There’s nothing quite like going back to work after a three-day weekend. It’s just enough time to get you to finish all those chores at the house and spend a day relaxing or having fun, and then realizing you really just don’t want to have to set your alarm the night before. Once that mood sets in then you begin to contemplate just how much you don’t want to go to work, and that’s no way to start the week when you know you’ll have a lot to do on your first day back. I know that we got a lot of work here at Next Day Signs for the first day back. (Poor Aaron, he comes in tomorrow after being out for a week, he certainly has a challenge ahead of him.)
However, if you want to keep your spirits up so you don’t feel drained at work, I have two suggestions. Positivity and movement. The first one is easy enough to state, but not so easy to implement. You’ve got to chase away those whining thoughts in your head of your dreading return, and find something that can help give you a little spark in the day. For me, it’s being able to listen to Pandora while I work, but something small can also do the trick. For example, changing your desktop image on your computer, I like to change mine with the landscape scenery images that are provided in my ‘Sample Pictures’ folder. Having a new image on my desktop draws my attention once in a while to appreciate it.
The second tip is movement, being stagnate is one of the fastest ways to lose your energy in the day. If you work at a desk sometimes you have to be a little creative about it, but it is possible. You can start with cleaning your desk and tidying it up if it isn’t already. If that’s already done then you could put something under your desk to occupy your feet with, such as a tennis ball or baseball you can roll back and forth. There are even places where you can buy little rowing pedals to have under your desk.
Hopefully these suggestions can help you get back into the swing of work! If you have your own tips, leave them behind in a comment.