mondays: a fresh start

monday mornings are always a buzz of noise and activity at the little palm ranch.  bright and early our faithful pool keepers are busy at work sprucing up the pool.  every monday morning they arrive at 7:30 a.m. without fail.  and every monday morning the dogs freak out, bark, holler and look at us like "do something! there are invaders in the back yard!!"  we've lived in the palm ranch for almost a year now.  we've experienced this routine more than 40 times.  i have a feeling they'll never see the pattern and realize these invaders are approved. 

right about the time the dogs settle back down, the lawn team arrive.  and again, the dogs scream "look!  intruders!!"  but again, we assure them there is no harm or foul at play. 

with the chaos behind us, we can enjoy the calm and beauty of a newly trimmed lawn, blown free of debris, and a pristine pool with nary a leaf, twig or other randomly floating debris to be seen.

and this is when i feel most energized and ready to conquer the week ahead of me.  you see, sundays are for cleaning, organizing, refreshing and preparing for the week.  i do the laundry, change the bedding, tidy the house, organize my desk, pay the bills and so on.  i also get a lot of rest and relaxation.  so come monday, right around this time, with everything fresh and in it's place, the clutter cleared and my brain cleansed and in tip top form, i feel so invigorated and motivated and ready.  i love a fresh start.

and in these early hours of monday morning, i kill it.  i have a list and i check off task after task, fueling my productivity.  (and did i mention i'm also fueled by my husband's legendary fruit bowls.  today we're having blueberries and raw almonds.  yum!)

yay for mondays and gettin' it all done!