Monday....Blah

Monday comes too soon every week.  It's actually sort of a joke with most people.  What do you mean it's Monday....it was just Friday five minutes ago.  The reality is that making the best of your weekend doesn't make that Monday morning any less blah for most of us. 

So what would make it better....or easier.....or more fun?

The only answer I can find is to focus on a dream or a goal.  My dream would be to be a stay at home mom again.  I'd love to be able to drive my kids to school every morning and pick them up every afternoon.  I'd love to be at their school events.  I'd love to be able to help out the other moms around me when they need a hand.  I'd love to volunteer more.  Even if I was working, my dream would be to stay at home and take care of my household.

The catch?  I'd still want to have enough financially.  I'm not looking to be the wealthiest person on the planet.  I'd love to have enough to pay all of my bills, put money into savings, handle other necessary things (braces or new tires or a new water heater), and still have a little fun.  I wouldn't want to go out every single night but not to have to scrimp and save for every little trip somewhere.

I'd love to take my kids to Orlando and hit all of the parks....just one time.  I'd love to do all the Disney Parks, Sea World Orlando and Universal Orlando.  I'd love to swim with dolphins.  I'd love to show them St Augustine.  I'd love to give them all of the experiences I possibly can.  Then every year, I'd love to take a vacation somewhere else with them and experience new things.

I'd love to camp and hike and try new things.  I'd love to take my kids to explore.  I'd love to have a boat and jet skis and be out on the water regularly.  I'd love to have ATVs and other things to enjoy.  I'd love if a lot of our recreational time was spent outdoors doing new things.

I'd love to have the opportunity to do more for others.  I'd love to have the finances to make more care baskets or volunteer at a nursing home or run in a fun run in honor of someone I love.  I'd love to do more for others because I have the funds, time and resources to do so.

Focusing on dreams and goals is a great way to get through a Monday.  Dream big.  You never know when those dreams might come true.