Little daily boost! what perks you up?

[Capitaltrixie]

OH at work (I know..bank hol ) not getting on very well ATM anyway (understatement).
DD1 off with grandparentals, so indoors alone with DD2 (5 mnths) who has a tummy ache bless her.
Contemplating listening to the muppets soundtrack (not so much fun without DD1 tho..!). So what gives you a little boost when life gets a bit ?!the more bonkers the better!!

oooh yes to the ukulele currently considering enhancing my experience with a Kazoo! Also watching funny vids on youtube and dancing like a loon on to cheesy music oh and a cheeky few texts between D h and I.

Reading Chat magazine on the loo.

I know

Feel-good music. I have a playlist of songs that cheer me up just for times this these.

Something to eat that feels like a treat but that won't make me too full and queasy - so not a whole pint of ice cream, but maybe a splash of cream in my coffee when I normally have it black, or really buttery toast with Marmite.

Cooking, either a stew or something for the freezer, or some nice easy baking. Fairy cakes are perfect for this because they're quick, piss easy and dead comforting. :) I've recently started baking my own bread again and that works too, as I can take my frustrations out by kneading the dough and then the house fills up with a lovely baking smell. Plus it makes me feel smug and productive.

A shower with lovely-smelling shower gel, clean sheets on the bed and (weirdly) changing into clean pants.

A good light-hearted book that I can lose myself in.

Stephen King
Brandy coffee
Lavender leg massage

cuddling cats
eating yummy hotel chocolat
reading in the garden

My three year old DS cuddling up to me and saying, 'I miss you Mummy' or 'I love you Mummy'. Followed of course by blowing a raspberry in my face. Also my DH saying the same but without the mummy or raspberry bit!

Watching the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode, 'Once More with Feeling'

Rustling up a batch of cheese scones and scoffing the lot eating a couple of them.

Cheesy but, A big ol' toothless grin from 5mo DS.

Or snuggling with the DC watching some crap, when they fall asleep, I put Moulin Rouge on, snuggle back down with them and fall asleep halfway through, I always wake up happy from one of those sleeps

A run.

A shower in the morning with the bathroom door shut.

Getting into a pair of jeans I haven't worn for since at least 2 pregnancies ago. Putting on the jeans with a nice pair of heels and tottering off out to lunch with a friend.

A nice big food order arriving. Sad but true.

Agree with the recommendations for singing! A howl along with the radio or an old favourite cheers me up no end.

Also a cup of tea with a cupcake or some cherry chocolate.

More edifyingly, a simple yoga posture or two: a lying twist (on back, arms out at shoulder height, knees bent over chest then lowered to the side. Stay for 5-8 breaths, bring legs back to centre and repeat to other side. 'Untwist' at the end by holding the knees and moving them slowly a few times into the chest then pushing them away).

Really refreshing, relaxing and reviving all at once.

My horses (riding - not all the hard stuff that goes along with it) or a glass of wine!

Having an uninterrupted poo

coffee and cake with a friend
big english brekkie with DH out in our local cafe'
my lovely DH stroking my face and asking me "Are you happy now, Mamma?"
:)

Today is seventh anniversary of our engagement: DH whisked me off to Paris on the Eurostar and proposed at the top of the Eiffel Tower! That is making me really smile now. It does every year.

Putting on Mika or Abba music (high tempo) and dancing for a solid 15 mins before breakfast it makes me feel amazing AND loose weight (what could be better!)

Or a well softened bath of hot water to relax into with peppermint or lavender essential oils. Lovely.

Titferbrains I feel your pain :)

A read or a bath, or gardening.

Cogito, I have seen the Ukelele band twice. They really are fun.

walking the dogs!!

Watching DH tickling DD3 - she's 3, and still has that deep throaty toddler chuckle that just makes everyone near her smile too. Unfortunately, the older DDs have moved past this into the 'squealing at a pitch that makes the local dogs howl' when tickled by their dad.

A nap
A good cup of tea
A long shower with many washings of hair
Seeing the sea
Laughing til I wet myself my sides hurt

A cup of tea whilst I'm cooking tea (which DCs usually end up not eating as they're fussy monkeys!). I seem to get a lull in my energy between 3-5 so I always switch on the light over the cooker as, for some reason, it makes me feel happier, make a cuppa and everything seems a bit better.

Or I sing! I love singing and it really lets you lose yourself for a while.

Vitality aromatherapy oil from neal's yard. Just discovered it! And vitality herbal tea's (various brands).

I so want a ukelele now. Haha.