Monday Mayhem

This morning, my eyelids fight a losing battle against the sunrise. Why? Job stress from last week, a persistent gremlin in my brain, gnawed away at my weekend sleep, leaving me with Monday Blues that could rival the deepest shade of indigo.

Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t a total slouch. Two glorious bike rides, culminating in yesterday’s Pattee Canyon sunburst, helped mask the gnawing anxiety. I zipped past countless others basking in the outdoors, all seemingly escaping their own anxieties. But guess who was the only one tackling trails with knobby tires, looking like a cartoon villain escaping on a runaway shopping cart? Yep, yours truly.

So, here I am, embarking on the workday battlefield, armed with shaky coffee and a heart rate that could power a small generator. The real kicker? I’m not just stressed about my own Monday blues, but also the stress contagion that’s bound to ripple through everyone else with their own cases of the Monday mope. It’s like walking into a room full of hangry toddlers demanding juice boxes.

But, hey, maybe the camaraderie of shared misery will be a bonding experience. We can commiserate over coffee spills, groan in unison at overflowing inboxes, and maybe even find some twisted humor in the whole mess. After all, what’s better than knowing you’re not alone in the Monday madness?

So, fellow warriors of the workday, here’s to us. May our coffee be strong, our deadlines manageable, and our laughter echo through the cubicles, drowning out the Monday blues symphony. Onward, to whatever adventures (or misadventures) this day may bring!