Mondays can be rough. The early alarm, that not so easy transition from the weekend to the weekday and the fact that you just want a little more face time with your pillow.
Motivation can be slow to appear. Unless someone forgot to put the garbage cans on the curb. Then there’s the bounding out of bed at the noise from the sanitation truck rolling down the street.
But that’s a harsh start. Especially since I wake to the sounds of ocean waves (my alarm, not the beach, but maybe someday) and my husband’s alarm is a harp.
We make an attempt at the Zen thing.
Well, this weekend I stumbled across a line of fun, colorful magnets from Rachelle Reichly’s company called Yay! Life!
The magnets cheer on an attitude of motivation and gratitude and it all started with a pie. I’m sure a lot of great ideas started with pie, right?
I mean whose to say Benjamin Franklin didn’t eat a slice of mincemeat pie before heading out to discover electricity?
And so now they sell Yay! magnets for most anything, from Alaska to Zombies.
Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion.
For my Monday motivation, I’m starting with a Yay! Coffee! Iced, because it’s getting warmer outside. Another Yay!
Add in a memory of a fun weekend: Yay! Mother’s Day!
And I’ve got my inspiration, my keyboard–Yay! Writing!
Look closer. Um, Yay! Boat?
Tell me, what is your Yay! thing for today?
Oh, I so needed this today! At this point in the year, I am so ready for a vacation! I would have to say that my Yay! thing today is: Yay! Sun! as the weather is starting to get nicer. At least it’s not raining. It’s not often I can say that, here. I might need to get some of those magnets. And I definitely need to remember the little things that bring me joy. I can say Yay, coffee everyday!
Yes Emma, a BIG Yay! for sun! Can’t wait to go for a walk outside today!
Yay for the sun. We’re spoiled here in Colorad with more sunny days than gray ones. I need to share this story with my Hubby. The last time I made hubby pie — for his birthday — he was more like “So what happened?” Than Yay! Pie!
Yay! I saw both of my children yesterday, the sun is shining, I posted a blog and it is only 9 am!
This is a great Monday morning story!
Hi Lisa, Jennette and Susie! Thanks for sharing your YAYs!
Yay! Laughter of my family!
Lots of that yesterday. Still enjoying the echoes.
Some days I just need the shark motivation. Ha ha. 🙂 I think the photo alone gives me spurt of adrenaline!
Hmmm, what’s my Yay! thing today? Well, Beth already claimed your blog, but I’m going to have to second her on Yay! your blog!
Then I think I’m going to say Yay! gorgeous summer weather in May. We never know what May will bring… that’s why we call it May Gray because it’s almost always gloomy this time of year, but today is super sunny, around 70 degrees and I’m thinking I’ll enjoy a nice cup of Earl Grey (get it, grey/gray!) in the garden. Fall is my favorite time of year, but summer is a super close second. Yay! summer!
Tea in the garden! I second that–yay!
What a fun and lovely blogged. Loved the photos of your kids. My YAY! for today is that I finished all my blogs for Military Month for May and some for the first week of June — am heading to my niece’s wedding in Florida (YAY!) and my brother has survived 7 weeks of intense chemo and radiation treatment for throat cancer (YAY). Have a lot to be grateful for right now.
Patricia–those are some very big Yays. I hope your brother continues to triumph and I wish him a speedy & complete recovery.
And I have to say I am VERY impressed that you have your posts lined up thru June. Here I was struggling at 11pm last night to get just one written. You are an inspiration Patricia!
Yay! I like this post! Happy Monday!
Hahaha! You’re too darn clever, Coleen, coming up with the title for this post! I love how you saved that twist for the end. Love it! Your kids are so cute. They look like a couple of sweethearts. I have to agree on the Yay! for coffee. After sitting in the hot sun at the Dodger game yesterday and getting home late, it took three cups to get going. Good thing Punkin is being extra good today! Yay!
And I second your Yay! on Punkin–that always makes for a good day!
I like that “Yay! Paddle” one.
My husband questioned my yay paddle. He said he would stay very still until the shark passed. I say no way. I’m outta there!
Room booking! I love vacation. I hope you’re going somewhere fun!!
Looking at your pictures all I can say is…”YAY! I don’t like the ocean!” (except to look at it from the beach) LOL…I get a picture in my head of a video on fast forward, paddling like a propeller blade.
Yay! I’m on dry land, away from that shark!!
Some of my YAY things are my dog, playing hookey from work on a random weekday (just because), thrift store shopping with my mom and matinees—preferably followed by Thai food and fro yo.
Mondays, cheerleaders, Yay! –it all ties in! And Yay! for Thai food.
What a fun post! Today my Yay is for free time. I’m driving my mother to a doctor’s appointment (not so Yay) but I’m looking forward to the time in the waiting room to read a book I’m really into right now.
Appointments aside, I do look forward to that reading time too!
Yay! Life! I love that sentiment. Right now I’m feeling like Yay! Mango!
Double Yay! for supportive friends!
My “yay!” thing would be chocolate-covered pomegranate seeds. When I’m having an afternoon that just seems to drag, I pull out a little package of those and I instantly feel like I can keep going.
My husband loves that candy too–and they were my 12 yr old nephew’s request for his birthday! I got him the giant bag from the warehouse club 🙂 They are delicious!
Yay! I woke up today! Is that grim? Okay yay my cat woke me up, she’s all fuzzy and warm yay!