Let Go and Let Learn: Maybe Mondays

Are Monday's as iffy for you as they are for my family? Wow, I'm telling you what......Mondays are always so crazy for us! It really is a "maybe" day for us. Maybe we'll get to doing some school, but maybe not! Usually we are catching up from the weekends. Saturdays we are busy. We like to get out and do stuff. However, on Sundays, we observe the holy day and take a day of rest.....(which ends up with a very untidy house). Hence, Monday's are usually "Home Economics" day. To all you fellow homeschoolers, you know what I'm talking about! We practice our washing, rinsing, folding, scrubbing, sweeping and mopping skills.

 I used to get all stressed out about trying to make school fit our lives on Monday, but that just wasn't realistic.

Take today for example: We have gotten all the laundry together and detailed all the bathrooms. The kids watched a few episodes of "River Monsters" this morning for Science and Social Studies. (We are doing a unit study on fish and fishing right now). We have talked about fishermen being called anglers, as well as different methods of fishing......But as far as school goes for today, we will just have to see what comes up. The kids usually ask alot of questions, randomly, throughout the day. They are always learning, so I don't freak out anymore about taking it easy with school on Mondays. I think sometimes we have to evaluate what's working and what's not and JUST RELAX! Let go and Let Learn! Do you have a similar issue with Mondays? or any other "regular" work day of the week? I would love to hear what you have to say about this.............