Things I've done today to cheer myself up (aka "Molly learns self-soothing behaviors")

[moominmolly]

• Worn a silk sweater under a big nubbly wool/silk one
  
• Engaged strangers in good conversation
  
• Padded around the office in sock feet all day
  
• Sneaked into the nap room to do yoga
  
• Arranged difficult logistical things for other people
  
• Eaten kimchi (mm!)
  
• Found the best ohitashi (Ittyo, porter exchange)
  
• Arranged to go swimming with my kid tonight
  
• Also arranged to do laps *without* my kid tonight
  
• Cleaned my desk
  
• Pondered art themes for the current project
  
• Gone for a walk
  
• Made this list

It's working. Off to the pool!

Comments

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

You have a NAP ROOM???

Oh, the jealousy…

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Technically I suppose it's a wellness / lactation room.

[bluepapercup]

We had one of those at my first job in Westford. Same deal - low sofa, little fridge, low light. It was the "mother's room" but EVERYONE (including nursing mothers) used it as the nap room. Mmmmm every office should have a nap room.

[oonh.livejournal.com]

did you get the pens?

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Yes! Another thing I did today was try all of my many different types of pens at work to see if I still prefer the same ones. Thank you so much for those!

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

Brilliant!

[amadea.livejournal.com]

*IMPRESSED*

- Amadea, whose self-soothing strategies today have consisted of Bubble Shooter (failed) and beer (succeeded, but didn't exactly get the metaphorical desk clean, y'know?).

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

Where do you swim?

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

The Kennedy pool. Their family swim is great.

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

My comment seems to have been eaten. I would definitely be up for a joint swim there with y'all sometime. Smiles likes the family swim quite a bit.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Oh cool! Us too, then! I had never been to the family swim before her class at the Healey School had a class playdate there a few weeks back. It's great!

[twoeleven.livejournal.com]

yay! did you need the soothing?

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Pretty much, yeah.

[bluepapercup]

I am really glad for you that you were able to figure out self-soothing behaviors and then succeed in self-soothing. That is commendable!

How did you come up with today's behaviors? Or, to put it another way, are these things you've tried before with success?

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

No! I have just had an extremely stressful couple of days and realized that I wasn't going out of my mind, and wondered why. Tallying up the things I did just that day for self-care made me feel extremely good about my unconscious patterns.