Memorygirls - The Matrix Reloaded

I have a "Stab List". I can add people to it

I've added 3 of my own today, oh, and one student, but he doesn't really count x

50 ways to make a bad day better

Go to Lush & pick yourself up a little treat. A bath ballistic or little slice of shower jelly costs less than some people’s lunch, so it’s not an extravagance, especially when you consider how good it will make you feel! I promise, a good hot bath or shower — & if you’re concerned about water use, you can always invite someone else in with you!
Construct a fort or wigpee & hide in there for a while with your favourite book.
Listen to your favourite songs, but don’t be tempted to mope the day away with Elliott Smith, even if he is your favourite ever musician! Keep it upbeat.
Escape. Go to the beach or lake, take a walk in a nearby forest, play on the swings in a park, stroll through a mall, go to a cafe & order something strange from the menu. Or go & see someone who you know will be supportive & awesome to you.
Utilise the power of the internet! It’s not all procrastination & research, you know! Go to Youtube & type in random combinations of words. Watch odd Japanese cartoons, people lip-syncing in their bedrooms & uncomfortably intimate video diaries. See girls pole-dance in their garages, circus freaks & interviews with your idols.
Go to a florist’s shop or garden centre. Sniff everything. Buy yourself a little something & put it beside your bed & give it a name.
Just go for a walk. Sometimes, immersing myself in crowds of people is the only way to get me out of my own head.
Go to the library or bookstore & read anything by Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra or Francesca Lia Block!
Get a manicure, a pedicure, a massage, a facial, reflexology or reiki. Lie back & bliss out.
Start planning a vacation, an art project, a new haircut, a huge party, a cake recipe or the best smoothie ever.
Sneak into a hotel & use their pool.
Look at these puppies & kittens through a fish-eye lens. SO CUTE it hurts. Usually I am not one of those pet photo people, but these photos make me squee every time.
Dress up like a spy & take photobooth pictures.
Make a huge batch of cupcakes, gingerbread or fudge. Scoff.
Rip up your old magazines & use your favourite pictures to make your 2008 planner more interesting.
Meditate.
Buy a really good bar of chocolate. Go to a specialist chocolate shop if you can manage it, but if not, just buy your absolute favourite from the supermarket. Squirrel it away in your room. Put on some good soft music. Lie down with your eyes closed & eat it slowly. Then have a nap with lots of pillows & blankets up around your ears.
Buy a crystal that you really like, & carry it around with you.
Write letters & seal them with kisses.
Make a pot of tea & drink it while you look out the window.
Read Overheard In New York & laugh mercilessly.
Put on a kimono & run up & down the street.
Go skinny-dipping at midnight.
Take your best friend to a greasy diner, pump the jukebox full of change & dance in your booth.
Drink a whole lot of espresso & sit in front of your typewriter & wait for inspiration/caffeine to strike.
Eat an avocado with rock salt.
Have a good shower & while you’re in there, rant. Have a big rave about everything that happened that made your day so awful. While you do it, tap the side of your hand, near your little finger, if you dare! (Drink water.)
Cut out pictures of Where’s Wally & paste them up in public (but slightly hidden) places.
Buy new stationery.
Photocopy pictures of the most inspiring people you can think of, & stick them everywhere. In the bathroom, above your bed, near your computer, on the front door.
Read or watch Tank Girl.
Buy cute underwear & then parade it around your house.
Go to an aquarium.
Make a list of all the things you’re grateful for.
Design yourself a business card to use ten years from now.
Get some exercise — fun exercise. Put on your favourite Bollywood movie & dance around your living room. Do a yoga class. Take aqua aerobics. Practise handstands. Or just have a tantrum-esque thrash in your bed. That often works for me.
Go to a 24-hour donut shop.
Get your library to reserve you a whole lot of bizarre books.
Have your palm read.
Work out how to prevent having your day ruined like this in the future.
Kiss somebody.
Go out dancing alone.
Learn more about astronomy.
Start an online journal.
Write a list of things you want to do this year.
Walk around with a dictaphone & record the weird noises you hear.
Make faces in the mirror.
Wear a blanket over your head until the day is over

There's actually 48 ways. Deleted 2 that were'nt appropriate x

And for a more sensible post, did my second presentation this afternoon. This one was scarier in some ways (grumpy finance people!) but I think I did better than the other day, I managed to speak up more clearly. It has made me realise how hard it is to talk to a sea of bored looking people though - I will definitely be making sure I'm attentive to speakers in future (unless they're really dull :rotfl:)

Afternoon

It's brass monkey weather out there!! nearly got blown over going to town to get wrapping paper.

Got an evening of cooking tonight, ds1 is 17 tomorrow, so pizza's and junk food for tea. need to go to the hospital with mum in the morning so the bulk of it needs to be done tonight.

Fantasia...that list is marvellous. I have copied it and pasted it in a word document to be ticked off one by one.

Squizz, I too would like a 24 hour donut shop. I would truly be the size of a small house if I did have one close by though!

Cheery, thanks.

And thanks to one and all who have been very patient with my whinging today. I am slogging through everything and trying very hard to get it all right, but I still feel like murdering the cow who caused all the trouble. However, I am worknig until 6 and then I am going home, and hubby and I are getting a takeaway tonight. Okay, not MSE, but definitely labour saving! And sometimes, it just has to be done!!