Yesterday I woke up in a bad mood. Or rather, I got woken up & proceeded to sink into a bad mood. DS was kicking & punching, DD was crying & clingy. I just wanted to go back to sleep. DH got home from work to find me in a rotten mood. It didn't improve despite my best efforts to turn it around. Every time I thought I was getting on top of it, something would happen & I'd just snap. Like DS would snatch a toy from DD making her cry. DD would try to climb up my legs & would cry when I didn't pick her up. DD was being especially clingy. I get it. She's in the process of cutting 2 top teeth. She seems to have incredibly tough gums. I'd given her teething gel & panadol but she was still biting so obviously she was in pain. She didn't understand that mummy was cranky. DH took DD out for a little while & I went for a walk with DS. As soon as I got home, she was at me again. It just seemed like the whole day was nothing but screaming. About 2.30, I realised I didn't have an ingredient I needed for DH's birthday cake. So I went for a walk again, this time with DD in the pram. At the shop, I bought what I needed & snuck in a chockie which I ate on the way home. Instantly, my mood improved. I was able to play with the kids, have a laugh with DH, & ended up having a lovely afternoon. I'm glad I was able to turn my mood around. It would have been good if it had happened earlier. I was trying. Trying to change my thinking, lots of deep breaths, leaving the room for a few minutes, nothing seemed to help. I can only assume it was the chockie since I had already been for a walk. So how do you do it without the chocolate? I'm trying to lose weight so I can't indulge every time I feel cranky. I can't always leave the house either if DH has the car & I have both kids, it's almost impossible to go somewhere. Ideas? What works for you? What do you do when you're housebound?
I go outside with a coffee and just sit. For 10 or so mins jusy for a bit of time out, put one bubba in their cot with some toys and leave the other in the main area/playroom whAtever, and just take time out for YOU. That always works for me..
Massive hugs! Sounds like a ****ty day...
Sent from my iPhone so sorry for the spelling and punctuation!!
loud and proud, around the house, in the shower, in the yard, in the car ...
quietly to myself at the shops, in the street, wherever ...
praying out loud - or whatever you want to call it ... speaking my mind, voicing my thoughts, to someone who I believe cares ... it helps me sort out my thoughts ... figure out what's going on in there ...
I haven't sung much lately (not since DS's "birth") but I'm hoping that as I continue healing, it will come back ...
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Turning it around (bad moods)
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