A Dark Monday

Monday is traditionally a day that must be suffered through, in American culture at least. Although we (americans) consider Sunday to be the first day of the week, Monday at one time was the first day of the work week for almost everyone. So after having the weekend off, nobody was very happy about going back to work. On top of that (means: in addition to that), people were very relaxed after two days off, in some cases way too relaxed, so it was easy to make mistakes and have accidents at work. That's how Monday became the day everyone would like to sleep right through.
Today is definitely a Monday for me. The rain made it very hard to get out of bed and also prevented me from going out jogging. Then I had to buy vitamins for myself , and get Edgar his special bird food and treats, all on the internet. After that I had to pay bills, and then go out to get a five pound jar of local honey, stop at the supermarket for groceries, and get my special multivitamins (yep, more vitamins) at GNC in the Norwichtown Mall.
It was good to get it all done, but paying bills is always a bit depressing for me. Seeing all that money leave my bank account to never return, well, it just doesn't seem right. I know I'm looking at it the wrong way. We have to pay for the things (food, rent or mortgage, & services like electricity, phone, internet, entertainment) we use and need. But wouldn't it be wonderful if they were all free. Ah, well...there's no free lunch. Unless, of course, you are a lucky bird named Edgar.
So anyway, I hope your Monday is brighter than mine, and despite my complaining, the worst is over for me. I can now move on to other far more enjoyable things to do. Like complaining in this blog...