Monday Blues... #whatareyoutalkingabout?

I thought that today will be a typical blue Monday for me... But funny enough, it wasn't. What happened you would ask? As if I would know... Actually, I think the weekend had a great part to play. Finally made up my mind to call my wife's car my own... having ideas on making it to my linking... and my mood for the day was a typical....

Cape Town Blues

Monday mornings... are they truly blue? Sometimes we have to wonder... But on rainy days like today, we can't but help feeling blue ourselves? Don't get me wrong - I'm a down to earth guy who loves life! I'm not too emotional (except with my family) - so I'm not too into the down and out hype of Monday's... But at times.. You know...


Felt like dead weight getting up today. Felt okay at first, but as soon as I got into the car my energy levels disappeared like the mist before me... Needless to say my only passenger - the wifey - wasn't too happy with me...


But what made my Monday blue was not this - no... what made it blue was the fact I got into Town and guess what - I had to struggle to find parking! Yes, I've got a little spot in the Bo-Kaap where I can rest my wheels while I'm at work - but even here it was full! And to crown it off you see open spaces only to find a loading zone or red line drawn... what is the City of Cape Town thinking? In a residential area?


Okay - there are general parking areas closer to work. They have made provision for this. However, at R5-50 per 30 minutes I'm not sure if I wanna work for parking expenses... Amounts to roughly R88-00 per day! Imagine!

Monday Blues

The weekend came and gone. And not even Friday the 13th caused us much harm - I hope! And today we were confronted with the other scare: BLUE MONDAY. Who actually started that? Why do we consider certain days unlucky, others blue? Is there perhaps a lucky day? What shall it be? Wednesday? LOL! Who knows? Did everyone cast their vote when the names for days came out?

All I know is that even if I plan for something - things turn out differently - most of the time for the better! And before you know it - WHAM - routine creeps in and hits you squarely in the face. Have you been introduced to ROUTINE? Normally it comes with kids. Once you set your goals for the children, it just makes the world of sense you conform to the norm... such is nature. Its in our being. And before you know it - you're spending most of your time watching the Disney Junior Channel, and there's no escape! HELP!


Today also signalled the first day back to school for yet another semester for the children. And let me tell you - I felt it on the roads... travelling to work took an extra 15minutes today. And I drove my normal route on the FREEWAY, which cost me more time, stop-go, stop-go.


But before we go insane or act out on our mind-road rage... Let's say THANKS to the Monday - stuck in traffic cause I'm on my way to try and earn a salary (note: NOT money - a salary). Let's try for this week to look at the positive side of things.... who knows - we might just get to like it!