When you are feeling down, or are stressed out about something,what do you do to pick yourself up?
I need some ideas.
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Starbucks.
Or buy impractical underwear.
Or both!
This is starting to sound like a good afternoon activity, too bad I'm at work LOL
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@mamimami: I always love buying myself underwear. Hahaha!
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I love going to the book store, grabbing a cup of coffee, then sitting in the magazine section looking through gossip mags. If there's no time for that, just the fancy coffee will do.
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As awful as it sounds, I buy myself something. It doesn't even matter what it is or how much it costs - new shoes or a pack of Skittles =
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Bad stuff, like stuff my face and watch horrible TV shows that kill my brain cells
What I should do is drink water, eat healthy foods, go for a walk, call a friend ....
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@cmomma17: what if you can't call a friend cuz they're all mad at you? Haha
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I like to cook. I find that having something to do that occupies all of my brain is really helpful. I also like to go for a run-- same sort of thing. I am alone with my thoughts, but I can crank some music really loud and push myself harder than I feel I can deal with, and it's really cathartic.
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@Mrs. Twine: ah yes, I should keep busy. I've just been sitting at home. On the couch. Doing nothing. For days.
Looks like I need to work out and go shopping! Haha
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coffee + mindless internet surfing or trashy tv
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@.twist.: aww
Well, by friend I really meant my mom Honestly, in times like that I get a lot out of online communities like this one
Or a long walk or time on the treadmill where I can just be alone and inside my head. -
Starbucks treat
Go out to eat
Retail therapy - target makes me happy -
@.twist.: a "project" helps too! Like something crafty. Helps you focus on something else, a nice mental break!
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Booze. Pics of cats or corgi puppies on the internet. My fav is to go get a good drink at a drive in or Starbucks and go get a pedicure.
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@grizz: is 2:30pm too early for a bottle of wine?? Haha
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@.twist.: Never too early! I totally edited my first post so that people wouldn't be concerned about my mental health lol
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A walk outside.
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@grizz: LOL at your edit. I was worried about you for a second
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@.twist.: Drive to Baltimore and make a new friend with a similarly aged, super cute baby?
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@.twist.: I get chocolate wasted!!
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Getting something delicious to eat! I'm always cheap so when I'm down, I go out and splurge on food I normally don't get, but love like a combo meal or ice cream! haha!
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@.twist.: I go shopping, call my Mom and have a 2 hour b*tchfest
She's so great for that!
@grizz: I didn't see it before the edit but booze is good, wine is wonderful anytime Need one of these for days like that!! Minus the cigars
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@rahlyrah: haha OK!
@BabyMats: I do have some caramilk chocolate bar ice cream in the freezer. It's pretty much crack.
@StbHisMrs: lol! Definitely need a booze bouquet! Hahaha
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@rahlyrah: @.twist.: If you two have a meetup with your two cute boys, I want in!
@StbHisMrs: I'm asking DH for that for Valentine's Day. Who needs flowers?!
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Shopping.
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@grizz: Right?!!
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I crack open a bottle of wine. If I require said pick me up as early as 2pm as you have indicated you do, I make sure I have some gin on hand in case I finish the all the wine in the house way before bedtime!
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A trip to Target, looking at funny stuff on the internet, a hot shower, most recently yoga
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@grizz: @rahlyrah: our boys can be bffs!
@Cherrybee: LOL! Dammit! I have no gin!
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@.twist.: Are you sober enough to drive? Id go and get some if I were you.....! I wish you lived nearer to me, I've got loads of gin (but Im all outta wine right now!)
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@.twist.: @grizz: I would totally be up for a trip to Canada or some yummy Memphis barbecue!
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@Cherrybee: I have wine, you have gin, a plane ride is in order. @rahlyrah: @grizz: girls, we're going to England!
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@.twist.: Yes!
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@.twist.: @rahlyrah: @Cherrybee: YES!
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Shopping at Target, Starbucks in hand.
Sitting on the couch, taking a breather, and eating something yummy from Trader Joe's (not even gonna lie -- definitely noshing on a few dark chocolate peanut butter cups right now while I relax and DS naps!).
Baking.
Going out to eat with my DH. -
Chick flick, junk food, and some sort of spa-ish treatment. Like giving myself a facial or pedicure or doing my nails.
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Exercise!
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Bake, run, drink wine. Haha.
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shopping + Starbucks + pedicure
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Pedicure or sometimes a trip to the drugstore for new nail polish, shampoo, stuff like that. If I have to be home I do a quick pick up of clutter, light some yummy smelling candles and make a cup of tea.
Well, by friend I really meant my mom 
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