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Post by brandy327 on Aug 13, 2014 20:00:36 GMT
I've been in a funk for the last couple of days and I'm having a hard time pulling myself out of it. I know part of it is hormonal as I'm 2 days into my period. I'm sure another part of it is that summer is coming to a close and I don't want summer to be over. I don't really want to go back to work (it's only 2 days a week for 5 hours each day) even though I've missed the kids and LOVE going there. But I'm just ugh, done. I'm still trying to lose this last 50 lbs and my eating hasn't been great and exercise has been non-existent. I love the new puppy to death but going to bed at 11, getting back up between 2-3am to let him out and then up for good at 5:30 is leaving me exhausted...although it's good practice for when school starts in 2 weeks. Since I have the summers off, money is tight until I get back to work so I don't really have any extra to spend. Otherwise, a shopping trip would be in order.  What do you do to get yourself out of a funk? |
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Post by turangaleela on Aug 13, 2014 20:04:12 GMT
Can you go to a movie theatre and see something by yourself? This would be especially good if there was a movie playing right now that nobody else is interested in seeing. If it were me, I'd go to Hercules. Seeing The Rock in a loincloth should help and can't hurt!  |
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Post by liya on Aug 13, 2014 20:05:01 GMT
I can't help you but I'll be watching this for answers too. I had surgery last week and I'm feeling depressed because I've barely been out of the house. It was elective (bunion) so I knew what I was getting into but I didn't think I would be taking it so hard.
I might give myself a manicure tomorrow hoping it will brighten my spirits. Good luck to you!
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Post by Montannie on Aug 13, 2014 20:08:54 GMT
I take a short walk. It's free, I can use the exercise, and I usually feel better after.
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Post by River on Aug 13, 2014 20:08:55 GMT
Take and hour, put on loud fun music and dance like a lunatic! Perks me right up, even at work. hehe
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 20:09:55 GMT
A movie is a great idea. Or I'll watch some stupid tv show for hours on end. Or go to a park, alone, and bring a book. Or just go walking around the park. For me, solidarity helps me re-center myself and get back to normal.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 13, 2014 20:10:24 GMT
Turn off the electronics and go outside  When my kids were younger I would take them to a park or the beach and it is amazing what fresh air & sunshine can do for you. For me, just sitting by the ocean is enough to pull me out of a funk. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 20:16:31 GMT
Get up and do something. And then do something else and keep going.
Making a list to get started helps.
I find that if I can keep busy pretty soon I start to forget why I'm feeling crummy and pretty soon I start to feel better because I'm doing stuff.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 13, 2014 20:19:29 GMT
Do something nice for someone else. It always helps me defunkify myself.  |
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Post by scrappyesq on Aug 13, 2014 20:19:37 GMT
I read a good book.
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Post by Jili on Aug 13, 2014 20:29:44 GMT
Get up and do something. And then do something else and keep going. Making a list to get started helps. I find that if I can keep busy pretty soon I start to forget why I'm feeling crummy and pretty soon I start to feel better because I'm doing stuff. This is what works for me. However, from what I've learned about you over the past few years , you seem to be very busy at your house and with your kids. So my suggestion would be to get out by yourself for awhile. I find that just getting out of the house is helpful when I'm in a funk. To keep it cheap-- go to the library. Go sit at a Starbucks or a restaurant with a good book or a movie on your laptop for a couple of hours. Take a walk in the park, if the weather is nice. Leaving the house forces me to look presentable-- to fix my hair, put on decent clothes, and maybe put some makeup on. Those things really help me, too. I'm sort of in a funk, too. We take our older dd to college tomorrow, which is really exciting, actually-- but with that, me going back to work early next week, and my younger dd starting high school, it's too much to absorb and feels a little overwhelming. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 20:33:48 GMT
Get up and do something. And then do something else and keep going. Making a list to get started helps. I find that if I can keep busy pretty soon I start to forget why I'm feeling crummy and pretty soon I start to feel better because I'm doing stuff. This is what works for me. However, from what I've learned about you over the past few years , you seem to be very busy at your house and with your kids. So my suggestion would be to get out by yourself for awhile. I find that just getting out of the house is helpful when I'm in a funk. To keep it cheap-- go to the library. Go sit at a Starbucks or a restaurant with a good book or a movie on your laptop for a couple of hours. Take a walk in the park, if the weather is nice. Leaving the house forces me to look presentable-- to fix my hair, put on decent clothes, and maybe put some makeup on. Those things really help me, too. I'm sort of in a funk, too. We take our older dd to college tomorrow, which is really exciting, actually-- but with that, me going back to work early next week, and my younger dd starting high school, it's too much to absorb and feels a little overwhelming. I know everyone else always recommends getting out of the house, but for me, I find that to actually be a lot of work and I don't find it relaxing, so that's why I suggested just do stuff. Everyone's different, though! |
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Post by annabella on Aug 13, 2014 20:35:22 GMT
Try taking your puppy for a jog, that should exhaust him to a good nights sleep and get you some exercise.
