Beat the Sunday Scaries

Someone captioned a photo on Instagram: "The best Sundays are a Saturday" and my mouth nearly hit the floor. I resonated with this way too much.

For those who aren't familiar, the Sunday scaries refer to anxiety caused by the daunting reality to the start of a new week. The Sunday scaries prevent you from being able to enjoy your day, because you know Monday is looming. You are more likely to experience them if you hate your job or have a demanding job, but fear not, because these tips will help you to make your Sunday more Saturday-ish and less Monday-ish. 

Stay Present

When you live in the moment, you find your peace. You are present to what's around you instead of worrying what is going to happen in the future or what already happened in the past. To practice staying in the moment, I sometimes like to repeat a mantra to myself such as "I am exactly where I need to be." Sundays are not the same thing as Mondays; don't mentally put yourself through that dreadful team meeting twice by thinking about it on your day off.

Give Yourself a Top 3

Make a list of 3 things you want to accomplish today. I recommend doing this every day, but the power of planning your days out ahead of time often gets overlooked when it comes to weekends. You make better use of your time when you have a preset schedule for what you expect to be doing and at what time.

Plan For the Week

Sundays are like the New Years Eve of the week! Use your day as a chance to plan ahead for the following week. Map out exactly what you have to look forward to, what you need to prepare and what you can do today to make for a better tomorrow. When you map out things ahead of time, you limit option overload, and the structure helps you relax, which leads me to the next suggestion...

Let Yourself Relax

When you are on the go 24/7, you subject yourself to burnout, stress and potentially illness if you let it go on long enough. It's unsustainable. Relaxing isn't lazy- it's necessary, so give yourself grace and watch that movie on Netflix if you want to.

Re-frame the Thought

Instead of being anxious at the thought of a new week, let it excite you! Or at the very least you can trick yourself into being excited. Anxiety can sometimes be misplaced excitement, so remind yourself of all you have to look forward to instead of what you fear.

I hope these tips help you work through the Sunday scaries! We've got this!

xoxo,

Allison