Im Having a Crappy Day!

GET OUT OF THE HOUSE! It doesnt cost any money either! The run will definately help. Go to the book store. Have lunch with a friend. But I repeat, GET OUT OF THE HOUSE! Have a good day

Get some sunshine.
Call a friend and meet for lunch- even if it's just at Chik Fil A.
Sometimes I just cry, rant and walk out the door leaving everyone to wonder if I am ever coming back. Ok, I've only done that twice in the last 12 years but it certainly got the point across. Stop taking mommy for granted and be thankful for her.
I have a blog that I post on just for myself. Nobody else knows it is there. But it helps me to organize my thoughts and record my feelings and putting stuff on paper is cathartic.
We ALL have those days. Mommying is great but also sometimes a big bore and certainly worse than any repetitive factory job in that you just keep doing the same thing over and over. Those clothes get dirty again and again, so do the dishes.
Remember you are loved and everyone would notice if you didn't do what you are doing.

SING!! Put on some goofy music that makes your heart happy, and sing and dance like a goof ball with the kiddos.... never fails ;)

The house work can wait!!

Music!!!!! I have days like that and it's not that I'm bored with my SAHM status. It's just one of those days and music always uplifts me. It can be Christian music or music to just sing along to and sometimes dance to. It's just something about music that changes the atmosphere. In the words of Corine Bailey Ray "Girl..put your records on!"

As cliche as this sounds, I try to learn a new thing. Make something new for dinner, find a new recipe, pick up an old hobby (like embroidery), something that gives me something different to look at or a differenty way to look at it, or a different thing to do.

ETA- What do you do for yourself? Not for anyone else. We clean and cook for others, we go shopping for others. Is there anything you do that benefits yourself? Lift yourself up with something just for you. It isn't selfish. It improves your life and therefore your families' lives. Being good to yourself is ALWAYS productive.

I look for a project. Something in the yard or maybe repotting some plants or redecorating. Paint a room a differant color. If I have a few dollars, I might go to the thrift store and look for something to take home and repurpose. The idea is to have something to show for your work. Something to be proud of. We work ourselves silly with chores and never feel like we are accomplishing anything. That can be dreary, so, find a project that will make a visual differance.

Ugh, I have days like this too! And I also haven't been able to find any part time work :(
Glad you are going for a run, that will help for sure.
Some of my favorite time killers (besides exercise) are:
browsing bookstores, antiques and garden centers
taking a hot bath and giving myself a facial
treating myself to a pedicure
going for a walk/coffee with a girlfriend
trying out new recipes
working in the yard (if it's a nice day)
reorganizing closets and cabinets (yes I actually enjoy doing this!)
Good luck, I hope your day gets better :)

You can volunteer. A lot of places are desperate for workers because most people are putting in extra hours at work if they have work, ya know.

Otherwise go for a walk, make sure you have music, sing so loud it makes the people around you doubt your sanity. That always makes me feel better. :)

I learned to sew about a year ago. It's what helps me feel like I accomplished something and I end up making some super cute stuff. Can you take a class of some kind in something that interests you? I also volunteer at my kids' schools and I used to volunteer at a food bank/donation center before we moved (haven't found one here yet). They always need help sorting stuff, handing out groceries, etc. And, I guarantee that after you have spent a day serving those folks, you won't feel like you're having such a crappy day anymore. I fought cancer last year and as bored silly as I am with cleaning the house and being a SAHM sometimes, I'm just glad I'm still around to do it! We all have these days, so I'm not knocking you. Just trying to make you see how lucky you are. Find a hobby or go browse the bookstore and buy yourself a good book. Nobody says every minute of your day has to be "productive"! :-)

Home is your "office" so in order to break away from the mundane, abandon ship, stat! How about a movie? A great flick chick perhaps! And I second that run. I'm about to go on one now. I'm unemployed, looking for work and fitness keeps me sane.

Been there...know what you are talking about. Sounds like you need a boost of renewed energy and/or purpose. (or some ME time)

Love the suggestions you've gotten. I'm sending you warm wishes and a hug.

