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Yep. I may be the exception to the rule. I love Mondays. To me, Monday marks the start of a brand new week. It is the day of the week where you get the opportunity to start over. It represents another opportunity to get things right. It is the day when the weekend play ends and the serious work week begins. It is resolution day.

I'm a fan of fresh. I love fresh things. Fresh flowers, fresh spring rains, fresh foods, fresh sheets and linens, fresh fruits, fresh starts, and fresh weeks. Every Monday, I try to change something I wasn't pleased about the previous week. Sometimes it is showing more patience toward my kids or toward my husband. Sometimes it is putting a little more "umph" in my workout. Sometimes I concentrate on the foods I'm eating. Some Mondays, I begin a Shakeology cleanse. Sometimes, I try to focus more on where I'm going rather than where I have been. Some Mondays, I just try to freshen my thoughts. I try to be more open minded. I vow to learn something new.

My Monday might include coming up with brand new dinner ideas for the week. Sometimes it is just the day where I intend to begin ridding of a bad habit, or pick up a good habit. Monday is a day for new to-do lists. It is the day when schedules begin again. It is a return to school for the children, and the return for some quality "me" time. Mondays mean planning ahead, and leaving the past behind.

I have a challenge for you. I want you to start looking differently at Monday. Imagine it as the day that you do something small to turn your life around. If you aren't a to-do list maker, make this Monday the day you start. If you have been meaning to cut the Cola habit, plan to start that this Monday. In fact, write down your plans for the next 4 Mondays. Start with small goals, then work up to the big ones. Look forward to that day as you would a Friday. This will only help you to enjoy your weekend all the more knowing that you have accomplished what you set out to do this week.

Share your goals right here. Tell us what you intend to do to make this Monday not so manic.Make Monday a day to look forward to.

Make it a magic Monday!