It’s Sunday night and — groan, groan, groan — that means the weekend is ending. Monday mornings are difficult. But you can make them a little more do-able. On the weekends, I make room for fun things. I make room for clear thinking. I make room for not feeling overwhelmed or over-scheduled. Sunday is a great time for me to walk through the week and try to smooth the path ahead of us.
Here are some things you can do to help you reset and recharge for the week ahead. Whether you work outside the home, work from home, are a SHAM, are retired, etc, these things can help the weekend to the week transition.
The trade-off for a little time spent is that Mondays and the days ahead go so much smoother. Now, I will admit, I do not do all of these every.single.Sunday but even some help and I ALWAYS DID do this first one when I worked professionally….not so much now, but I usually do still pick Monday's outfit.
1. Plan Your Outfits For The Week
I first learned this about 30 years ago from my friend Kris. Hanging on a bar in her bathroom would be 5 work outfits with jewelry and accessories attached, how smart! I’ve been choosing my outfits the Sunday before for many years now… it takes just a few minutes to choose the outfits and it really saves me a groggy, sleepy headache in the morning of worrying about putting together a cute, professional look. If it is just an errands day, I even put that out too. These Clothing Racks are great for planing your outfits!
2. Prep Meals For The Week
Again, Sunday’s are the perfect time to prep ingredients and think about what you may be having for dinner that week. Dice up veggies if needed. Also, what you have for Sunday dinner may turn into other dishes for the weeknights. A pot roast, for example, can turn into roast beef sandwiches or beef Manhattans. Mondays are also a great time for a crock-pot meal so prep it on Sunday, refrigerate the ceramic portion and simply plug-in on Monday morning. And I love Bento Boxes for meal prep too.
3. Sunday Meal
Even though the boys are no longer at home, I still like to make the Sunday meal a little extra special! With it just being Mr. 9 and I, then there’s leftovers for one night during the week. It's food that soothes the soul. Often these are healthier theses days but Here is a meal I like to make on Sundays...One of my First posts.
Sunday Meal Recipes HERE
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4. Tidy Up
By no means am I saying clean, although I know many people who do on the weekends, especially Saturday Morning. What I am saying is having a tidy home is a great feeling. Clean things off the counters and desk, make sure all the Laundry is folded. If you are like me, when you go on vacation, you like to come home to a clean house. Well, shouldn't it be the same on a Monday, coming home to neatness.
5. Lists about my Lists and Checking the Calendar
Oh, am I ever a list girl! Are you? I joke that I make a list about my list! So you can bet on Sunday I’m writing my to do list for the week! And it used to only be written but now it’s also checking the Google calendar on my phone for what’s happening that week, lol! I actually used to write everything down in a little purse calendar, but at least I’ve come that far technically wise, lol. I just don't use a planner much anymore. But nothing will ever take the place of my beloved pen to paper to do lists! And These Parker Pens are my beloved pens for writing those lists.
6. Think of the Little Things
I take a large amount of vitamins, so every Sunday I get out the bottles and fill up my vitamin container. Here is my Favorite Pill Organizer. Or maybe you want to take some items to work for that week, throw em' in your work bag on Sunday Evening. Maybe you get the coffee pot ready. The little things completed make like so much easier.
7. Relax with my Mr.
I love having extra downtime with Mr. Nine on a Sunday. OH and Stella ae too! We might do some binge watching or an extra long walk but it’s definitely a reconnect day! And we always watch Willie Geist and the Sunday edition of Today at 9am. We share a cup of tea together in the afternoon too. My Favorite Tea HERE.
8. Dedicate time to Self-Care
I love using the DRMTLGY Brightening Eye Masks on Sunday mornings. I leave them on for like an hour. Yoga or Pilates is a must for me as well early in the day. Or it might be hair wash night, lol. And Ahhh a good book! Even if you don’t have time to read through the week, what a treat to read on a Sunday afternoon!
I must tell you, these simple things truly set me up for a successful week. Just being more carefree with intention, if that makes sense, on a Sunday is a Godsend. My mind isn’t cluttered with a million different things that I need to get done each day, which puts me at ease, and it will put you at ease too. I hope!
What do you like to do to get ready for the week ahead?
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