What I do to get out of a funk…otherwise known as Make a run for Dunkin Donuts
It’s who I am. I’m creative and moody. I had a hysterectomy almost a year ago…straight into menopause the next day. I’m in the process of a divorce. I don’t watch the news. I can talk myself into a depression in about 5.2 seconds. I know these things about myself. So…the other day I was feeling it. You know, anxiety to the nth degree…like I wanted to stay in the bed all day. I get paralyzed with having so much to do and not knowing where to start. I’ve heard it be called the paralysis of analysis. So this is what I did:
Took one of these:
Then dried my hair and put some make-up on. It’s amazing what a little make-up can do for a gal…just sayin’
Then I drove straight here:
And with the goodness of this {iced mocha latte-no sugar) running through my veins…
I'm taking care of my elderly mother who has dementia. I tore the cartilage in my left knee seven weeks ago and am in constant pain. I've been unemployed for the last eight-and-a-half months and have exhausted the funds in my bank account. But when I'm feeling low (which is pretty much all the time these days), I visit my friend, Michael. At 6:00 p.m., I catch the bus he drives and chat with him for about an hour-and-a-half while looking at the gorgeous scenery here in Victoria. He always makes me feel like I have a friend.
When I am in a funk or feel it coming on, I leave the house and go shopping. Not just any kind of shopping. I go fabric shopping. Fabric never fails me. I love to look at it, touch it, sew with it. It just makes me feel better every time I am in a fabric store.
Being creative gets me out of a funk. Painting an old piece of furniture. Sewing a pillow or new pattern. Trying a new DIY project. Funny thing is…if I DON'T do these things, it will also put my into a funk!
oh…we love michael!
suzan…i actually went to the fabric store today! love touching all that fabric.
Half an hour working in the garden turns my head around. It puts me in another world. Glad you have a formula for pulling yourself up out of a funk.
We all need to make a “Gains” and “Drains” list, and check it often.
Ten bucks! You scored.
I heart you! I'm so glad that you dug yourself out of your funk, a shower does wonders doesn't it?!
I'm glad you got yourself out of your funk and kuddos to you for passing up a donut! I would have left with a dozen!!
Donuts always lift my mood!!!!!
Glad your better. I go to living room and turn on the TV and cross stitch. Simple as that for me.
I get coffee like you do! Sometimes Dunkin sometimes Starbucks…LOVE the desk, thrifting always helps, it's the thrill of the deal 🙂 Keep your chin up.