Good morning 🙂
 
I wish I could say I leapt out of bed like a sprightly little chipmunk this morning.  Alas, the truth is that it took 3 alarm calls followed by the pressing of 2 snooze buttons before I entered the land of the living.  But now I’ve got my IV of strong black coffee (think canal water) installed, I’m now quite alert (think hyperactive meerkat on Red Bull) and raring to go.
 
Not too long ago though, I wasn’t just lethargic on a Monday morning, I used to absolutely dread it.  A familiar feeling of dread used to start in the pit of my stomach on a Sunday afternoon (and sometimes as early as a Saturday night).  I can’t tell you how many times I felt like I was back in my childhood… and going back to school after the summer holidays.
 
On the really bad occasions, I even considered flinging myself off the bottom step of the stairs to break my arm and negotiate a little (if painful) time off.  But then it dawned on me that my boss probably wouldn’t appreciate a note from my mother saying I couldn’t do PE or go to work for 6 weeks.
 
Anyway, if you woke up this morning with your stomach in turmoil and feelings of absolute torment of going back into work after a splendid weekend, then hopefully Happy Monday will help.  Even if it’s just a little.
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Good morning 🙂
 
How did your weekend go? Did you get up to much? I had a fantastically relaxing time, starting with a good old steak meal on Friday. I spent most of Saturday reading and, yesterday, well yesterday I watched a couple of films.
 
Including one that inspired today’s Happy Monday…

Happy Monday!

Have you seen The Lego Movie? My goodness, it’s awesome! You really need to catch it if you haven’t. And even if you have seen it, you need to watch it again!
 
In dedication to good old Lego, today I present you with this fantastically happy Lego song. I dare you to watch this and not hum the tune all day…. mwahahahaha! 😀
 

 
And in the words of Emmet (our Lego hero): read more

Before we start…

Before I get into Happy Monday, I wanted to say I’m sorry!

As you’ll have noticed, there’s been little activity on here over the past few weeks, other than the regular Happy Monday posts.  You’d be in your rights to think I’ve forgotten all about you… but I promise, I haven’t!  The truth is that I’ve been a busy little bee working on a new and super exciting project.  Survive at Work definitely hasn’t slipped my mind, but I have had to give this other project more of my attention for a little while. read more

Good morning!

It’s a new week and a new month. A brand new canvass awaits us all… a brand new opportunity to make our mark, make massive strides towards our goals and make a difference in this big old world.  I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get started!

Happy Monday!

Today, I want to share this awesome video: “Would You Follow You?”.  How about this for a taster?

You can fail at what you don’t want to be.  So you might as well take a chance on doing what you love. read more

Did someone mention a Bank Holiday?  Whooooooop!!!

Happy Monday!

Over here in the UK it’s a Bank Holiday. That means for most of us, the order of the day is time off work and a well-deserved lay in (or is that lie in?  Answers on a postcard please…)!
 
For your delectation this week, I present a veritable feast of amusing animal comic strips, created by the ever-so-talented Simpsons animator Liz Climo: Linky
 

 
So, grab your mid-morning cup of coffee, mute the telly (have you ever tried to concentrate with “How do you solve a problem like Maria” blaring in the background?) and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Liz Climo.  Enjoy!
 
p.s. if you want to grab yourself a copy of Liz’s book as an early Christmas present (only 122 days to go you know!), it’ll be published on the 23rd September.  You can pre-order your copy from Barnes & Noble, Indie Bound, Books a Million or Amazon. Here’s a link if you want to check it out: read more