. In order not to spoil the end of the weekend for yourself, we offer you several solutions. Let Monday wait…
Change Sunday to Saturday
Usually we leave the fun on Saturday, and the unpleasant work on Sunday. Try swapping days around and doing something on Saturday that would definitely make you feel sad on Sunday. For example, visit an elderly neighbor. On Sunday, such a visit will make you think about the transience of life, but on Saturday you will be able to remember the summer days spent together in the country.
With this rearrangement, you will redo the small things (which are almost impossible to avoid) and give yourself moments of real joy, which we especially need on Sundays.
Forget about lessons
Another Sunday destroyer is school assignments. The languishing children who try to do all their homework at the last moment and are afraid of the upcoming Monday will ruin the evening for anyone. “To make it easier for children to start the week, Sunday evening should be free from preparations for school,” says psychologist Erika Patal.
Do your homework on Saturday or Sunday morning. Negotiating with teenagers can be tricky, but if you have young children, try to get them used to this schedule: it will help them in the future. “In general, students and schoolchildren learn better and easier if they distribute employment, and do not try to do everything at the last moment,” the expert adds.
Think ahead of the future
If on Sunday you start thinking about what you have to do for the week, the weekend will definitely be ruined. Try to take care of this in advance. “When you leave work on Friday, prepare your workplace for Monday so that you don’t waste time on it later,” says time management specialist Peggy Duncan.
Prepare a list of exceptional cases for Monday: what needs to be done, what letters will need attention, what materials will need to be prepared. If you need to create a calendar for the whole week ahead, do it on Sunday morning so that the burden of responsibility does not hang over you all day. If possible, avoid important meetings on Monday mornings.
Don’t deprive yourself of company
Falling into hermit mode on a Sunday is very easy, especially on short winter days when you have to get up for work in complete darkness and return after sunset. Moreover, the less we communicate with other people, the more unhappy we will feel.
But what if you stay all day in pajamas and reduce communication with people to chatting on social networks? Everything is possible. But online communication is not as effective as face-to-face communication. Any Sunday social ritual, whether it’s going to church or playing football, can lift your spirits.
Do a good deed
Help those who need your help. Giving your time to someone will make you feel like you have more of it. The feeling that you manage your time better and get more done will inspire you for the whole day.
Don’t miss Sunday night
Why does seven o’clock on Sunday feel like it’s already eleven o’clock, when on other days seven o’clock is just the beginning of the evening? Perhaps because the idea of doing nothing is not the best way to deal with the Sunday blues.
Any active leisure, yoga, theater, will make you happier: you will think less about the anxieties of tomorrow. And you can watch a new episode of your favorite series on the Web some other evening, which is not as colored with negative emotions as Sunday.