Really? Jigsaw Puzzles?

This, my largely overdue next blog post, is going to be a short one.

Kim, my lovely girlfriend, had to work pretty much the whole weekend.  That’s a pretty common occurrence, but this weekend was just a little bit different.

Normally I would spend pretty much the whole time geeking out on the laptop working, trying new things, installing new software, playing around with different web frameworks, etc….  On occasion I would get out and see a flick with a friend or maybe even go around town taking photos, but that’s about the extent of the exciting life that I live (sounds fun, eh?).

Anyone that works an office job knows what it feels like to go back Monday morning; and it just isn’t fun.  The brain almost never feels fresh for any amount of reasons and its just really hard to get to work on Monday and feel good about it.

I used to figure that spending time on the computer just hacking the weekend away would keep my brain active enough.  But it wasn’t until Kim and I got a simple 750 piece Jigsaw puzzle of Times Square, NYC that I realized my thoughts may have been flawed.

We spent much of Saturday evening (after going out to dinner) doing the puzzle, listening to music and had a great time.  It was a nice change of pace and had been an extremely long time since I had done a puzzle.  So Sunday evening I was bored and decided to just sit down with the puzzle myself.

I got in the office Monday morning and said to myself, “Hey, this Monday morning isn’t nearly as bad as they usually are…. I wonder what’s…” and then it just clicked. “The Jigsaw Puzzle!”

So I think I may be taking up another new hobby… They’re fun and they keep the brain active.  Let’s give this a shot and see what happens.  But right now, it feels like a great compliment to what I already do on my “spare” time.

And if you ever feel like you’re just constantly struggling with the Monday morning blues, try doing a puzzle over the weekend! It may make all the difference in the world….