It’s the first full week of January, so you know what that means… back to work, uni and school it is. While we had a fantastic break, thank you for asking, this particular morning and the week leading up to it was a little bit…challenging.

1. It all starts a week in advance

You’ve got a week to go, but you’re already thinking of the work that is probably piling up, or the assignments you’ve got to get done ahead of exam period. #Anxietykickingin

2. Totes in denial

The weekend before you start is packed with last minute celebrations, leaving you totally in denial that come Monday, your routine will be waiting for you.

3. The goddamn alarms

It’s Monday morning and the alarms that you gladly switched off for two weeks are back and somehow, they seem louder and more annoying than before. You hit snooze, but there’s no escaping it. You’ve got to get up.

4. The thought of calling in sick creeps in

Your body needs time to adjust, so maybe calling in sick will do the trick? But then your sensible mind chimes in and doesn’t let the devilish thoughts win.

5. First coffee of the working year

You kinda let coffee go over the holidays, you know, not having to wake up early and all. And as you drink your first cuppa of the working year, it just doesn’t seem to be doing the trick it used to. But a coffee drip might… (hey, we ain’t judging).

6. Tick tock, baby

Time seems to be going by so slowly, and we mean so, so, so slowly. No matter how much work you get done, it seems like it’s an eternity away until you’re off the clock.

7. When you realise you have to do it all again tomorrow

You’ve got through the first working day post-holiday season (and a Maltese one, we might add). Congrats! But then that moment hits: you’ve got to do it all again tomorrow, and for the rest of the week. *Checks Ryanair for a cheap getaway*

BONUS: Time for the xirja!

You’ve got to get back on track with your healthy living that kinda went to shit during the holidays. You’ll definitely be booking gym sessions and heading to the grocery store later today to pile veg in the fridge and proceed to store away the chocolates. Out of sight, out of mind?

Here’s hoping you had a lovely break you deserved! Happy New Year, errybody!