Don't get me wrong here – I'm certainly not complaining about having yesterday off. (I'll take a three-day weekend any week of the year.) But three-day weekends do have a way of ruining your Tuesdays, now don't they? It's like taking the two worst days of the work week (Monday and Tuesday) and lumping them together into one giant headache. And sure some optimistic people might offer some weak comparison to Band-Aid removal (i.e. “One quick rip and it's over with...”), but I find that I need a little more help getting through those tough Tuesday-afters. So in an effort to help myself (as well as you, the reader), I have listed a few tips below that might just help make this day a little more bearable.
- To help you remember that it is Tuesday: write the word “Tuesday” on a small strip of masking tape. Then apply the tape to your wrist watch, computer, or cellphone. That way you won't miss that big Tuesday morning meeting by thinking today is Monday. (Or better yet, write the words “Please remind me it's Tuesday” on that strip of tape, and apply it to your forehead. That way your coworkers will continue to remind you of the date throughout the day.)
- Clear your schedule as much as possible today. Let's be honest here – everyone in the office is going to be having a rough day, so why bother trying to accomplish anything yourself? Just go into the office, sit back, and wait for all your coworkers to come running in for your help in fixing the fax machine, completing that report that was due last Friday, and appeasing the clients your coworkers forgot at the airport yesterday.
- Skip that extra cup of coffee today. Sure you might need to accomplish two-days worth of work in just one measly Tuesday, but all that added caffeine is just going to make things worse. After all – just think how much work you will have to catch up on if you spend this afternoon in the ER with caffeine-induced heart palpitations...
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