Being an optimist stinks sometimes.
No, really, it does.
You see? When you’re happy and positive and the one people look for to feel better all the time (read: Me), it gets to be a heavy burden to bear, especially when you really just want to have a bad day.
Right now, I just want to be grumpy.
My glass is half empty.
I want to stay in bed and watch trashy TV. I want there to be a pizza delivered to my house every night for a week so I don’t have to think about cooking or eating or cleaning up. Do you ever get sick of eating or thinking about eating? I do. Sometimes it just seems like such an exhausting thing to do. Like showering. And doing laundry. And doing all the mundane, but necessary, daily tasks.
Sometimes, even the most optimistic of us need to give in to the dark side of our brains. Because even though there is always light on the other side of darkness, there’s always darkness behind some of the light. Sometimes, even the happiest and chipper of us need to wallow in our sadness and exhaustion before we can break through to the other side.
Luckily for me, it’s often short-lived that I feel like this. I’m sure right now it’s a combination of a lot of things.
I want to be a stay at home mom again. I feel like I’m missing so much of my son’s growing up. I want the meds we started HL on to work just right every single day. I need to vacuum and mop and scrub toilets until my fingers bleed because the house is disgusting. The house is a disaster and in spite of doing 5 loads of laundry, there seems to be more that I keep finding. It’s either raining or snowing or too cold/cloudy to dry out the back yard so the dog can’t play outside as much as she needs to. She begs and barks and is generally a pain in the ass. I’ve got writer’s block. The husband is traveling almost this entire month and quite frankly, I miss him.
Depression? Maybe. Anxiety? Most definitely. The stage of life I’m in? Yes.
So what do I do?
Well, I do what I normally do. I go to the gym and run 10 miles, I order a pizza tonight, spray some lysol around, and go to bed at 8:00.
Then I will wake up tomorrow, brush the cobwebs off, and keep my glass half or more full as usual.
6 Comments
Triplezmom
Everyone needs to be grumpy sometimes. And I find it easier to be grumpy when my environment’s not the way I want it. Hope you’re feeling better today.
Triplezmom
Everyone needs to be grumpy sometimes. And I find it easier to be grumpy when my environment’s not the way I want it. Hope you’re feeling better today.
Ewokmama
It’s okay to be grumpy. No one expects sunshine all the time! You need to take care of yourself – it’s even more important than taking care of others. I think feeling grumpy is a good tool for evaluating your life and helping you decide if things need to change. Listen to your inner grump!
And keep writing, my dear. This post is just as important as the others!
Ewokmama
It’s okay to be grumpy. No one expects sunshine all the time! You need to take care of yourself – it’s even more important than taking care of others. I think feeling grumpy is a good tool for evaluating your life and helping you decide if things need to change. Listen to your inner grump!
And keep writing, my dear. This post is just as important as the others!
Tracie
Sometimes I just have to give myself permission to have a frumpy day. No cooking, no cleaning, no getting dressed or doing much of anything responsible. Pizza was created for days like that. And usually I am able to find my half full glass the next day. I hope you were able to find yourself feeling better tofpday.
Tracie
Sometimes I just have to give myself permission to have a frumpy day. No cooking, no cleaning, no getting dressed or doing much of anything responsible. Pizza was created for days like that. And usually I am able to find my half full glass the next day. I hope you were able to find yourself feeling better tofpday.