When I woke up this morning I had a great long list of 'stuff' planed to get done, all those boring got to be done jobs that inevitably get on your nerves so you put them off!
The first job on my list was to phone a well known provider of TV /Broadband/Telephone services as I figured that 6 years of customer loyalty might just warrant a little review of price , especially bearing in mind that a new customer can buy the same package a whole lot cheaper, you probably know where I am going with this , yes you guessed it unfortunately 'Kirsty' couldn't help me as they had nothing to offer existing customers, ah well plenty of other suppliers out there! All the while I was doing this I am watching the TV banging on about it being 'Blue Monday' apparently the most depressing Monday of the year - strangely I thought that was Black Monday last week but hey I can be flexible on that.
This being noted I put away my list of things to to knowing full well that no one will die if I leave them until tomorrow and decided that today might be better spent doing things that lift the spirits rather than add to the stresses!
So I spent a few hours doing some work this morning, did some advertising etc and then did what everyone says you 'should' do and went for a walk , on the way I progressed my de-cluttering project and took a pair of boots I don't wear any more to the charity shop, on the way back I bumped into my neighbours and had a really nice chat and a giggle with them, it really works, I felt 100 times better!
So for what its worth here are my top tips for coping with Blue Monday / Black Monday or any other day that feels a little bit crappy for that matter!
1. Go outside, even for ten minutes, a short walk in the fresh air , even better if the sun is out , but appreciate that's not always possible!
2. Have some time with nature/pets appreciate the wildlife around you even if it is just the pigeon sitting on the lamp post outside your window, pigeon's are pretty cool too they can fly and everything!! If you have pets so much the better it doesn't take long for a pet to put a smile on you face , if you stop bimbling around and give them a chance to!
3. Talk to someone, go out, talk to people you meet, neighbours, the man that serves you in the shop, ring a friend, talk to people, communicate , interact, take part in life - it helps , it really does (try to make it someone who is quite positive if possible whilst a good moan can help, it doesn't really raise the spirits and that's what we are about today!).
4. Eat something yummy, if you like berries and fruits and stuff - great have them, they are brilliant , good for you and energising, terrific! If they and all things healthy really don't float you boat have something that does , don't eat ten star bars a day for the rest of you life obviously , but a little of what you fancy does do you good !
5. Do something for someone else , take something you don't need to a charity shop , you get to clear it out and have some space, they hopefully get some money for it and they spend it on something useful for someone who needs it - everyone's a winner!
6. Smile! Just do it even if you don't feel it , you can and it helps - honestly , if you think you can't the are hundreds of funny video's on youtube, go on I dare you , skive off work for 5 minutes and watch a cat talking/someone fall off something/favourite Monte Python sketches , take your pick!
Now I am not saying that if you have something in your life that you are grieving over or that you feel terribly sad about that you must be happy and smiling. It is is extreamly important to honour those feelings , and to allow yourself to do that, and there is help out there if you feel you need professional help to work through those feelings. I am certainly not one of the 'positivity police' as I do believe that both happiness and sadness are all part of our life experience, after all without one how would we recognise the other! But hopefully the above tips might help someone approach a gloomy day and make it a smiley one!
Please feel free to comment and if you have any tips of your own you would like to share that would be great - thanks x
©JaneHeronJanuary20th2014
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