What do you do to alter your state of being? I would know if I weren't discouraged, but I've forgotten. I want to eat an entire cake. I want to lie in a fetal position and suck my thumb. It's a little early in the season to go into hibernation mode.
I just finished reading a book about four 13th century European queens, who were sisters. I'm now reading about Britain's royal lines: history is about people killing each other for gain. Again and again and again.
I feel like singing that Peggy Lee song, "Is that all there is, my friends? Then let's go dancing."
So I ask you again, how do you alter your state of being?
Isn't it weird how this just happens? When even the smallest task--putting up one single bread knife--becomes suddenly overwhelming?
ReplyDeleteI think everyone handles these things differently, and in the end there's no one correct approach. I do try to keep moving--forcing myself to do things even if it's just half-assedly.
You've seen how I handle these moods -- you probably don't want advice from me! But here is one idea: go walk around Cactus & Tropicals and just breathe in that air for a while.
ReplyDeletePittsburgh!! I'll check for cheap tickets!
ReplyDeleteI know moving is like shock therapy. Works every time, I hear. But if moving or traveling are not in the cards for tonight or tomorrow, at least, this book looked interesting:
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Brings a little travel to you?
Is there any where you haven't been to in the Salt Lake, Davis, Weber area?
Jeremiah's Restaurant in Ogden. Breakfast.
Lee's Mongolian in Ogden if you want adventure in a dive.
Union Grill in Ogden. Bread pudding.
Picnic in the mountains. Play music loud - really loud. Those 2 things always help me.
ReplyDeleteDancing like a goof, with or without an audience.
ReplyDeleteI make my kids smile at themselves in the mirror. They hate it. It almost always works.
A had a randomly weepy night, too. I didn't do anything except cry until I fell asleep. Then I felt better this morning and went to the McDonald's where someone got shot and ate breakfast.
ReplyDeleteI was in a very bad mood on a recent day, busily running errands and a bit mad at the world. While waiting for some eyeglasses to be repaired I tried on new frames, discovered some I really liked and impulsively ordered a new pair of glasses. When I walked out of the store I realized that every bit of tension and frustration had disappeared. I was full of good will. It was uncanny to experience that complete change of mood. Now I'm worried that I'm a shopaholic. I love my new glasses---they put me in a good mood every time I put them on. They are on right now.
ReplyDeleteMan. Today's not the day for me to give that advice. I have five grease stained paper plates, a broken pencil and an empty Cheetos bag in front of me to prove it. BUT, I can reach back into my brain and think of one thing my husband taught me. When he feels glum, he turns to me and asks, "What could I do for you right now to make you happy?" Then he does it.
ReplyDeleteI am a keeper of comic strips and all things funny. I started cutting out comic strips years ago when I was a young mother on the verge of losing my mind. The deal was the strip had to make me laugh at the time I first read it, then I put it on the fridge for a while and it had to make me smile every time I saw it. If it passed both tests, eventually I pasted it into a photo album. I am now on my third book and it is interesting to reread the comics and see how my life is reflected in what made me laugh. It is as accurate as any journal I've ever kept.
ReplyDeleteAt times when life is a bummer, I will start reading and won't stop until I am laughing.
My other collection is funny writers. I have the typical Erma Bombeck, etc. along with almost the entire collection of Patrick McManus books. I am not an outdoorsy type person at all, but his style works for me. I have to actively seek out good humor as my shield from too much reality. Put down the history and find something to tickle your funny bone.
It must be the moon. I've been a real bummer all week. To self help I started by watching Breakfast at Tiffanys. Then I went shopping for a really fantastic pair of boots, which my husband bought for me, (but he doesn't know it yet) and then bought a really fantastic purse ;) Retail therapy.
ReplyDeleteI go outside. I started doing this when I realized that my 8-month-old son would stop screaming if I took him outside. I think there's some magic in fresh air to help blow away a foul mood.
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