1) A well read book - don't choose a book you have never read, or one that is fairly complicated. It will be reaaally hard to concentrate on it and you will end up thinking about that thing that is bugging you. Pick something you've read many times before and that makes you happy. Harry Potter is always good. It's an easy read, it's entertaining, and you'll find yourself talking in an English accent for days to come...always a good thing.
2) A bubble bath - who doesn't love them? You can add nice music, a book, candles, etc. and make it really relaxing. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a mermaid so bad that I convinced myself it was only a matter of time until I became one. I practiced living in the bath tub - where I vowed to live just on weekends so I could see my family - and decided that even if I didn't grow a scaly tail, the bath tub is pretty much the best place in the world to think and rest.
3) A chore - ok, ok, I am not saying that everyone is going to be cured of the blues by scrubbing the toilet, but some people will. I absolutely LOVE doing the dishes and folding laundry - not because I am especially fond of house cleaning, but because it is a job that doesn't take much thinking and you are working with your hands and concentrating on simple tasks. When I am upset, putting on my Ipod and washing dishes usually calms me down. Weird huh?
4) Making something - so you hate chores? Why not put together a craft (something simple and not frustrating) or cook something that you have never made before or a dish that is your absolute favorite? It's time consuming but there is a reward and you will be distracted from whatever is making you feel sad.
5) Going out - NOTHING can make you feel better than the people who love you most. Go out with them. Remember that there are MANY people who love you and want you to be happy. You may feel like you just want to curl up and die - I think I have used that phrase more than anyone on the planet - but don't lock yourself up in the house...believe me, I spent a week sulking and not going out when I had the chance and in the meantime the person I was upset with was off enjoying themself and not even giving a second thought to how I was holding up. If I had just gone out and done something to take my mind off of things, I would have been thinking more rationally as well as feeling better.
There are more, but I haven't taken my own advice up to now and its getting late.
Instead of having terrible nightmares again tonight and waking up at all hours I think I am going to wash the dishes, put my Ipod on (something moderately cheerful), and climb into bed thinking about something to look forward to...maybe working at GSB YMCA??
I handed in the application and I am pretty much overqualified to get a job as a camp counsellor this summer. Little kids and games will significantly cheer me up this summer :)
Apparently this is me:
Thanks for the new nickname, Anthony, but I am not flighty or fowl! LOL.It did make me think of that scene from "The Notebook" and now I am all hopeless romantic sad. I miss Tony.
Maybe after a few days in Muskoka he will miss me too! I really hope so.
Even though I cursed him out before he left and said I didn't want to talk to him.
Worse part = my mother telling me "Watch, you are going to push him away. Good, and then you can just be miserable."
Apparently she takes his side...even after he cheated on me. Great.
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