{"id":159,"date":"2013-04-22T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spriggy.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2015-04-22T15:01:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T22:01:35","slug":"bad-nights-make-for-horrible-looking-mornings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spriggy.com\/?p=159","title":{"rendered":"Bad nights make for horrible looking mornings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\">It&#8217;s\u00a0definitely\u00a0not the way you want to start a Monday morning, the new week, or even the carpool to the elementary school. \u00a0Is there anything worse than waking up and seeing puffy eyes? \u00a0It&#8217;s the inescapable feeling that you have aged 7 years in one night. \u00a0This morning I look like I drink like a fish! \u00a0But I don&#8217;t drink and can&#8217;t blame the calming effects of red wine from the previous nights evening. However I can blame it on a bad night. \u00a0One filled with sorrow, a tad bit of anger, a rekindled friendship, and salty tears that diffuse straight back into my dehydrated body when they flow.<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\">Fortunately the beauty of life is that we do have the opportunity to change the day. \u00a0It may be hard but finding the wind for our sails takes looking for it as\u00a0diligently\u00a0as possible. \u00a0With less energy than planned <i>and looking like an extra on a horror flick,<\/i> here is what I found helped me this morning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laughter &#8211; Isn&#8217;t this always the best medicine? \u00a0A sincere chuckle and the stress releasing hormones that the brain releases really lightens your mood. \u00a0Even if it requires laughing at yourself. \u00a0I found myself laughing at a somewhat stupid reference to the old\u00a0TV\u00a0show My three sons during an episode of This American Life on my\u00a0morning\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">run<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">walk<\/span>\u00a0mosey. \u00a0I immediately felt better and clarity reigned for a whole two seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Load up &#8211; \u00a0On a great breakfast. \u00a0One resulting in brain power and energy. Whole grains or peanut butter or a awesome protein shake would be totally appropriate. \u00a0It will help balance what you may be missing&#8230;&#8230;and if that doesn&#8217;t work than\u00a0caffeinate\u00a0or sugar load. \u00a0It will at least get you through the morning feeling better\u00a0albeit\u00a0temporarily.<\/li>\n<li>Fight on! (<i>that&#8217;s in honor of my niece who was just accepted her <b>full ride\u00a0scholarship<\/b>\u00a0to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">USC<\/a>.)<\/i>\u00a0Keep with your schedule,\u00a0exercise\u00a0despite what you feel, conquer the world and don&#8217;t forget to take a hot shower. <i>\u00a0Singing loud to a Carpenters song never hurt either. <\/i>\u00a0 Don&#8217;t let this rainy day or Monday get you down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As simple as these are, they really do help and the energy expended is very little to accomplish what could change the day 100%. \u00a0It&#8217;s still Monday and I have a lot on my plate but I&#8217;m crossing yesterday off my list and moving forward. \u00a0Let the\u00a0hallelujah\u00a0chorus begin. \u00a0It&#8217;s Monday, a \u00a0new day with new beginnings and every opportunity for change.<\/p>\n<div><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004R1PW1A\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004R1PW1A&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=spriggycom-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B004R1PW1A&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=spriggycom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=spriggycom-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004R1PW1A\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.<i>&#8230;..and if those don&#8217;t work than go purchase these<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=spriggycom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B004R1PW1A&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C\/iframe%3E\" target=\"_blank\"> Kate Spade oversized sunglasses<\/a> to hide a little bit of the bad morning that you may be having. \u00a0They are my new item I&#8217;m coveting. \u00a0After all, the beauty of life is the opportunity for change and these rose colored glasses may be just what is needed to improve your outlook. \u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s\u00a0definitely\u00a0not the way you want to start a Monday morning, the new week, or even the carpool to the elementary school. \u00a0Is there anything worse than waking up and seeing puffy eyes? \u00a0It&#8217;s the inescapable feeling that you have aged 7 years in one night. \u00a0This morning I look like I drink like a fish! 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