Like drinking coffee from a china teacup

I did it. It was my turn. Everybody else gets to. So, I did it too. I went and had a great big emotional breakdown. Boo-hoo! It doesn't happen very often, but it probably should happen more. Why do I think I have to be the one holding it all together?! I don't expect other people to. Anyway, now that I have shared that and released all the pent up frustration (from unmet expectations, mostly self-imposed). . . I can provide a healthly list of things to do to keep this from happening again anytime soon.

Recline on the couch in pjs and stare at the fire in the fireplace, no tv and preferrably no children present (husband optional)
Drink coffee from a china teacup (tried this at our last women's fellowship and enjoyed it immensely)
Read a book - any book
Watch a girly movie - the tear jerkier the better
Sleep - more than 5 hours
Smile more (smiling's my favorite)
Yell less
Forgive more, then try it again, then do it again
Screw up, take a bow and then laugh about it later. Rinse and repeat.
Do something strictly for pleasure - ~~make~~ eat cookies, color a coloring book, paint something, dance around the house to silly music, drive to see something pretty, look for something pretty in the regular sights, buy some special candy or gum, wear crazy socks under your boots. Whatever floats your boat.

This is not an exhaustive list, just a list of things I plan to make myself do and often over the next few weeks. . .

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