Thursday, March 4, 2010

Bad Day

I'm having a bad day. A colossally bad day. I woke up in a miserable mood. And I've stayed in a funk all day, into this evening. Maybe it's because I'm fighting getting sick, or because I burned the bejeebers out of my fingers, or maybe it's just some deep underlying angst that surfaces now and then.

All I know is that I want to get out of this bad mood. But I don't know how. I tried my usual go-tos: singing along to music in the car, snuggling with Allen, napping on the couch, but nothing has worked so far. I still snapped at Brian (which made me feel worse) and snapped at Allen (which made me feel way worse), and felt like punching something all day ....

So now, I'm sitting in my cozy office, listening to Pandora, and sipping a glass of wine. I sincerely hope that this fixes me. If not, I may have to send the boys away for longer than the meeting tonight, so they don't have to put up with me.

Tell me friends, what do you do to snap out of a bad mood? Any tried-and-true strategies? Please share!

xoxo,
AHC

6 comments:

Hannah said...
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Hannah said...

oops!.... what I said was,"I'm so sorry. I hope you feel a little better today...sometimes it helps just to wait it out and start the next day fresh. Try listening to this song: http://www.playlist.com/playlist/19380173323."

Allegra said...

thanks hannh! i feel better already :)

PWNort64 said...

Yep, I agree with Hannah. A good night's sleep and a "do over" the next day. I also try to warn those that I am around so that they don't take me personally when I am being grouchy.

Colleen said...

A really really good book. A brisk walk outside. Or sometimes I just channel that negative energy into something I've been putting off doing, like organizing a closet - it's amazing how much more junk I'm willing to throw out when I'm in a bad mood!

KMag said...

Bed. Bed works wonders. I like Colleen's advice, though. I knew already about the "angry walks," but cleaning out closets was a new one to me. I usually do those things while PMSing which, incidentally, puts me in a really foul mood. Coincidence? I think not! Hope you're feeling better today.