1. Take slow deep breaths. It really works. Yoga works the same way. Cool down that adrenalin.
2. Go to the farmstand and buy freshly harvested vegetables. All that potential! It is healthy and even tastes good!
3. Deadhead the flowers on the deck. Cut some herbs.
4. Drink a glass of nice wine. Just a glass.
5 Knit on something that is going well. If it stops going well, put it down and walk away.
6. Watch WhereTheHellIsMatt's 2008 video, or Susan Boyle's Britain's Got Talent audition. Both are on Youtube, both are viral, so no link supplied. I'm lazy.
7. Hug Mr. Etherknitter.
8. Watch the deck critters. Our favorite summer corn recipe requires cutting it off the cob. Mr. E leaves the cobs on the deck, and this is what happens next. (I eliminate the cumin, sub out different herbs, add diced zukes/peppers, and switch the butter to olive oil.)
9. Do at least 20 minutes of aerobic exercise. Lots of study data to support this one.
10. Get yarn in the mail. Or fiber. Artfibers moved from San Francisco to Pinole, CA. They are doing yarntasting by mail. I could not resist the August installment. $10 includes postage, and 15 yards x 6 yarns. The website has six lace patterns for the August yarns. Yum!
You have the best ideas.
Instead of feeding squirrels I'll feed the chickens!
A yarn tasting sounds lovely.
Posted by: margene | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 02:28 PM
Is this a cure for teaching residents?
Posted by: Ellen | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 03:57 PM
Have a target match (pellet rifle) with the Old Man from the new patio.
Beat the pants off the Old Man in aforementioned target match.
Play with laser trainer for new 9mm pistol.
I could go on....
Posted by: Marcia | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 07:45 PM
Are we allowed to hug Mr. Etherknitter too?
Posted by: Diane | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 09:34 PM
Oooh, I like #10. At least once it has happened to me at exactly the right moment without my ordering anything.
Posted by: Lucia | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 10:10 PM
I may have put a little too much dill in my version of the corn salad, but it's still yummy. Keep recommending recipes; I may learn to like cooking again.
Posted by: Lynn | Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 12:03 AM
11. Read this blog.
Posted by: TeresaC | Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 07:15 AM
TeresaC beat me to my comment... 8)
Posted by: gayle | Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 08:04 AM
The squirrel gives me the creeps! But, getting together with you raises my spirits!!
Posted by: Kathy | Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 03:43 PM
But then the squirrels eat my garden. No corncobs for my squirrels. A good list. I'll add picking fresh produce from the garden, and sitting down with a good book. But not a difficult or depressing one.
Posted by: Mary Lou | Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 07:49 PM
great ideas, all of them.
and I might add, sit down at the computer and read your friend's blogs ;-)
Posted by: Teyani | Saturday, September 04, 2010 at 02:03 PM
I love this!!! Thank you. :)
Posted by: romi | Monday, September 13, 2010 at 05:08 PM