Cranky pants


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This is how I felt yesterday. I woke after having a bad dream. I dreamed that I ran into a lady that I used to nanny for and she called me mean names. In my dream it seemed much worse than that. Much. Then, despite the bright blue sky and sunshine-y weather, the day seemed to spiral in a downward direction. I was wearing my cranky pants too. Lacey must have loaned me hers. I was so cranky that I didn’t check the mail. And I like to check the mail each day. I didn’t even eat lunch. And you know I like to eat lunch.

I thought about the things I could have done to make myself feel better. I knew exercise would have turned my bad mood around, but I couldn’t be bothered. I knew that a hot shower would solve most of it, but I didn’t want to get wet. I knew that a spot of cleaning to some loud music would have moved my mood to the trash, but the lounge was too comfy and my mood had settled in.

So I made ice cream, and I snuggled with my little girl who smothered me in kisses and I called a friend.

And then I slept it off.

When you’re having a crappy day, do you roll with it? Or try and find a way to turn it around? What makes you feel better?

49 thoughts on “Cranky pants”

  1. you stole the words right out of my mouth.
    a hot shower ALWAYS makes me feel better, but sometimes it's too much of a hassle.
    i think a nap is my biggest “put me in a better mood” tool. 🙂
    xoxo

  4. True sometimes you need a nap to help you feel better, but if this can't be done and I have to be out and about I put the music up loud in my car and sing really loud and badly to it. Soon enough if not cured I at least do feel somewhat improved.

  5. Problem is when you're in a bad mood, you're negative too.. so if someone suggests a way to cheer up, your negative state of mind will find a fault in everything… i think honestly something has to honestly cheer you up, beyond your control

  8. Some days I can roll with it but after my mom passed away last year I find it really hard to just “roll” with it. So I put one foot in front of the other and do something nice for someone which ALWAYS puts a smile on my face. I am a very giving person but sometimes it can be a blessing or a curse…lol

    However, all those things that could turn your mood around may not exactly be the right things to turn that frown up side down. But icecream, cuddles and kisses are just what you needed!

    XO

  9. I definitely try to turn it around! (Well, sometimes I wallow.) I find a shower often works, or exercise, or journaling, reading blogs. And if all else fails, a nap seems to do wonders!

  10. So, I am not the only one to get my cranky on for no good reason?! Phew! Sometimes putting on a great song, one that makes you smile, can be enough to turn things around. But tread carefully… choose the wrong song and you can go from being Miss Cranky Pants to Miss Psychoville in a few short breaths. (Or is that just me?). Also on these days it seems like my boys go out of their way to be naughty, and my grrrr-factor can go from a level 2 to a level 10 (level 10 is watch out kids, Mum is going to explode) in what seems like hours but in reality is only a few minutes.

  11. I wake up in those bad moods too. It's awful!

    I usually have some coffee on the back deck & watch the dogs chase birds in the backyard. Something about sunshine and watching dogs (who are always SO in the moment) makes me smile.

    Then I go inside and wake up my executive assistant gnomes & get to work altering patterns, playing in yarn. Works for me!

  12. I wish I could say I turn it around straight away bit nope roll with it until I can roll no more … Then off to salute the sun (yoga) a few times & that usually does the trick. Or, I go straight for the dark chocolate xx

  15. Oof, I've had a few of these days recently. Commiserations.

    I've found that there's very little I can do to turn it around – whatever I've done to try to cheer myself up usually ends up feeling forced and wrong. The best way for me to deal with the cranks is to isolate myself (when possible), watch some cooking shows, go for a long walk, have something chocolately and just wait for the yucky feeling to pass by itself (which it usually does after a day or so).

    I hope today treats you better!

  16. Ha! I've been a cranky pants lately as well. I've had a few bad days at work (which is rare as I don't mind my job), but it means that for the last week I've been grumpy. Usually I cope with it by eating crap, drinking wine and moaning to all and sundry.

    I've done some of that, but am wallowing… HOWEVER, I'm trying to focus on the fact that we are about to have a four day weekend and I have the following week off. Perhaps the break will freshen me up. (Or something!)

  19. For me it is often just a matter of time. Poor hubby and daughter often wear it in the meantime. I think I need to make more of an effort to find ways to turn things around!

  21. Sometimes I roll with it even though I know I'm being ridiculous. Drowing my sorrows in ice cream always seems to help. (Wine has the opposite effect.) Drunk dial, anyone? *covers face* lol

  22. I treat myself to a very large Diet Pepsi and watch some guilty pleasure TV (such as Glee, Once Upon a Time, The Office)with headphones on.

  25. Writing helps me so much, and listening to loud music while driving around with the windows down. Also, spending time with good friends – but they live so far away ever since I moved back out west!

  26. When it's a 'bad' bad day, there is absolutely nothing you can do because it's almost as if you WANT to stay cranky, if you know what I mean. All the usual 'this will work' tactics are just refused by my brain and I stay good and mad for the day. x

  27. I've recently started to realize that I enjoy being cranky too much so this post really jumped out at me. I think of solutions but realize I just want to wallow in the cranky which is terrible! Especially if I'm cranky with someone in particular and usually that is my poor Husband.

  28. Sadly, a cup of tea, a good book, snuggled up in bed under the duvet and a large chunk of chocolate usually does the trick. That and dumping the kids on someone else!!

  29. I'm not cranky often, but when I am, I relish in it. I let it be. And so does everyone else 😉

    Sleeping it off usually works. The world is so much better after some napping. xx

  30. Sometimes I curl up in a ball in bed or on the couch and have a little sob/nap, other times I'll hit the gym or take the dog for a walk, and sometimes a good cry in the shower helps. I always do what feels right at the time – it's no good me exercising if all I want to do is curl up and eat icecream, because it won't make me feel better.

  34. OMG Chantelle, this just happened to me last night. I had the most vivid dream but in it the children were so naughty, no one cared for what I said, they wore me out. Not much of a dream huh. But by the time I work I was exhausted, and then when they asked for breakfast it was like they were nagging for the hundreth time when in fact it was the first time the asked. I'm only just surviving the day. Here's to a better nights sleep tonight.

  35. I hate those days when your dream sets you off for a bad start, and for me it's usually downhill from there – nothing is quite right, I can't find anything I want to do and just mooch about the house like a bear with a sore head! I *know* journaling, the gym, reading, going somewhere etc. would probably all make me feel better but I just don't want to do any of them *stamps foot* Hope you're having a better day today.

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