Don't let the Zombies get you...

Hey Ya’ll,
So apparently the most depressing day of the year is Monday, as in, tomorrow!…. WHAT?!?!  I know it’s important to know about these things, especially in dealing with depression and mental health, but could it also be a self-fulfilling prophecy?  I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder but that is usually easily remedied by my S.A.D. lamp (Shown here as I imagine him to be when I leave the room):

Anyway!  I will not allow this coming Monday to have any effect on me! I challenge you to BREAK FREE from the chains of failed diets, failed fitness plans, too much chocolate, too much booze, tumbleweed bank accounts, tax bills looming, nasty weather, and cranky people!! 

THEY WILL NOT GET US!!!
(This is where you imagine us just making the jump to the foot of the helicopter that will take us to safety as the Zombies break through the door on the roof of Walmart or Tesco’s.  I was the one with the amazing escape plan and talent for group morale but you were the one with the guns and the muscles! You may have had a bad attitude at first but one of the others in our group of non-Zombies was a kid and they looked up to you as a role model and that’s when the soft side of you started to show and we all worked together and made it out alive!!)

Follow this plan for survival of (dun, Dun, DUUUUUN) the most Depressing Monday ZOMBIES!!!

1. FOOD: When you get up have an amazing breakfast! No hero ever made it very far on an empty stomach! I know they don’t show James Bond, Wonder Woman, or Alec Baldwin having a bowl of porridge oats in the morning but come on… you know they do.  Make yours epic!
2. CLOTHING: Wear bright clothing! The Zombies all wear torn up, dirty clothing that looks a bit dishevelled.  You want to be identified by your group as a non-Zombie right? So they don’t blow you up by mistake, right?! Red, Pink, Yellow, and Orange are excellent at picking up the mood.
3. GEAR: Make a jumpin’ playlist right now! Quick while you still have a chance to gather supplies!! Press play on Monday (any Monday!) even if you don’t feel like it.
4. AMMO:  When you see those depression Zombies swarming up the side of the building don’t shout “What are we going to do?!?”, find a friend and ask for a hug!  Watch a video of cute kittens doing stupid things!   Zombies hate hugs and kittens. 
5. IN THE SAFE ZONE:  When the dust is settling and you find yourself able to finally relax after a hard day of fighting and shooting and running, take a bath! A long hot bath with a good book. NOT YOUR PHONE! The signal will let the Zombies know where your safe zone is!  Repeat to yourself “ I survived today and I did it with style! Take that, Zombies!”

 
Love you guys!  We make a great team!

• Sara