Two things you need to know, to understand #MismatchedMonday

#1: I am a simple creature.

#2: I don’t wear white socks.*

Long sock season: Labor day to Memorial Day

With those established, it shouldn’t seem like too much of a leap to understand why I do a thing every Monday that I call #MisMatchedMonday.

Around 9 months ago, I realized that I absolutely had to do something to help me not hate Mondays. I was incredibly unhappy at work, and fought every day to get out of bed. Mondays, though, were worst of all. One Monday I realized that I’d never matched and folded my clean socks, which meant I had a pile of unmatched socks. I started digging around in the pile and realized I didn’t want to wear matched socks. I wanted to wear fun, funky, MISMATCHED socks. It was perfect.

#MismatchedMonday

All day I walked around with a grin on my face, and nothing got me down. Tuesday I went back to fun, funky, matched socks, but the grin continued all week, and it was quickly decided: Every Monday was #MismatchedMonday.

#MisMatchedMonday

These days I have almost no problem getting out of bed on Mondays.

I only recently committed myself to taking pictures every Monday, and sharing with the #MismatchedMonday hashtag, but it’s become an integral part of my week. I love the rolled eyes from the family, and the look of exasperation from the boyfriend. I love showing the people at work, and leaving them speechless. But it’s been entirely for me.

Last week, with the amazing weather I wore sandals instead of shoes, which meant no socks. A buddy of mine walked up and asked about this weeks’ #MismatchedMonday and was dismayed to find my feet sockless. I realized in that moment, that #MismatchedMonday has become bigger than just me, and that I could add another reason for me to love it:

It helps make other people happy.

Be happy

That makes me happier than wearing mismatched socks on Mondays ever could, and ensures: I will wear mismatched socks on Mondays, and share them with all of you, until the sky falls on my head.

<3

EDIT: Alright, let’s keep this going. :D   http://www.flickr.com/groups/mismatchedmonday/

* Unless I’m working out. But even then, only after all of my colorful short socks are dirty.