Comments on: Manic Mondays http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/07/28/manic-mondays/ ...exploring the art and science of parenting Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Showing Appreciation for Underappreciated Posts | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/07/28/manic-mondays/#comment-24981 Showing Appreciation for Underappreciated Posts | PhD in Parenting Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:31:36 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-24981 [...] When I put out my request for underappreciated posts, I didn’t know what I would get, but I didn’t expect the posts to be both fabulous and a great fit with the things that I write about here at PhD in Parenting. Please visit the blogs that I listed above and drop them some well deserved comments. And if you’re wondering what my poor sad least appreciated post of the year is, I would say it is this one: Manic Mondays. [...] [...] When I put out my request for underappreciated posts, I didn’t know what I would get, but I didn’t expect the posts to be both fabulous and a great fit with the things that I write about here at PhD in Parenting. Please visit the blogs that I listed above and drop them some well deserved comments. And if you’re wondering what my poor sad least appreciated post of the year is, I would say it is this one: Manic Mondays. [...]

]]> By: Greta http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/07/28/manic-mondays/#comment-176 Greta Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:26:25 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-176 I was just reading about that song I Don't Like Mondays. I had no idea what it was about! Scary and terrible. I am a sahm working mom, so I can see how getting OUT would be a nice break! My husband and I have always wished we could share a job so we'd both be able to get out of the house AND be happy to see the little bug after some time away. At the same time, when he was running around pantsless yesterday I was thinking sadly, "I don't want this to end!" I was just reading about that song I Don’t Like Mondays. I had no idea what it was about! Scary and terrible. I am a sahm working mom, so I can see how getting OUT would be a nice break! My husband and I have always wished we could share a job so we’d both be able to get out of the house AND be happy to see the little bug after some time away.

At the same time, when he was running around pantsless yesterday I was thinking sadly, “I don’t want this to end!”

]]> By: TwinToddlersDad http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/07/28/manic-mondays/#comment-175 TwinToddlersDad Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:03:17 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-175 For those who may not be able to negotiate a 4-day week like you (which by the way makes me so Green with envy!), my suggestion would be to plan your Monday morning in a way that you end up doing the most enjoyable thing at your job. Of course, that is if your boss hasn't already scheduled a meeting on Monday morning! I am hoping that would not be the case every Monday. Thinking about your most enjoyable activity at work and planning it for Monday morning could be a way to break the dreaded cycle. Long time ago, I read Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. You have got to move away from doing fire-fighting all the time and spend more time on what truly makes you happy at work. Not saying that I have it all figured out. There are Mondays I don't want to be at work. But they are not that frequent. I am still working it out. Cheers! For those who may not be able to negotiate a 4-day week like you (which by the way makes me so Green with envy!), my suggestion would be to plan your Monday morning in a way that you end up doing the most enjoyable thing at your job. Of course, that is if your boss hasn’t already scheduled a meeting on Monday morning! I am hoping that would not be the case every Monday.

Thinking about your most enjoyable activity at work and planning it for Monday morning could be a way to break the dreaded cycle. Long time ago, I read Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. You have got to move away from doing fire-fighting all the time and spend more time on what truly makes you happy at work.

Not saying that I have it all figured out. There are Mondays I don’t want to be at work. But they are not that frequent. I am still working it out.

Cheers!

]]> By: Showing Appreciation for Underappreciated Posts « PhD in Parenting Blog http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/07/28/manic-mondays/#comment-174 Showing Appreciation for Underappreciated Posts « PhD in Parenting Blog Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:35:20 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-174 [...] wondering what my poor sad least appreciated post of the year is, I would say it is this one: Manic Mondays. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Huffington Post raises $25 millionDid I leave the [...] [...] wondering what my poor sad least appreciated post of the year is, I would say it is this one: Manic Mondays. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Huffington Post raises $25 millionDid I leave the [...]

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