Anyone Else? - Lakewood,WA

Honey, I've had a really $hi++y last 2 weeks. Hubby and I are skipping town. Road trip to Charles Town WV for some gambling, poker, and horse racing.

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This is my standard answer - exercise, alcohol, and sex! If those aren't possible, then chocolate!!

There is the saying it is always 5:00 somewhere!!

In my time zone, drinking a pitcher of margaritas is perfectly acceptable, so I say go with mine instead of yours!!

Seriously.....I sew. It's my escape!

I've had a horrible week and had to do two evictions today... posted them and now waiting for the pissed off tenants to come bang on my door this wknd.
Right now I cant think of anything that is going to make me feel better except some uninterrupted sleep. argh.
People are crazy. I didnt notice the moon when I was out at 1am with the police... but surely it has something to do with my week of lunacy.

Exercise!!!!!!!! Just got done and I feel great!!!! NOW it's time for the margarita!

Well, you *are* getting closer to the Margarita hour. And after my son's Preschool's Tea Party, we stopped at our favorite neighborhood spot for a snack (which included a beer for me... but what the heck...)

My biggest tip for exiting a funk is to know that it's all temporary. Change it up. Today, I went out for long, long walk to run errands and meet a friend. My game when friends aren't available is Ten Thanks. I walk and find Ten things I am thankful for. They could be anything. Rhodedendrons, the person who stopped so I could cross the street, a cute finch, my family,.. really, anything. It takes me outside of my self, my selfish insular self, and puts me into an appreciative state.

A walk in the sunshine by yourself or a nice run. Sunshine helps lift the bad mood. These 2 are also good in the evenings. Movie too. Key is being by yourself and away from the bad mood stuff. Sometimes the bad mood arrives because we need a little "ME" time, you know?

My best remedy for getting out of a bad mood is cuddles from my six kiddos. Seriously, that ALWAYS sets me back into a happier mood. It's nice to remember how loved I am and how much love I have to give. :)

If I have a few minutes, I'll read my Bible. I read it before the kids wake up in the morning, but if it's a hard day I'll look for a few minutes and spend some time with the Lord's Word. If I don't have time to read, I pray.

I also like taking a walk. Where we live there aren't really sidewalks, but if hubby is home I leave him with the children and take a brisk walk, being careful of cars. If he's not home, I'll just chase kids around the yard. lol

Oh yeah, and chocolate mousse. :)

I'm Scottish. I turn a bad mood into a joke. In fact the 'worse' it gets, the more popular I become. When things are going well, I'm quite a bore.

Get out of the house, ALONE!!! Seriously, just having some time to myself to decompress, walk around, do some things I've been wanting to do but never get the chance... It helps me to feel like a real person again and not just a pair of boobs!

Music helps too. Every Friday night (except tonight, poker tourney) after dinner we have "Friday Night Dance Party" where my husband spins the tunes and the three of us just dance the night away. It's a great de-stressor for my husband after a long work week and a lot of fun :)

Cry on someone's shoulder, which makes you feel whiny and foolish, THEN say hello to my friend Jose Cuervo and laugh it off!

Happy Weekend Girls!

:)

Movie with a friend & Applebee's happy hour after!

Well, by the time I read this Margaritas it is!!! 7pm here :) ... but I tend to had a b12 then a yummy cup of coffee OUTSIDE in the sunshine -- hot or iced makes no difference.

its Friday, "socially acceptable drinking time" starts around noon!

What is your favorite music? If it is not on a CD you own or on your iPod you are depriving yourself of a great mood elevater. One of my round birthdays when I was feeling a bit like what's left in life I put on an opera I really adore. I played it and felt better as soon as the first notes were played.

Slow everything down, take a lot of deep breathes, do one thing at a time if it is possible, ask for your husband to take your child(ren) for 30 minutes if you feel really out of control.

And my favorite, calmly go outside, shut the door slowly, turn to the outside, and scream!, then go back inside and resume your efforts a being a sane housewife. By the way, I always called myself a domestic engineer. (tee hee) humor helps.

My bad mood usually has to be dealt with during my commute home, which is always exacerbated by the hellacious traffic (on a Friday it can take me 2-2 1/2 hours to get home).

I tamp down that bad mood by putting in one of two cds: The Chronic by Dr. Dre or Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg. Usually it is The Chronic because that music is a little more angry. Both are full of dirty curse words, which are acceptable to belt out in the privacy of my own car.

And...then I arrive at daycare and pick up my kids and pop in one of the Kindermusik cds and laugh inside at what a contrast those two genres are :)