Sunday Night Sads

 Ah, the weekend! Worries fade away and time is finally ours, to do as we please.
But in a blink of an eye, it’s Sunday afternoon and the dreaded blues set in.
 
If you have noticed this pattern occurring, you may be experiencing the Sunday Blues. And it is much more common than you may think. Studies have been done that indicate a large proportion of the population experience this dread, even with those who are satisfied with their jobs. Psychologists studying this phenomenon offer the following tips to help combat the gloom and doom that sets in like clock work every Sunday night:

1. Prepare for the following work week on Friday night. Clear the clutter from your desk, answer those emails, organize material for your Monday morning meeting before you leave work on Friday.
2. Rearrange tasks/chores to earlier in the weekend so that you aren’t postponing everything until Sunday night. Getting those chores out of the way will increase your enjoyment of the rest of your time.
3. Plan your Sunday evening activities strategically. Being in the company of friends and loved ones trumps sulking alone at home. Same goes for engaging in activities that are more active, versus passive. When we are more active there is less time to mull over work week worries.
4. Treat yourself to something special – a mini spa night, a curl up early with a good book night, whatever suits your fancy. Remember the w/e isn’t technically over until the alarm goes off on Monday morning.