Mondays are the new (Black) Fridays.

As Black Friday approaches us,(yes I'm obsessed with shopping) so does Cyber Monday. Cyber who?

Cyber Monday you dummy.

The day when 'the smarter, savvier shoppers' who know better than to stand in line and roam the streets at 5 a.m (ahem) get busy punching in their own damn credit card digits. No crazy ladies huffing and puffing as they press up against you in line, no bitchy salespeople refusing to accept your 10% off coupon and certainly no tug-of-war over the last pink cashmere sweater you don't even want in a size small. And don't even get me started on the schlepping of it all.

Cyber Monday shoppers are the non-comformists. The ones who decided to spend Friday recovering from OD'ing on Turkey and Pie and spending quality time with the kids at home (or in the bathroom). These are the ones who were too hungover to move and the ones who really get that a 'day off' means not waking up before noon. So while I'm lying there restless at 5 a.m reeling in pain over bargain-scorers scorning me (read prior entry please)...I know I have Cyber Monday. A day of hope. A day of reckoning.

After all, what better way to start a working week when you barely did anything the prior one? It's the Holidays and what good is uber-high speed Internet at work than if not for shopping. This is better than Two-times Tuesdays, Wet Wednesdays and Happy-hour Fridays (OK maybe I went too far there). This is the 'at the touch of a button world' we always dreamed of. At just a click away we can have it people. Nicely packaged boxes, gift receipts and crisp tissue wrapping or plastic heaven if you're ordering from GAP.

So don't depair. Don't feel anxious (like me)-- I have been assured that there will be good stuff left on Monday. Do you know that last year people spent $485 million on Cyber Monday in the U.S? Surely they aren't spending all that on leftover crap?Right? Right?

I say enjoy your Turkey Day in full throttle. Heck, eat that extra slice of pie even! Knowing you can rest your sleepy head and over-stuffed tummy the next day and still get grandma those isotonic slippers at $19.99 in time for Christmas just makes everything better.