I've been trying to think of something positive to say about my day, and this is what I have come up with so far:
I had a surprisingly good hair day today.
Kick boxing class was excellent. Talk about a stress reliever!
Becky and John have a way of helping me see good in every situation.
I wrote some decent work-related copy.
In good news/bad news, the newish sweater I wore today was a little too big. That means than I'm less of a cow than I thought I was when I bought it. But now I have a recently purchased sweater that doesn't really fit. Here's hoping it shrinks in the wash.
...and that's pretty much all I've got.
I've had an oppressive sinus headache off and on for the last week or so. Describing this beast as a sinus headache doesn't really do it justice though. It's more like, grinding pain and pressure on the right side of my face, with stabbing pain behind my right eye, combined with a sore neck and very tense shoulders. Sudafed and Advil can sometimes put a dent in it. Caffeine appears to help somewhat. Excedrin PM does the best job of beating it into submission, but that's Tylenol plus Benadryl, so I get one good hour and then I'm out cold. Not really practical for daytime use. Exercise also helps for a while, but it can be hard to motivate when you feel like crap. I have been motivating though. See above: feeling like a cow.
On Sunday it was about 1 million degrees out with 9,000% humidity, and between that and the headache, I came home from running errands in tears. Target didn't have the dog food I wanted, Giant didn't have the bread I wanted and I had two slots at the pump the gas station stolen from me (one deliberately and one unintentionally) and I just couldn't take it anymore. This stupid headache is wearing me out, and sucking all of the creativity and fun out of my days. It needs to go away.
On top of that, the stock market and attendant financial troubles is making me and everyone I work with nuts. It's great to have a business giving stock advice in a week where the markets go absolutely insane. If you're wondering about the stock market, by the way, here's the short version which pretty much all of our experts seem to agree on: It's going to get worse before it gets better. Don't panic. It will eventually get better. Eventually.
That actually seems like a good philosophy which could apply to many parts of my life right now. I think I'll give it a whirl.
What was good about your day today?
you should send out towels with "don't panic" imprinted on them. :)
Hope this weekend treats you better than the week :)