Snowflake Challenge - Day 1, 2019
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maidenjediDay One - In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane.
Oh, I have some things.
My daughter being excited about a book or something she's learning always gives me joy. My husband laughing, or making me laugh. Cooking for others and having them enjoy it - I already knew this was a positive thing for me, but I hosted Christmas again this year for my family and tried new things for them (not new to me) that they loved. Hosting things, opening up my home, those are really joyful things for me.
Since realizing I suffer from anxiety, and knowing there are triggers, I also have a plan for countering it or keeping it at bay. I have an ever-evolving list of songs that I play while getting ready in the morning. I get a cup of chai, or some other tea, to start my day. During the day, music is key if I'm doing something (cello for writing or working that requires concentration). Spending time with a devotional or reading in my Bible is very important, too. And being around familiar people is helpful. I do a lot of things that require me to be in situations with people I don't know, often while eating a meal or requiring networking, and while I am an extrovert - I do gain energy being around others - I need time with my people to even it out or I am a mess.
And, yes, white American suburban mom cliche time - an hour at Target, by myself, no goal in mind but to look at the things, tea in hand, does calm me quite a bit. Not as much as the same in a bookstore, though.
I keep sane by keeping organized and keeping the house in order. Piles of stuff stresses me out. A messy office tears at my sanity. And if I go too long without writing, I feel punchy and stuffed up. Writing always, always helps.
Oh, I have some things.
My daughter being excited about a book or something she's learning always gives me joy. My husband laughing, or making me laugh. Cooking for others and having them enjoy it - I already knew this was a positive thing for me, but I hosted Christmas again this year for my family and tried new things for them (not new to me) that they loved. Hosting things, opening up my home, those are really joyful things for me.
Since realizing I suffer from anxiety, and knowing there are triggers, I also have a plan for countering it or keeping it at bay. I have an ever-evolving list of songs that I play while getting ready in the morning. I get a cup of chai, or some other tea, to start my day. During the day, music is key if I'm doing something (cello for writing or working that requires concentration). Spending time with a devotional or reading in my Bible is very important, too. And being around familiar people is helpful. I do a lot of things that require me to be in situations with people I don't know, often while eating a meal or requiring networking, and while I am an extrovert - I do gain energy being around others - I need time with my people to even it out or I am a mess.
And, yes, white American suburban mom cliche time - an hour at Target, by myself, no goal in mind but to look at the things, tea in hand, does calm me quite a bit. Not as much as the same in a bookstore, though.
I keep sane by keeping organized and keeping the house in order. Piles of stuff stresses me out. A messy office tears at my sanity. And if I go too long without writing, I feel punchy and stuffed up. Writing always, always helps.
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Date: 2019-01-03 01:59 am (UTC)(no subject)
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