Bad days happen, but what can we do to boost those blues and  pivot toward happiness. In this 2-part series we’ll give you tons of ideas. 

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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and we are jam packed with tips to beat those blues.  Wow, yesterday was so good, right?  I mean, I felt like I learned so much and I just love when we ask questions, people deliver.  

Speaking of delivering, let’s jump right in.  My friend Karsta has a 1-minute self care moment.  It’s 3 deep breaths (eyes closed) when you open, find 5 things you can see (that are beautiful to you), 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can feel/touch, 2 things you can smell and 1 thing you can taste.  She says it just snaps you out of the funk. 

She also says that if she knows it’s about to be one of those days, she has a little visualization practice that she does where she pictures herself inside a warm pink bubble. She says it’s almost like a shield where she doesn’t allow her mood to leak onto others or for someone else’s nonsense to make her even crankier.  I love this idea. 

Oh my gosh, my friend Laura loves an acronym and she’s shared 2 great ones with me.  She has 10 go to coping mechanisms for bad moods or when she’s feeling what she calls RID - R-I-D (restless, irritable, discontent) or HALT - H-A-L-T (hungry, angry/anxious, lonely, tired) . Here is her list: 

1. Exercise

What if you made your own list, can you imagine the empowerment you could have over your own bad day.   

I saw an article in Greatist that gave a bunch of ideas, the article is linked in the show notes. It has ideas like light a candle, count your blessings, hangout with a pet, achieve a goal, meditate, laugh, declutter something. There are a ton more ideas in the article to get you thinking about what would work perfectly for you.      

I invite you to make a list of a few things that you could do that would work for you, to flip the switch when you find yourself in a bad mood.  We’ve all been there.  And frankly, we’ll be there again, but maybe next time, you’ll have a way to reduce that mood and move on more quickly.  

Let me know your ideas, we could all use a few more.  Do a IG story and tag us or send us a DM, @everydayhappinesswithkatie. 

Reference:  34 Ways to Bust a Bad Mood in 10 Minutes or Less

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