I whined on here about a month or so ago when I had a really bad day. My hormones had a lot to do with it, but besides that I've started volunteering at my daughter's preschool. I've gotten some fun projects to work on and that keeps my brain going. I've got something to think about and solve while I do the laundry or the other mundane tasks. That helps a lot!

I'm also looking for a part-time job. A lot of places are hiring but I've found it hard to get a call back when you fill out the application online. There is NO person to person interaction anymore. I found a website Snagajob.com that I've been using. It makes it easy to fill out a lot of apps, but again...no person to person interaction.

Good luck and let us know how your run went!

I make a list of the things I'm thankful for and then take the time to worship and thank God for them!!
Go visit a nursing home - they'll tell you who NEVER has visitors and spend time with that person.
Volunteer, either at the school, at your church (I started a ministry at church to care for our members in need - driving older folks to doctor appt., meals for those who needed them, or emergency babysitting), or in your community with meals on wheels, etc.
Once you stop focusing on YOU and your feelings, you never have that worthless feeling again....I haven't had it in 20 years!!!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!

I'm sure going for a run was good to get some endorphins going. Also, anytime you are feeling down, do something for someone else. It could be as little as sending a card to someone, calling an elderly relative, visiting a shut-in or volunteering at your church, school, homeless shelter, etc. Feeling down just means that you are focusing inward. You mean a lot to a lot of people! You can expand that circle!

Read my bible, watch a Christian show, surf online.

i hope your run helped. you've had some good suggestions to try something new. i would certainly look into doing some volunteer work, starting a new hobby, joining a book club, etc. i envy you that you are a SAHM mom. i am a working mom and would love to have nothing to do some days. i suppose the grass is always greener on the other side.

Kids are in school, visit your hubby at work during lunch. Make a special dinner or bake, listen to some music with the volume turned up, do some arts and crafts, redecorate your house, ect. Ask your hubby to play hookie from work one day and you two can have an all day date together. Bored, I know the feeling! I am bored and cannot wait to get back to work once this baby is born.

pray
find a mommy group so you have adults to interact with
volunteer
exercise

Volunteer at your kids school. The schools are always looking for help and especially with the budget cuts this year, volunteers are needed even more. The schools need volunteers that will come in and make copies and do things to help the teachers out. You wouldn't believe how much stuff they have to get done to do their lessons. Many teachers also have classroom helpers. Check with the administration office at the school and find out what opportunities are available. You will get to know teachers and staff well and you will feel better knowing your help is GREATLY appreciated and you will definitely have a purpose again other than being a SAHM. Blessings!

You sound pretty important to me! Everytime I feel insignificant I think back to all the tine and planning my mom spent to make my young life do fruitful and enjoyable and I know that I am worth so much. My point in telling you this is only that she has changed my life and through her love I in my life knew I could do anything... Even change the world. In my adult life I have been successful and I have her to blame and thank. I am soo glad you are wise enough to vent. All I want to do is say thanks for what you are doing with and for your kids because for all I know your well loved and cared for kiddos may just be some of the people my kiddos interact with and need in their own destinies. It's crazy crazy crazy that folded laundry could be important but there are studies showing that the orderliness of it improves kids work habits.... So important.

So YOU ROCK!!

I pray! I put on some great music as I do those mundane things, and try to remember Mother Teresa's saying "do small things with great love." I try to find the meaning in doing these daily things for my sweet family, then find a really great book or website and indulge my intellect. Maybe find a dance or zumba class or some kind of workout that feels great, it makes a big difference.

I agree with getting out of the house. I get bored too. And while this won't ncessarily make you feel better it could be worse - I'm at the Mayo Clinic getting tests for a heart issue. And the child next to me is dying. It's all relative.

I like going to the library, volunteering at my kids' school, walk/run, developing photos, taking elderly family friends out for lunch/coffee.

But frankly, if you have 6 kids or even 4 kids (based on your name), don't worry about having free time. You deserve it!!!!

offer to volunteer at the places that you applied at....