Have an Outlet

Life isn't always beautiful.  Sometimes there are aspects of our lives that aren't going as smoothly as others.  I love my family.  I love my husband.  I don't particularly care for all elements of my job-the paperwork, the constant technology battles, the attitudes.  I definitely don't care for some of his.  HR was home for almost a whole week straight last week.  It was awesome to spend so much time with him, but since he's been gone, I haven't been able to talk to him.  You win, you lose. That's life I suppose, why should his job be any different.

Have an outlet.  Take up a hobby.  Read.  Work-out.  Shop.  Personally, running is the most therapeutic.  This is especially true on a day like today when the conditions are perfect.  It was a beautiful 70 degrees out, I happened to have a crappy day, and I got home with a decent amount of time before daycare closes.  I generally don't run for distance, less for time.  I just run as time permits.  My running has to be done after work but before 6pm when I need to pick up Trey from daycare.  This doesn't leave me much time, especially if I have tutoring or a meeting after school.  At times I know I will only be able to run about 20 minutes, but I have to take what I can get. Today I ran 40 minutes.  This is probably the most I have run in a few weeks.  

I digress.  My point is, do something, anything, to release the stress, anger, tension, etc...that you may be feeling about something that happened in your day (or life).  If not, you risk spillover.  For me, that would consist of taking my day out on the boys by not being as patient or mentally available for them. ...or being so worked up by the time HR calls that I really don't feel like talking to him, which is extremely frustrating for both of us since we get to talk so infrequently and for such a limited time.  

When I can't run, I do Insanity, shop, eat sweets (my kryptonite), watch a favorite show....and at the end of the day, be prepared to be positive and share some of the happy tidbits of  your day with those around you. This is not to say that you can't vent, but having an outlet will allow you to take some of the edge off.  If you can't find something good about your day to throw in, simply evaluate what you have, tell that someone how much you love and appreciate them, how much they mean to you...