Monday Me

I don't have to be me 'til Monday.

~ From Steve Azar's song by

the same name

I'm the country fan in the

family who likes this song, 

  but my husband had never  

heard it before last Saturday.

It made him smile.

With a grueling travel schedule

of late and some stressful projects

at work, his weekends are more

precious than ever.

For those of us who work  from
home, weekends have a different
 rhythm and mood than the rest 
of the week, too.

Even if your children aren't

old enough to be in school yet,

or if you are retired, those two

days off are still unique compared

to the five that precede them.

More people in the park,

at the mall and in the grocery.

Different anchors on the news

and weekend hosts on the radio.

New movies out at the theatre.

More children....everywhere.

Attending church on Sunday.

Can you feel it?

To me, Mondays have their

own quality.

Wistful for what has been.

Promising for what lies ahead.

There is an idiom in America

 called the water cooler effect.

According to Wikipedia,

this phenomenon occurs when

employees at a workplace

gather around the office water

cooler and chat.   It is a 

synonym for gathering and

connecting people in a certain

environment.

When something exciting has

happened on TV or in the news,

it is said to have a water cooler

effect, meaning that it's what people

will be buzzing about the next day.

Mondays are big water cooler

days, as people reconnect and

talk about the highlights of 

their weekend.

I reviewed my own weekend 

highlights, sans water cooler, as I 

carried out Monday's tasks, though 

none of them had anything to do 

with TV or the news.

Mine were about moments.

Finding a lone Stella D'oro

lily blooming even though

the plant had been cut nearly to

 the ground several weeks ago.

Hearing the laughter of my

son and his friends floating up

from the basement where they

were celebrating his birthday

with a Friday night sleep over.

Watching our dog, Gracie, as she 

rolled on her back on the carpet.  My

husband and I call that particular

antic her it's great to be alive! move.

Sensing my daughter's excitement

as she got ready for a Halloween

party on Saturday night; loved

that she went as a secret agent!

Laughing with my hubby in

the grocery store.  I can't even

remember what was funny, only

that I told him how much better

it was doing the marketing with

him along!

Oohing and awwing over

each pumpkin carved in our

kitchen and then test-lighted

in our powder room, lights off 

and shades drawn.

After I savored each of these

moments on my wistful-hopeful

Monday, I realized that these

are the memories we stitch

together over time to become the

crazy-quilt thing that is our life.

And it occurred to me that it

would be wonderful to hear 

your moments each week.

Like a virtual water cooler.

So starting November 7th, I'd love

it if you'd stop by and share your

Monday moments via a comment

or by linking up a post.

You can share any sort of moment

that you like, such as a

teaching moment

peaceful moment,

crafting moment

cooking moment

funny moment

junking moment

day in the life moment

proud moment

travel moment
cozy moment

or whatever other type of 

moment

that is meaningful to you.

I for one, can't wait to hear

what moments you have

added to your own

quilt

called

life.

Will you join me?

xx

Suzanne

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