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Post by doxielady on Aug 13, 2014 20:41:20 GMT
Good music works for me most of the time. I find some good, uplifting music and then get up and walk, move around, and keep my mind distracted.
Sometimes, it's hard to even make the first step to get out of a funk. But once I can make the first steps - it starts to get better.
I hope you find something that works for you. |
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Post by Jili on Aug 13, 2014 20:52:07 GMT
This is what works for me. However, from what I've learned about you over the past few years , you seem to be very busy at your house and with your kids. So my suggestion would be to get out by yourself for awhile. I find that just getting out of the house is helpful when I'm in a funk. To keep it cheap-- go to the library. Go sit at a Starbucks or a restaurant with a good book or a movie on your laptop for a couple of hours. Take a walk in the park, if the weather is nice. Leaving the house forces me to look presentable-- to fix my hair, put on decent clothes, and maybe put some makeup on. Those things really help me, too. I'm sort of in a funk, too. We take our older dd to college tomorrow, which is really exciting, actually-- but with that, me going back to work early next week, and my younger dd starting high school, it's too much to absorb and feels a little overwhelming. I know everyone else always recommends getting out of the house, but for me, I find that to actually be a lot of work and I don't find it relaxing, so that's why I suggested just do stuff. Everyone's different, though! I totally hear you and completely agree with your original suggestions (though maybe my post wasn't clear on that). I'm a homebody for sure, but sometimes a change of scenery does me good. You have little kids, which I don't, so getting out of the house is certainly a lot of work. I remember that all too well. I think you and I are actually in agreement. Do things around the house (whether it be fun or some type of cleaning/improvement project), or if that isn't working, get out. |
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Post by BeckyTech on Aug 13, 2014 20:56:33 GMT
Find the nearest fenced dog park and take the puppy. For exercise you can walk around the park. Hopefully they have some seating and shade trees. I find it so relaxing to take Lacey. It's nice to have a little visit with other dog parents and watch how happy your puppy is playing with the other dogs. anxiousmom is right, it really does help to do something nice for other people sometimes. Here's a crazy thing that is almost free: print some coupons for Hobby Lobby or Michael's from the web and take a few to the store to pass out to random people. They are really genuinely surprised and appreciative. (My sister told me about that one.) Call or text a friend or your husband with a "thinking of you" message. Doesn't have to be expensive to be nice. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 21:02:14 GMT
If you can force yourself to exercise that helps me. Now that being said it is killing me to do so. I need to go to the gym in a little while. I am suffering from PMS and I didn't even know what it was. (I am blonde now...) I think it's just temporary. We have family stress going on that will all come to a PEAK tonight and then will end tomorrow. All will be good in the world. |
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Post by akathy on Aug 13, 2014 21:18:35 GMT
I invite friends over for dinner and busy myself in the kitchen.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 13, 2014 21:25:05 GMT
Exercise for me (those endorphins from running!) or hanging out in my scraproom and doing some crafting. But it has to be something that *you* enjoy!
