Cheer Yourself Up!

When you try your
best to stay positive and keep yourself from getting too down or you feel
completely alone in life and it just seems like there's no hope of ever getting
better.  When you feel you just want to crawl into a hole somewhere and die. Don�t give up!!



We all need to cheer up; but sometimes we have no idea where to start from or
you can't find a reason to go on anymore. Here is a list of ideas to get you out of that �Dark Zone�.

• Dress Up: Create outfits of ridiculous clothes and accessories to do
  fun tasks. Walk the dog in your bondage pants and Pantera shirt, vacuum the
  house in a tutu and high heels, buy milk at the store in nothing but a trench
  coat. (invent your own definition of �ridiculous�).




• Make Magic Everyday: Learn a magic trick � it could be something a simple as a
  card trick or a slight-of-hand. Practise until you�re really good, and delight
  your friends next time you see them. Don�t give away your secret.




• Laugh: Watch a DVD of one of your favorite stand-up comedians. If you
  don�t have a favorite stand-up comedian, try to watch The Simpsons , Homer and Bart always make me laugh!! ;)


• Bathtime: Run yourself a bath. Gather together all your exquisite bathroom
  pampering treatments � all the luscious soaps and decadent shower gels you
  haven�t opened because they�re �special� and you don�t want to use them up. Open
  them all. Use them all. Take the phone off the hook, put up a do-not-disturb
  sign, pour yourself a glass of wine, put on some relaxing music, and
  read a book, or stare just at the ceiling.




• Bubbles! Blow bubbles. You can buy little jars of bubble mixture, or make a simple bubble mixture at home using dish washing liquid,
  water, and sugar or corn syrup. TIP: Storing your solution for a day can
  actually lead to better bubbles.




• Hydration: You should drink water more often � it�s good for you and makes
  you feel happy. But it should also be fun. Buy yourself a water bottle � not one
  of those one-use plastic ones, but something grymm, like a stainless steel
  masterpiece or a skull-shaped bottle. Or find yourself a beautiful vintage glass
  bottle and use that. I bet you�ll feel like a pirate!




• Presents! Buy or make an amazing gift � like a mix CD of your favorite
  songs or a beautiful box of chocolates � and wrap it in a big box with a pretty
  ribbon. Give it a tag saying �to you�, and place it in the middle of the
  sidewalk outside your window. Watch how long it takes before someone picks it
  up.




• Wear a Mask: If you�re feeling lonely and self-conscious, why not hide
  your face with a mask? If you want to hide away, hide behind a wall of latex or
  leather or sequins or lace.




• ExerciseYou know exercise is good for you, and it makes you feel good.
  So exercise! Run around the block, do star jumps in the living room. Find the
  local ice-skating rink or rock climbing wall, hike through the park, practise
  yoga, salsa dancing or burlesque (you can find lots of free lessons on youtube).




• Music: Dig out your favorites � the music that makes you feel the world is
  full of wonder. Play loud, sing along, dance on the bed, throw your arms around,
  headbang, smash something, slow dance with your cat.Just have fun!

? Have a nice Weekend! ?