recipe for coping with a bad day

Sometimes when you are having a truly rotten day, you need to have a plan for dealing with it. Based on my day yesterday, here is my recipe for coping:

1. Cry. You might feel silly and you'll probably end up with a headache, but I believe crying does a lot of good.

2. A healthy dose of good music. Dance it out, drive it out, sing at the top of your lungs. My songs yesterday included lots and lots of Coldplay, plus a little Kelly Clarkson, and "Leave the Pieces" by The Wreckers, and random others.

3. Retail therapy. For me it was City Creek with Maddi, Michon and Jenny. Sista time!

4. Talk to your BFF's. They are always good restorers of sense and self esteem.

5. Eat comfort food. Carbs! Butter! Sugar! Especially ice cream straight from the carton and also strawberries with sour cream & brown sugar.

6. Make a "Worst Day Ever" banner and hang it up to add some officiality to your pity party. {P.S. I know officiality is not a real word, but still}

7. Watch something funny. Avoid chick flicks and sad movies at all costs, unless you are still in need of some crying.

8. Do steps 5-7 while lounging on the mattresses that you have pulled into the living room for a sleep over.

9. Finally: BUCK UP, LITTLE CAMPER! Tomorrow is a new day.

nadir

Do you ever have those times when nothing seems to be going right? This semester has been full of low points, and this week is turning out to be one of the lowest. When things are going wrong, it seems there is always something somewhat silly that pushes me over the edge.

Today I was coming home from taking my chemistry test {which was dreadful, by the way} and anticipating my night of work and then no sleep as I try to finish everything for tomorrow. As I approached my apartment I saw a package at the door from Boden, and I thought, "Yes! Something good!" Thinking that the beautiful dress I ordered had arrived, my spirits were lifted. But, of course, the dress in the package is not the dress that I ordered. {Just my luck!} When nothing is going right these little mishaps, like getting the wrong dress, always push me over the edge. Just something to add to the pile of things that are not working out. And, as my luck would have it, I looked online and my beautiful dress is sold out, so chances are I won't be able to get it. For a moment I thought that I should just get over it. But look at that dress! I mean, come on! I have been dreaming about it and coveting it for months. This is a low point for sure.

Just get me to Coldplay. Only 2 weeks! Hopefully that will be a turning point in the right direction.