It’s been a day. I was up too late. Which meant I didn’t get up early enough. Which meant I didn’t get into work when I wanted to.
Once I did get into work, it was crazy. Requests from everywhere, finding out that an order we placed was never actually placed … 2 months ago!! Projects that were NOT won. Things that did not go smoothly. And then I had to leave early for doggie pickup, including one who didn’t want to get in the car.
And once I got home, more of the same. A tweenager who didn’t want to stick with the schedule. A sick kiddo with his own issues and me trying to keep up with all the things that need to get done.
And then … missing money. I couldn’t find a deposit that should have been made a couple of weeks ago. Checking checking. Was it supposed to have been a couple of weeks ago? And I need it soon. What to do about it? Why wasn’t I more on top of it, etc. etc.
I found it, but the tension has lingered. So now, I’m sitting at my kitchen counter, catching up on official work and personal work and I am a giant ball of stress. And it doesn’t feel good. And while I can normally shake it easily, right now it is hanging on in a big way.
So rather than just feel crappy, I’m going to make a list of all the things that I can do to relive the tension (particularly those that don’t involve added calories).
- A cup of tea. I don’t fancy tension tamer, but earl grey (decaf) will do nicely.
- Bath or hot shower. Can’t really do this right now, but before bed for sure.
- Petting the dog. Definitely lowers the blood pressure.
- A good workout. Tummy is too full for this right now and I probably won’t have time later, but I think a hard run would definitely help if I could work it.
- Music. Calming or fun (on it).
- A back rub.
- Watercoloring/doodling
- Apparently writing isn’t a bad idea.
Tucking this list away for another day.