Having a Bad Day?

Ever have a bad day? Next door’s dog wakes you up for the 84th morning in a row barking his head off at a mouse farting 3 miles away, you slip in the shower, all the lights are red, it’s bloody raining, nothing you are expecting has arrived, you feel as creative as a paving slab, and some idiot is trying to cheer you up.

Sadly for me, that ‘some idiot’ is me! A couple of weeks ago, I was having a bad day. I tried music (didn’t drown out the feckin dog!), yoga (couldn’t be bothered to do more than 2 sun salutes), dancing (not in the mood), getting out of the house (it was bloody raining), shifting myself up the emotional scale (worked for about 5 minutes), looking at my life vision (worked for about 5 minutes), tidying up (do I look like I’m in the mood for fecking housework?), gratitude (yeah, yeah), accepting that I’m in a bad mood and not trying to change it for a while, and watching Blackadder episodes.

Blackadder did work up until I got back to my desk. So lastly, I tried writing about it. And FINALLY, something that works! It largely worked because I was so amused at my grim determination to be in a bad mood and therefore have a bad day! I know that this is my choice, so it begs the question ‘why the f… would I choose to be grumpy?’. After some ‘I don’t bloody know’ type answers, I discover my bad mood was trying to do me a favour.

On the basis that every part of every body has a positive intention, my bad mood was doing its absolute best to get me to chill out and DO WHAT I WANT TO DO. I really didn’t want to be sat at my desk that day, but because I was out with friends later and I had a ‘to do’ list, I felt like I ‘had to’. Nonsense. It would have been good if I had, but the world didn’t end.

And here’s the other element – I hadn’t been sleeping for days, my throat was sore, my head was banging, I was feeling really uncared for. It was a terrible shame for me. The solution? I gave myself a break – did what I have to do that afternoon (2 things), then chilled out for an hour before I went out. Having just made the decision to do that, my bad mood lifted and went away…job well done.

– Something to Play With –

How do you cheer you up? In this article are 11 ideas that I use (and I have another 40 or so!). Make a list of things that make you feel better. And then, when the bad mood hits, remember to ask the question ‘why?’. Maybe that part of you that wants to be in a bad mood has a positive intention for you? Want to share your thoughts on this article? Leave a comment below.

Love

Donna.x