Cures for a bad case of the Monday's

The day that begins the work week, slammed packed with 'to-dos,' voice mails and words like: projects, deadlines, and goals. Yet sometimes our goal is just to get through the eight-hour day.

Lee J. Cobb in the 1949 production of Death of a Salesman 

Take some stress out of your day by giving yourself something to look forward to after work, take a tip from my own book of "cures" for the Monday blahs.

• Try the new wine bar after work, tapas and flight of reds with a co worker can alleviate some of the stress brought on by your manager.
• Scope a new spot where live music might be played on a Monday evening, gather your friends to meet from 7 to 9 and enjoy some jazz or blues.
• The bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon that your friends brought you back from their trip to Napa need not be saved for a special occasion, check in with your DVR, uncork, and unwind. 
• My cure for any stress or bad case of the blues is a hotel bar, I love the atmosphere that guests, locals and those just lounging creates. One martini and don't forget to tip the piano man. Just don't end up checking in, you have a meeting in the morning.