Everyone has bad days. Sometimes it's because of simple things like CVS losing your prescription or your dentist telling you that you're going to have to get adult braces (sigh). Other times it can be more serious; an impending medical exam, family melodrama, or a sick cat. Can you tell that it's been a tough week?
For those little problems, I've constructed a short list of little pick-me-ups that are getting me through this week:
- The Big Blue bath bomb from Lush. As my friend Rhiannon mentioned, it turns an ordinary bath into mermaid water. It smells heavenly on my skin and in my bathroom and at only 7$ is one of the cheapest ways to spoil yourself.
- Baking cookies. My FAVORITE cookies are of the oatmeal-cranberry-walnut variety. At a grocery store in Tennessee, I was able to find the most delicious break and bake version. When I'm missing home or feeling particularly blue, I break out this recipe, which is very similar and relatively easy to make (I add extra craisins).
- Treating yourself to lunch and a book. I really like to take a book to Potbelly's and order the chili with extra oyster crackers and a big chocolate chip cookie. Also, I heartily recommend Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman-phenomenal.
- If you can (and are in need of larger forms of cheer) I suggest purchasing a little something from Hello Holiday. If you go to their joyfully colorful website and glance at their inventory, you'll know why. Plus, it's owned and operated by two of the coolest women on the internet. I want to be them when I grow up.
- I can't recommend snuggling enough. Especially when it's with these two. But they're mine. So, find your own.
While I recognize that the above steps won't solve all of your problems, they considerably brighten my mind.
I hope I helped.
Many Huzzahs,
Janice & Jared
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xoxo Gloria
Posted by: borsadimarypoppins | April 25, 2013 at 08:10 AM