Ever had a “mad” day?

Madness not as in total insanity.  Madness as in being mad in the regular sense.  Like feeling a teensy bit mean.  Maybe for a good reason.  Or maybe for no reason at all.  The following are some good things to do if you’re feeling the madness:

#10.  Write a letter.  Maybe to someone.  Or to no one.  Use curse words.  Copious amounts of swears.  Without rhyme or reason.  Then burn the letter.

#9.  Get in the shower and yell.  If you do it well, the water won’t cover up the noise at all.  But behind your shower curtain, you won’t have to see your neighbours looking in your window wondering what all the yelling is about.

#8.  Put on your Vans skull shirt.  This is a not-so-subliminal message to your friends and family that they should only say very nice things to you and at one minute intervals offer you good dark coffee (preferably the dark roasted “Kick Ass” -that’s seriously the name of it - Kicking Horse brand), and good dark chocolate (preferably Bernard Callebeau).

#7.  Call your very best friend (be sure that they have given you permission for some unedited venting time) and go for it.  Be sure not to abuse the privilege- don’t go over your prearranged time limit.  My friend Bonnie and I used to actually have “alloted” venting and whining time for one another.  It sucked, though, to run out of time before you were finished.

#6.  Walk.  Or run.  Or pace.  Or lift weights.  Or go up and down your stairs.  Or turn on Richard Simmons.

#5.  Get a list of things you’ve been upset with and follow through.  For example, if you were at Starbucks and you got there and the girl stood up from her stool and looked at you as if to say “why are you standing there holding out money?”, closed her book (which was NOT YOUR BOOK) and said “Oh!  I got so into my book that I forgot to make bold roast today”, then you could start writing irate emails to Starbucks corporate headquarters and freak out.   And not stop for, let’s say, hours.  Just for example.

#4.  Clean.  Using a toothbrush to scrub out the shmack that inexplicably gets into the grooves by your faucets is particularly satisfying.  Don’t forget to huck the toothbrush. (especially if it’s yours)

#3.  Watch Dumb & Dumber  (and then go buy lipstick.)

#2.  Listen to Adam Sandler (and then go buy lipstick.)

#1.  Go buy lots and lots and LOTS of lipstick. 

What do YOU do when you’re having a day of MADNESS???

Juicy Writer Website today?  More of a writer indulgence.  To stop any kind of madness, or just to be inspired try this website.  www.judyblume.com  She’s the most fab writer on the planet.  I adore her kids books, her teen books, and her adult books.  In fact, if you’re so mad you CAN’T even buy lipstick, reading the part about Fudge eating Peter’s turtle would fix you instantly.

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