Well, my good buddy is going to China tonight. See ya laters and don't forget to bring me back a souvenir tshirt. : ) And good luck to the rest of the team - going to China to educate the kids and more.. it's truly honorable.
So, ten ways to cope with a bad day. I think the weather has really been getting to me lately. For a week it has been raining. (At least the Okanagans will cure all that. 36 degrees!) Yea and not to mention there's so much stuff going on this month that my head's about to fall off. There it goes. Now it's rolling around my messy bedroom that is in dire need of attention.
Anyway let's get on with it starting with number 10.
10. Mini Vacations. A coworker of mine booked off half a day and headed for the beach. Sometimes that's all you need.
9. Sweets. I like crème brulee, green tea ice cream bubble tea, Mario's Gelato, chocolate and a lot of other stuff. Eating chocolate helps your brain release endorphins - the happy hormone. It's claimed to help reduce pain and stress.
8. Write. Journal/diary/blog, etc. I usually feel a bit better after I've expressed it in writing.
7. Make New Goals. I like to set goals so I can focus on something rather than how I feel.
6. Do Devotions. Reflection and prayer time. Know the big guy will take care of it.
5. Cry. Letting it out. Sometimes for no reason a good cry just helps your insides feel better. Even if nothing's changed on the outside. (ie circumstances/situation).
4. Shop. I'm easy to please so window shopping and buying small random things satisfy.
3. Find Company. Misery loves company. I tend to seek out friends on MSN or Facebook or just go out and do something. Last time when I was feeling kind of off I went jogging with a friend who just chatted and rollerbladed along side of me... around and around the school we went.
2. YouTube. I don't watch TV. I am more of a computer person so in replacement of TV I watch YouTube. People's homemade vids to illegally uploaded Korean dramas and TVB shows are what I like to indulge in on a rainy day or a day that's just gone bad. I know the dramas make me cry more but other than that the other stuff makes me laugh.
1. Jog. Jogging is good exercise and makes you feel better emotionally. I jog to feel better not to get a magazine body or anything close even. It's just tough on rainy days so this one's not always applicable. And I'd like to sneak in one more thing... sunflowers.
Does any of these ways apply? What doesn't work? If you have some ideas let me know. It's good to switch it up sometimes and have more ways to resort to.
3 comments:
retail therapy totally works! lol. even if it's just a magazine + some ice-cream, it'll make my night. but yeah.. i know this sounds bad but i used to skip out on classes with some friends and we would drive out to the beaches/mountains just to destress. works for us. ranting on a blog or to someone usually helps as well =P
Sorry to hear you're feeling down darling, but it sounds like you have all the methods you need to tackle the bad mood. :)
tessa: yea in highschool my friends and i would skip our math test and go to dairy queen to eat ice cream.
we were so bad. next day we'd show up with a sick note. haha.
thx for droppin' a note lisa : )
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