Monday is my favorite day of the week, here’s why.

This popularly hated day has become my favorite for productivity reasons and some toxic behaviors

For most people, Monday consists of the end of the weekend. For me, Monday signifies a beginning, not an end. Monday is my first day of proper routine each week after a weekend of no structure. My weekends are for refreshing, disconnecting, and enjoying life away from work while my brain takes a massive break.

Mondays are always my most productive day of the week, and I LOVE IT. Over the weekend, my work tends to pile up: emails, orders, DMs… so I know that every Monday, I’ll walk into my office with a hefty to-do list. Something about being busy just fuels me. Call it the hustle, the grind, whatever you wanna call it, I crave it. 

Lately, I’ve been digging deep into why I have an insatiable thirst for hard work. I love being in the flow, throwing myself into my projects, and feeling like I’m in the driver’s seat on my road to success; but when you run your own business, not every day will consist of the famous grind, and that is something I struggle with.

Often, entrepreneurs share the dangers of burnout and overworking when you’re self-employed, but not enough of us are talking about how difficult it is to accept that sometimes you won’t need to work as hard. The lack of consistency (structural and financial) that comes with being your own boss is where I think my Monday obsession stems from. My Mondays are something I can rely on - they are almost always identical, and they bring me peace and a sense of stability (the better word would be control, really. Sometimes it’s hard to feel like you run your business and not like your business runs you).

I suffer from entrepreneur’s guilt where whenever I take time away from my business I always feel like there is *something* I should be working on. There is a pressure that comes with building a business that you should be GRINDING, GETTING AHEAD, MAKING MONEY WHILE YOU SLEEP, SMASHING YOUR REVENUE TARGETS, etc. that we hear way too often, especially on social media (I’m looking at you, self-help podcasts) and while I do love the grind just as much as the next girl, I also enjoy the flexibility and freedom that self-employment brings. 

One of the perks of being a business owner is getting to set your working hours. For me, that can look like two hours on some days and ten hours on others. As much as I strive to reach consistency, there is always some unpredictability to each day. This is why routines are so valuable to me, but we’ll get into that some other day…

It is particularly challenging for me to accept that there are days when my business practically runs itself and I’m not required to sit at my desk from 9 to 5, and I can scroll TikTok or read a book instead. On those days, my mind gets wild and the negative self-talk is hard to tame, and it sucks. But those days are never on Monday. Mondays never suck.

I always wake up early on Mondays and I’m diligent about my morning routine. I never miss a Monday workout. I like setting myself up to have a great week, and when I walk into the office knowing I have twenty-something unread emails ready for me to tackle, it feels like a great week. But above all, my Mondays are so busy and productive, that the voice in my head that tells me I’m not working hard enough gets really quiet, almost imperceptible. On Mondays, I feel incredibly connected to the grind and the hustle that every entrepreneur glorifies, and it feels amazing. Then, when I arrive home in the evening, I give myself permission to disconnect fully, and there is never a trace of guilt in my system after a productive Monday.

So, now you know why I Love Mondays, and I hope this newsletter gives you something to look forward to if you can’t consider yourself a Monday-lover *yet :)*. I’ll pop into your inbox once a week with what I hope will be insightful, snackable, fun reads! 

Until next time,

Sara <3

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