How to Kick a Bad Day in the Pants

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Yesterday was a bad day. There were one or two specific reasons for it, but they weren't interesting or dramatic enough to keep your attention, so I'll just say that yesterday was gloomy in the Purple World. By the time my work day ended, I knew I needed to do some serious self-repair. Here are my tips for kicking a bad day in the pants- pay close attention, there will be a quiz at the end.

1. Go to the gym and get your ass kicked by a trainer.
There's nothing like 200 squats and 4 miles of walking lunges to get your mind off a little work snafu. Pain does wonders when distraction is called for.

2. When you get home, say hello to Husband.
If he tries to hug you, let him. If the simple act of him hugging you makes you cry, let it. If this produces a very confused Husband, go ahead and let him be confused. All of these things are acceptable (and necessary to the process of kicking a bad day in the pants).

3. Take a shower.
Crying works well in the shower, because tissues are unnecessary (and unwieldy) in there. But if you already got your crying fix taken care of during the Husband hugging, then a shower just might make you feel a little more clean after the gym, which isn't a bad thing.

4. Eat soup.
Chicken noodle is best, but if you're a vegetarian, vegetable soup will do IFF (that's if and only if, for you calculus buffs) you have a thick piece of sourdough bread with a lot of butter to go with it.

5. Watch Mamma Mia.
If Mamma Mia is not available for your viewing pleasure, any of the following movies can take its place: Love Actually, Center Stage, 13 Going On 30, or Phantom of the Opera. Avoid the act of "catching up on your DVR." This task is too often viewed as a chore, and lacks the emotional strength to aid you in kicking your bad day in the pants.

6. When Husband offers ice cream, eat it.
That one doesn't require an explanation.

7. Read two chapters of Twilight and fall asleep with the book dangling precariously off the side of your bed.
Don't worry, Husband will catch it before it falls on the hardwood floor and wakes you up. Hopefully.

8. Wake up. If you're still feeling the effects of yesterday's doom and gloom, attempt humor in a witty recap on your blog, get it out there in internet land, and move on with your day.

Any tips to add to my list? If so, please feel free to post them. I might need some new strategies tonight. Happy Tuesday, my friends!