Being a parent is hard. Being a single parent can be even harder! There will always be bad days and on those days it is important that you have a plan of attack. Now, there are different kinds of bad days… Bad hair, hard days at work, sad days, fat days, stressful days, and overall just horrible days all around. Here are some things I do when I feel like crap, some of them are better for sad days and others better for days when your child seems to have been possessed by a devil.
• Make a playlist with upbeat happy songs. I prefer the boy bands and bubble gum pop from my high school/middle school days. NSYNC, BSB, Britney and Christina.
• Have a piece of chocolate… or two.
• Go to this website: cakewrecks.com
• Distract yourself by baking yummy dessert and then eat it!
• Hug your child, smell their hair and tell them that you love him/her.
• Take a shower, cry in there is you feel the need. Then put on your PJs.
• Watch Anchorman, Step Brothers or any other Will Ferrell movie.
• 13 going on 30 is another good pick me up movie!
• Take your child to a small local downtown/flea market for some leisurely window shopping.
• Ask a toddler to tell you a story. Any story! Have them make it up, because there is nothing more hilarious than a small child’s imagination.
• Pull out an old scrap book, try to find one that will make you smile (don’t pull out old wedding pictures featuring you and your now X).
• DANCE PARTY! Rock out in the living room.
• Go to this website: cuteoverload.com
• Play a board game or video games
• Memorize a poem
• Go outside and walk.
• Go swimming or set up a sprinkler. Child or not it is just darn fun!
• Call a friend of family member and talk or go to/rent a movie.
• Find a mindless game to play on your phone. I like Bejeweled or Slingo…
• Read or download a good book. I love audiobooks cause I can listen to them while I clean or relax in the bath. There is a cool app for iphone called HOOPLA where you can rent audiobooks/movies and other items through your public library! Just enter your library card number and BAM! Free books with no need to drive to the Library to return them!
• Stretch or do some Yoga.
• Play with your hair and makeup. Go back to your teen/preteen years and experiment a little.
Bad days are just bad days, they do not equal a bad life. Just the same, a hard life is not a bad life. Remember that.
2 comments:
Thanks for this post. I've been having a bit of a rough time lately. I feel I was meant to find your post today.
I love the idea of getting your child to tell YOU a story! Very empowering for them!
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