Ten on Tuesday: 10 ways to lighten my mood

I'm actually not that hard persuaded...almost everything involves doing.

1. Get the kitchen clean. Living room too. By the time I'm done I'm usually fine.

2. Go to bed. When my mood is dependent on fuzzy thinking (assuming the worst, perceived conflicts that might not be there, etc), a good night's sleep destroys them.

3. Chat.

4. Change scenery--bike, run an errand (especially alone), garden.

5. Waste time online. Yeah...

6. Organize something: a drawer, clean laundry, bills, refrigerator, kids clothes by season, part of the basement...

7. Vacuum and clean the inside of my car.

8. Make a date with Mike, even if it's weeks away. Plans help.

9. Exercise. Yoga, walk, bike (this also usually produces a change of scenery.

10. Create something: a decent meal, quilting, finish up a project on pause.