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Post by ljsmom on Aug 13, 2014 21:29:19 GMT
I have to kind of take the "fake it 'til ya make it" attitude. If I'm feeling down at work I just have to "man up" and make lists and get stuff done. For me success (or even progress) begets success and once I see that I'm getting stuff crossed off my to-do list it just keeps on rolling. At home? I tend to put myself in check when I'm in a funk and remind myself how blessed I am and try and tell myself I GET to make dinner (instead of HAVE to).... I GET to help the silly 7 yr old with her hair... it is a privilege. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't but in the end the task gets done, time passes and hopefully the funk does too.
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Post by leannec on Aug 13, 2014 21:31:31 GMT
I get my BFF over here to gossip and drink wine  |
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Aug 13, 2014 21:34:14 GMT
Sometimes for me it is as simple as sitting outside and letting the sun shine on my face - vitamin D!
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Post by MrsDepp on Aug 13, 2014 22:54:14 GMT
I sing along with the radio or my playlist. Too bad I'm not good at it. I would have loved to have it as a career
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 13, 2014 23:02:10 GMT
You can't do much damage at the Dollar Store, especially if you take cash from under the couch cushions When I need to get out of a mood I go to the library, even just to read magazines(free) look through my recent photos (maybe see how much you really did this summer) watch a TV show I like that no one else in the house likes (for a change) put a movie on for the kids and go read a book or take a shower listen to music (something happy and upbeat, not the stuff my DH likes to listen that doesn't have words) I hope you feel better soon. |
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 13, 2014 23:10:13 GMT
I usually nurse mine in the beginning: eating/drinking my favorite stuff, watching a favorite DVD, snuggling in my bed, etc. But after I allow my self a day or two to sing the blues, I force myself (and I do mean force - I am a serious homebody) to go out. Even if it's just to one place and then home again. Something about getting out of the house, driving in the car w/music I like and just getting out in the world helps me to feel better. Hang in there. You know what they say - this, too shall pass.  |
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 13, 2014 23:11:57 GMT
I'd like to know as well. Usually it's taking a bubble bath while reading a magazine and eating a little dark chocolate or getting my nails done. But, right now I am in a funk that may take me a while to get out of. A couple of weeks ago, I was taken off of my BP and cholesterol meds for a trial period. I have lost 45 lbs, stopped drinking sodas and eat/cook low sodium foods at home (We only eat out twice a week and once or twice on the weekends). My BP is fine when I wake up, but is in the 130's/high 80's, low 90's during the afternoon. Not sure why. It's SO frustrating. It may be hereditary, but my dad lost over 100 lbs and no longer needs that. I'm quite bummed right now knowing that I may be on low-dose meds for the rest of my life. (I'm sure the stress isn't helping. ) So, I'm TRYING get out of my funk and worry. UGH i hope you are able to get out of your funk soon. Periods suck! |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 13, 2014 23:38:41 GMT
Money is always tight here, so I feel ya on the shopping trip thing.
I love to scrapbook, so I try to do some of that if I can.
Sometimes I let myself be in a funk, but only for a finite period of time. I eat what I want, just watch tv and let the laundry pile up, not vacuum, etc. I'm allowed to be in a funk from one night, all through the next day and night, but that next morning, I have to shower, get dressed, and put my game face on. Even if I don't feel like it. I have to fake it till I make it.
I hope you feel better soon.
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 14, 2014 1:51:43 GMT
Sex. Sex is always fun and I can never stay in a bad mood when I have great sex.
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Aug 14, 2014 2:10:35 GMT
Thank you all for your suggestions! I REALLY appreciate all of them and the time you girls took to offer them. Just having my dh come home from work has helped exponentially. He knew I had a pretty crappy day so he's taken over all puppy duty for the night. And he made me coffee. And honestly, just reading through all your suggestions has been a huge help. I'm definitely going to file some of these away for the next time I'm in a funk because you had some great ideas. Thanks again ladies. I did just make plans with one a new friend (she was my dd's teacher last school year) and she's coming over on Friday. It'll be fun to have someone new to chat with! So it gives me something to look forward to. And it'll keep me busy tomorrow...need to clean and get the house is shape since the dogs have dirtied up the floor with all the rain. Thanks ladies! You're the best!!  |
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