This past week I encountered a whole series of "one of those days..."
You know the kind.
For me, those days entail vacillating between feeling all "go get 'em tiger" and wanting to fall on the floor in the depths of despair (or alternately, kick a door or stomp my feet).
But I don't really have time in my life for anything other than "go get 'em tiger" and everyone seems to expect nothing less. In fact, when I recently gave an honest
today-is-a-little-good-and-a-little-bit-of-a-pick-yourself-off-the-floor-kind-of-a-day
response to the inquiry on my well-being, the person looked at me kind of dumbfounded and then...
walked away.
See, one of those days.
So as not to give in to the comforts of despair on the floor, I took stock of my ambivalence and reported out to a few trusted souls who in turn reminded me that:
1.
Everything will be okay
(it just might take longer than my patience will allow at the moment)
2.
Everyone has these days
(and if they don't, they are in fact, lying)
3.
Sometimes misery loves company
(as in "invite your friends over!")
4.
My misery is a special kind that often loses its way in the kitchen.
And so, I brushed off #1 and #2 (because those only provide salve when I want them to)
and
I got cozy in the kitchen.
Friends are on their way over for dinner.
What do you do when faced with "one of those days?"
1. commiserate with trusted pals 2. text far away pals for on the spot commiseration (especially helpful when i can't really talk at the moment but need safe friend words) 3. make treats 4. watch crap tv online & eat treats 5. put on lip gloss to at least make me feel cuter in the crap day
ReplyDeleteI revel in my vices - all warm and smooshy and comforting like a mud bath, until it dries and is caked onto me all over and hurts when i try to move and hurts worse when i try to peel it away from my skin.
ReplyDeletethen i make an altar in some remote, dark space and sacrifice my weakness like a lamb