Wl-chllng #2!!!

[Flybye]

Anyone have any suggestions on handling these out of the blue angry/depressed days?

My best suggestion was given to me by my dear friend....... When I wake up in the morning and have yet to get out of bed and I am already mad at anyone or everyone in my family, I need to realize that the problem is ME, not THEM!!

That has done more for me than I would have ever imagined. I can take responsibility for my mood, give others extra grace, and take care of myself on those days.

I try to rest more - take a nap on those days. I try to not put extra responsibilities on myself on those days. Those are the days when I let the laundry pile up or the dishes go for a day. I pamper myself a bit more on those days. One way that I used to pamper myself is by food - which I try not to do so much now, but on occasion, it just works. I just weight the cost of the guilt that I will have afterwards. Sometimes it's just worth it.