I have different kinds of bad weeks, so some of these might seem a bit contradictory? anyway, here goes.
Meditate - which involves nothing more demanding than listening to Jack Kornfield CDs and not caring if I fall asleep or zone out, in a bad week - actually I see both of those as concretely positive outcomes as both falling asleep and zoning out are hard to do when the week is bad.
lots of time with the fuzzy beings.
if i have enough energy (doubtful), certain kinds of cleaning tasks are good (dishes, cleaning litter boxes) because they make me feel like "at least I accomplished THIS much". actually that's important enough that I will wear myself out a bit with extreme-slow-motion housework, if I have enough time, because the payback is so important.
read very fluffy novels - especially if I am in the middle of more complex demanding things, I have to egg myself on to abandon them temporarily (no matter how tasty) and read things that rest my brain.
facebook games - this often helps but if things are very bad i lose my sense of "ok, enough of that then" and they can stop helping.
dancing around my living room with extreme vigor - again, this one is only sometimes available to me, but when i have energy and the week is bad for other reasons, it is THE BOMB. actually it is hard to have a whole bad *week* if I have the energy for this, because it is so helpful.
going for extremely long walks near a water source (at least 3 miles) - same notes as the dancing :) usually also involves music (yay shuffle).
cross-stitch - small repetitive hand motions that aren't typing, ftw. also colors. and counting. and listening to kids' audio books while I do it.
YA-or-younger audiobooks - for falling asleep to, or listening to while cross-stitching. being read to is a big comfort thing for me.
certain foods - tricky as I sometimes have food issues when it's a bad week.
listening to other people have fun - seriously. if i can like, doze in a recliner while some of my favorite people play games in the next room? so sustaining.
Hm, that's all I can think of for now although there are lots and lots more. I find baths very soothing, but I'm allergic to All The Smelly Things (almost), not to mention bromine (carried with chlorine), so if I am having a bad week I will often get a rash or hives from a bath if I don't think hard about how to set it up and make sure not to stay in too long - so that can be a bit challenging.
Ooh, scented candles of scents I'm not allergic to are wonderful, though! I'd forgotten about that one.
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Date: 2013-07-31 02:13 pm (UTC)Meditate - which involves nothing more demanding than listening to Jack
Kornfield CDs and not caring if I fall asleep or zone out, in a bad week - actually I see both of those as concretely positive outcomes as both falling asleep and zoning out are hard to do when the week is bad.
lots of time with the fuzzy beings.
if i have enough energy (doubtful), certain kinds of cleaning tasks are good (dishes, cleaning litter boxes) because they make me feel like "at least I accomplished THIS much". actually that's important enough that I will wear myself out a bit with extreme-slow-motion housework, if I have enough time, because the payback is so important.
read very fluffy novels - especially if I am in the middle of more complex demanding things, I have to egg myself on to abandon them temporarily (no matter how tasty) and read things that rest my brain.
facebook games - this often helps but if things are very bad i lose my sense of "ok, enough of that then" and they can stop helping.
dancing around my living room with extreme vigor - again, this one is only sometimes available to me, but when i have energy and the week is bad for other reasons, it is THE BOMB. actually it is hard to have a whole bad *week* if I have the energy for this, because it is so helpful.
going for extremely long walks near a water source (at least 3 miles) - same notes as the dancing :) usually also involves music (yay shuffle).
cross-stitch - small repetitive hand motions that aren't typing, ftw. also colors. and counting. and listening to kids' audio books while I do it.
YA-or-younger audiobooks - for falling asleep to, or listening to while cross-stitching. being read to is a big comfort thing for me.
certain foods - tricky as I sometimes have food issues when it's a bad week.
listening to other people have fun - seriously. if i can like, doze in a recliner while some of my favorite people play games in the next room? so sustaining.
Hm, that's all I can think of for now although there are lots and lots more. I find baths very soothing, but I'm allergic to All The Smelly Things (almost), not to mention bromine (carried with chlorine), so if I am having a bad week I will often get a rash or hives from a bath if I don't think hard about how to set it up and make sure not to stay in too long - so that can be a bit challenging.
Ooh, scented candles of scents I'm not allergic to are wonderful, though! I'd forgotten about that one.