Comments on: Erasing and Starting Over

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:15:08 +0000

Carson, I can beat that feeling - my kids have grown into great people. :)

Damaria, my sister gets an earful, too. :)

Paula, I do the major housecleaning when I'm angry. I can tear through a houseful of dirt in ten minutes when I'm ticked. Unfortunately I haven't been upset lately, so we're living in squallor. LOL

I like the pity party idea, Wendy. I have you taken it to the party hats and streamers extreme yet? Wouldn't that be fun? It would be a cool way to snap yourself out of it. :)

Meryl, like you I got lost in movies. Saw some good ones and some odd ones. But the attention was diverted.

Joseph, great idea! Toss some beads over this way.

Same here, Tammi. Trouble is our trails are under a few feet of snow right now, but I agree. That's a great diversion.

Journaling Woman, I'm glad you've forgiven yourself. I kinda like lots of posts. :) But great idea - we don't often allow ourselves to make mistakes, do we?

Go get 'em, Amie. ;)

By: Amie

Amie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:08:01 +0000

Seems like "icky" was in the air last week…by Friday, I was on the verge of a meltdown the likes of which I haven't felt since before I quit my cubefarm job 3 years ago. But this is a new week, and we shall persevere…

By: Journaling Woman

Journaling Woman — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:03:36 +0000

Sorry -one -I do -would have been enough. Hey, I'm forgiving myself for that one too.

By: Journaling Woman

Journaling Woman — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:02:11 +0000

What do I do I do when I have a lousy week? I forgive myself.

By: Tammi Kibler

Tammi Kibler — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:23:51 +0000

My best response to stress is a good long walk – weather permitting.

By: Joseph Hayes

Joseph Hayes — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:38:24 +0000

It's Mardi Gras, baby. Give it up for Lent.

By: Carson

Carson — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:31:55 +0000

Here's my hokey answer...

I never have a bad day. Oh, things might stink up until 5, but then my wife the little ones get home and it's basically impossible to stay grumpy.

The next day usually doesn't carry much baggage.

My cure for the lousy week/day blues? Get yourself a 5 year-old and an 11-month old. Mix in a good spouse and you're golden. Every day.

By: Meryl K. Evans

Meryl K. Evans — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:30:44 +0000

Surprised I didn't melt down last week. It was a very hard week. I got through it by getting take out more than usual and watching several great shows on DVD with my husband.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:48:28 +0000

It kind of depends on what occurred to make it a lousy day or week, but for the most part, I throw myself a pity party. I get quite good at that sometimes.

Once I'm done beating myself up for the mistakes I made; I can then move on to figuring out how to avoid it in the future.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:13:08 +0000

I go for distractions. Yesterday it was a quick 10-minute doggie walk in the snow. Sometimes it's knitting. And when I'm really stressed and it's coming out in my work, I'll clean.

I'm not a clean freak by any stretch of the imagination, but there's something about literally getting your house in order that makes everything else fall into place. Dusting or vacuuming doesn't cut it. I'm talking scrubbing-the-floor, organizing a closet, or cleaning the basement. Apparently I haven't been too stressed lately because all of those things need to be done again. I predict I'll have a spotless house come tax time.