A case of "THE MONDAY, S" all darn week - Page 2

Step 1- get off couch. Step 2- shut off tv. Step 3- pick up drill/ driver. Works for me most of the time.

Clocking 51-53 hours a week, I find my own scrap piling up and I just moved my tools to the basement for winter along with stuff that needs broken down which is piling up. Problem is, out of sight out of mind!!!!!! I forget its down there until I take the next ''need to be broken down'' load down and exclaim 'holy s$!t!!''

I find myself two fisting at work on breaks - coffee in one hand and Monster energy drink in the other. Sip of one, sip of the other. Gets me through the work day and then some but still find myself getting home going ''meh, ugh.'' Lol.

I have stuff in dads garage probably won't see me again until spring - again with the out of sight out of mind mentality.

OP: I find that Melatonin works for SAD, this time of year hits me hard as well. I hate this time change most of all out of the two.

I have add and when you add lack of motivation it can cause the wheels to fall off my operation. These are the tips that work for me.

Routine: I get up at 5am m-f and 8am Saturday and Sunday. Regardless of what else I have going on. I work until 6pm m-f and noon on Saturday. I work either at my job, my scrap,house or vehicles. After some time the routine of this helps me go in to auto pilot. It becomes habit.

2. Lists of tasks. Not only dose this help me keep track but it provides an extra level of personal accountability and self-esteem boost when accomplishments are reached. When I say tasks, I mean easily obtainable goals.
For example: Friday
-Brake down white goods
-sort and clean up from brake down
- clean dirty copper/aluminum

When doing this you help prioritize your tasks and give yourself a clear path to follow. Let's say you are not able to finish, well you were following a plan and ran out of time. That's a lot different than not being able to get anything done and you just put it on the next list.

3. Get outside, open your blinds, embrace mother nature. For me there is something about natural light and fresh air that helps settle me. this may be associated with the
winter blues others have talked about.

4. Switch it up. Getting burnt out happens to everyone. If all you do is metal take a week working on ewaste or goto an auction, maybe you can cut firewood for a few days. That way you are working but in a different way. The short term helper would fall under this category so would helping another scrapper. mix it up!!!!