Monday, 4/1/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning
Happy Monday!
It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter.
Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started.
Three Steps to a Happier Monday
Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers to these three questions. To give an example, I share my answers below.
Step 1: What are three things I appreciated from the weekend?
Step 2: What is one thing I can be excited about today?
Step 3: What is my intention for this week?
GRATITUDE: I’m thankful for time with Matt, being able to see my friend (and her daughters!) who were in town and great walks with my friend’s dog who I was dog-sitting!
TODAY: Today, I’m most excited that it is the start of a new month!
INTENTION: My intention this week is to focus on buffers between work and non-work time.
Okay, your turn! And if you want to share your three steps, I am all ears. 🙂
On My Monday Radar
Some Mondays, we aren’t ready to jump into our to-do list right away. In case you want some content to procrastinate with, here’s a roundup of a few positive things on my radar:
- Happy Monday and HAPPY APRIL! Love when the first of the month falls on a Monday. I don’t know about you, but I am need of some new month energy. Love this idea of a joyful ritual to welcome in the new month.
- 8 New Idea Books to Start Spring. The Ritual Effect by Michael Norton sounds really interesting!
- Matt and I watched Apples Never Fall last week. It’s based on the book by Liane Moriarty (which I didn’t read), and we liked it! With only 8 episodes, it’s an easy watch and we were hooked from the beginning (even if some parts of the plot were a bit predictable).
- I’ve started seeing ads for this Nori Press Steam Iron everywhere lately and am intrigued. Does anyone have? Is it worth it?! So close to hitting ‘purchase…’
- “The Great Joy of Returning to Your Childhood Hobbies.” Ohhh, I love this! This newsletter is a big source of that for me (loved writing for fun as a kid!).
- Anne Hathaway Rewatches The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada & More. This just made my SMILE. Love her. Love those movies.
Picture of the Week
Quick playground play session with my friend’s two adorable daughters while they were all in town for the weekend – they are so cute!!!
That’s all for today! I hope you found something in today’s newsletter that sparked motivation, made you smile or inspired a positive Monday thought. Don’t underestimate the power of starting small… a fulfilling week starts with just one fulfilling day. You’ve got this!
Let’s make it a great Monday!
Megan