It is the first Monday of 2016, and it is the worst kind of Monday. It is the Monday that ushers us back into our routines. This holiday break was gloriously long. Even if it was just the three-day New Year’s Eve weekend, those precious days of relaxation will be sorely missed.

Gone are the days of eating Christmas cookies while catching up on your daytime television, Judge Judy, Price is Right, you will be missed. The gifts have been opened, the year has changed, and there is nothing left to celebrate. So it is the return to work and routine.

The usual pleasantries will be exchanged, “How was your holiday?” with the expected answer of “Oh, it was fine. And you?” to come to an end with something to the effect of “Can’t complain.” And the day shall continue with no more talk of the previous season. Though, asking questions like this always force a similar response. They are asked out of obligation, not a genuine desire to know the true answer. Additionally, no one who has had an awful, stressful holiday will want to go into great detail about it. So to answer your question, the holiday was “fine.”

This little question does offer variation to the usual “How are you?” How often to we ask it, wanting and expecting a monosyllabic reply, sometimes even a grunt will suffice. Obligatory conversations rarely want the truth. They want speed, they want to be conscious, they want to be over in the blink of an eye… Much like your desired commute on such a Monday! Luckily, your ride home with Carmel is speedy, to the point, and you’ll be home before you know it!

Anyway, it’s a harsh Monday, the first Monday of a new year. Even the weather has shifted, offering the traditional chill of a winter morning. Still, on we go, through the cold, into our routines. We take the car, the train, the bus, a delightfully prompt and reasonably priced car service like Carmel, back into the familiar.

For some, routine is a desirous state that allows for a deep level of comfort. Others find routine to be daunting and mundane, looking to break it up in any way. Whether you’re fighting it, or happily accepting it, it is Monday, January 4th 2016, and it is time to go back to work. Carmel, working all through the holidays, is happy to maintain our routine, providing safe, fast, and comfortable rides to those who call. Happy Monday!