I've been in a funk for several days now.
If you are prone to 'funks' (or depression or PMS or stuff like this) then you know how crippling it can be. And if you are not prone to 'funks' and wonder why the heck we don't just choose to not be or talk ourselves out of it or stop making excuses, well, those of us who are prone have a few choice words for you...or perhaps just deep sighs...depending on where in the 'funk' cycle we might be.
Yesterday, I resorted to the chicken in attempt to toss this 'down' biz to the curb. It didn't work. However... my 12-year old watched the video over and over again, laughing like a hyena...it was kind of freaky... he could have gone into the garage and played with that dang neglected chicken toy in real life, but he preferred to watch the video. This made me sad, and I started fixating on the poor neglected chicken.
All day long things were off. Mean people driving... hey, if the freeway is ending and someone has their turn signal on trying to merge...you know what? LET THEM MERGE! Getting every red light while driving cross-town. Dropping almost everything I picked up. Burning food. Gah! It was so hard being me! I wanted to curl up in a ball and pull the covers over my head. Instead, as soon as the kids were fed, I passed the parenting baton off to my husband and went out to ride my bike in circles in the dark until I no longer felt like screaming at everyone and everything.
Forty-five minutes later, I felt remotely rational. And I decided what I needed to do to climb out of my rut.
And today after dropping off the kids, I did it. And it worked. I know, though, that the timing was key. I couldn't have done this two days ago.
My initial plan had another monster climb in it and an additional 2 miles, but I felt sufficiently 'cleansed' after this :)
I know that for me, sometimes I need to just let the crappy feelings ride for a bit before kicking the trash out of them. Other times, I can attack them right away. It is so hard to exercise that patience when I know they are needing to hang out a bit. I am so glad they are gone now :)
Do you ever feel 'down'? What are some of the ways you handle it?
Do you like running up hills? Down hills? Viewing the hills from a veranda with a nice glass of lemonade in your hand?
If you are prone to 'funks' (or depression or PMS or stuff like this) then you know how crippling it can be. And if you are not prone to 'funks' and wonder why the heck we don't just choose to not be or talk ourselves out of it or stop making excuses, well, those of us who are prone have a few choice words for you...or perhaps just deep sighs...depending on where in the 'funk' cycle we might be.
Yesterday, I resorted to the chicken in attempt to toss this 'down' biz to the curb. It didn't work. However... my 12-year old watched the video over and over again, laughing like a hyena...it was kind of freaky... he could have gone into the garage and played with that dang neglected chicken toy in real life, but he preferred to watch the video. This made me sad, and I started fixating on the poor neglected chicken.
All day long things were off. Mean people driving... hey, if the freeway is ending and someone has their turn signal on trying to merge...you know what? LET THEM MERGE! Getting every red light while driving cross-town. Dropping almost everything I picked up. Burning food. Gah! It was so hard being me! I wanted to curl up in a ball and pull the covers over my head. Instead, as soon as the kids were fed, I passed the parenting baton off to my husband and went out to ride my bike in circles in the dark until I no longer felt like screaming at everyone and everything.
Forty-five minutes later, I felt remotely rational. And I decided what I needed to do to climb out of my rut.
And today after dropping off the kids, I did it. And it worked. I know, though, that the timing was key. I couldn't have done this two days ago.
My initial plan had another monster climb in it and an additional 2 miles, but I felt sufficiently 'cleansed' after this :)
I know that for me, sometimes I need to just let the crappy feelings ride for a bit before kicking the trash out of them. Other times, I can attack them right away. It is so hard to exercise that patience when I know they are needing to hang out a bit. I am so glad they are gone now :)
Do you ever feel 'down'? What are some of the ways you handle it?
Do you like running up hills? Down hills? Viewing the hills from a veranda with a nice glass of lemonade in your hand?
