Lighten up & LAUGH more.

Don’t be so serious all the time. You’ll age yourself prematurely and you’ll just feel miserable, believe me.

BEEN THERE!

Laughter really is the best medicine, lame, I know, but it is. Do whatever you can to make yourself laugh if you’re in a bad mood or feel the tension building; watch a funny movie, read a funny book, send a funny meme to a friend or think about a funny memory. Find something that will induce a good belly laugh. I can be great at getting the shits over something tiny and then dwelling on it… but lately I’ve been able to change my bad mood instead of letting it ruin my entire day.

The other day I tried cooking pancakes and they were a disaster (as they always are). Initially I got the shits and I threw the batter all over the cupboard doors in a rage – it splattered everywhere. I wish I hadn’t done that because I then had to clean it... I could have punched a wall to be honest, but instead I just had a big old laugh about the whole situation and I was able to bring myself back down from my tantrum. It was actually quite hilarious and it felt really good throwing that batter.

This pancake-batter disaster has happened more than once too, just ask my husband – I just can’t seem to cook pancakes. Old me would have sulked all day and spiralled out of control, telling myself that I’m no good at anything and can’t even cook a damn pancake, and don’t get me started about the annoyance of wasting food, but new me was able to remind myself that this little incident doesn’t mean anything in the big scheme of things. So I laughed at the situation and I let it go, and then I had an amazing day.

So next time you stub your toe in the morning while getting ready for the day or burn your toast, go on and have a laugh at yourself, stop taking yourself so seriously and move forward from it then and there, don’t drag it into your day and just assume that your day will be shitty.