Monday FunDay–Finding Fun in the Un-Fun (wk 5)

Well, hello there!Guess what? It’s that time again:

Monday FunDay

Monday FunDay is a carnival dedicated to swapping simple, amusing–maybe even silly–everyday ways you enjoy good, clean fun.Just post a story, idea, or explanation at your blog of how you and/or your family has livened up Mondays (or any day).Then link up via Mr. Linky below (if you don’t have a blog, simply explain your idea in the comments) and we’ll collect all the ideas in one place. Again, please remember: ideas must be squeaky-clean, family-friendly fun.Last week for Monday FunDay, Hen and Chicks posted some great photos of her son blowing bubbles while doing the dishes. What a fun fellow! He added some levity to a not-so-fun task.And that’s exactly the principle I had in mind to post this week for my own Monday FunDay–figuring out how to insert some fun into otherwise boring, dull, un-fun tasks.1. First, take a look at your long Monday to-do list (or make it now).2. Pinpoint the one task that makes you sigh the heaviest–the one that you dread or even avoid diving into.3. Think of something that would make it more fun:

• Can you phone a friend, stick on a headset, and talk with her while completing the task?
• Cleaning, sorting, and decluttering can be a bit more fun when you crank up some tunes, like Rachel Anne recommends to her Company Girls. (In fact, she has a lot of fun ideas for the un-fun…for more inspiration, consider paying Home Sanctuary a visit!)
• Play beat the clock–time yourself and try to set a PR for the dreaded activity.
• Like blowing detergent-bubbles while doing the dishes, try to find fun directly associated with the task at hand. For example, write a happy message and draw smiley faces in the dust before swiping it all away with Pledge and a soft cloth.  
• Reward yourself afterwards. If you finish sorting the papers stacked on your desk, let yourself write an e-mail to a friend. After you clear the kitchen counter, mop the tile, and vacuum the carpet, invite a friend over for coffee. Or…put the kettle on, pull out some Girl Scout cookies, and enjoy tea-for-one. It’s fun!
• Borrow ideas from professional organizers on TV shows–if you need to declutter, insert a game. For example, if you have too many shoes and need to eliminate, have the kids set up a shoe-toss using a laundry basket and a representative shoe from each pair. Toss from a challenging distance. You get to keep the number of shoes that make it in the basket. Donate the rest. Personally? I need to declutter my bookshelves. Here’s how I’ve made it fun in the past and plan to again during our next vacation.

Now…what’s your fun for the day?

Instructions for Mr. Linky:1. After you’ve typed up your Monday FunDay edition and posted it at your blog, come back here and click on Mr. Linky to add your link.2. A window will prompt you to type in your name. Type in your name or blog name, and in parenthesis, include a short “teaser” for your idea. Something like this:Ann K (finding fun in un-fun)3. Below that is a spot for you to paste in the url of your post. Copy the url for your own Monday FunDay idea and paste it in (including the http:// part of it).That’s it! It should be saved by Mr. Linky and appear back at this post. To see what others have posted, click on Mr. Linky and pay a visit to the fun bloggers who have joined in!Next time your coworkers or neighbors complain about how depressing Mondays are, send them here, to discover ways that they can make their Mondays…funner.It’s fun to have fun, but you have to know how![Check out previous Monday FunDays]