Things to Do When Life Just Sucks

Pick me ups for when life just sucks:

Go for a walk, or a run, or a skip, if you prefer, just get outside

Jump rope

Hula hoop, even if you're bad at it

Watch a funny movie

Watch a sappy movie

Call, text, email a friend

Call, text, email someone who may or may not be a friend, but who may have things worse than you

Pray

Take a nap

Eat fruits and veggies (to keep myself from eating the entire pumpkin pie on my counter, which I would like to say I threw away to resist the temptation)

Look at pictures of your children, especially from a few years back, and see how they've grown

Write a blog :)

Draw, who cares if you stink

Take a hot bath

Go get a massage

Fold laundry - okay this doesn't really make me feel better, just keeps me busy til the pity party ends

Clean the house - similar to above, but a sparkly house does make me feel good

Listen to music

Pet your animals - research shows this is therapeutic

Go to Walmart and actually stop to talk to the greeters - they are more than just the nobodies everyone pegs them to be

Sing at the top of your lungs, even if you're bad

Play with your children

Take your dogs for a walk, if you don't have dogs, talk yourself for a walk

Talk to yourself

Eat hot wings

Color a picture in a coloring book - I admit, I love to do this, and find it very therapeutic

Go for a drive

Look online at a place you've always wanted to visit.  Dream up your next vacation, no worrying about money

Go fishing

Make a list of all the good stuff in your life

Pay your bills - I figure if I already feel bad, I might as well pay the bills at the same time, because that chore also makes me feel bad

Watch Veggie Tales - there's just something about those talking veggies...

Do any of the above with a friend - it will make it doubly fun

Remember that sucky times are temporary, it's up to you to determine how long you will let it last