{"id":2457,"date":"2017-08-25T17:25:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T17:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/when-its-all-too-much-and-it-frequently-is\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T18:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:11:51","slug":"when-its-all-too-much-and-it-frequently-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/blog\/when-its-all-too-much-and-it-frequently-is\/","title":{"rendered":"When It\u2019s All Too Much (And It Frequently Is)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Words: Christen Hammons<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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Wouldn\u2019t it be nice if, on those days where everything seems to be going wrong, we could just crawl back into bed and hide from the rest of the world? <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, most of us can\u2019t do that. After enduring a morning full of spilled coffee, traffic, and demand after demand, you just simply have to keep going.<\/p>\n

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Adulting is hard; there\u2019s no denying it. Lucky for us, as we age, we get a little smarter (hopefully), and we learn how to deal with stress and the demands of everyday life. For me, I have a few different ways to hit the reset button on a bad day.<\/p>\n

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  1. Head to the carwash. This sounds silly, I know, but it works. On particularly hectic days when I\u2019ve had to eat my lunch at my computer and only have a few minutes to get away, I\u2019ll drive to the closest gas station and spend a few bucks on the self-wash. There\u2019s something about being alone inside the car wash that is incredibly soothing to me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. Pour a fresh cup of coffee. I work in an office full of coffee lovers, so there is usually a fresh pot at the ready. When I need just a few minutes of quiet, I will fill up my favorite mug, shut the door to my office, and savor the first few sips.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Listen to a favorite song. There is usually ambient music playing in my office, but I\u2019ll occasionally find one of my favorite upbeat songs and listen to it as a way to instantly brighten my mood.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. Read a page or two. I\u2019m never without a book, so when my mind needs a bit of a break, I will read a couple pages. My brain will focus on that story for a few minutes, leaving me somewhat more relaxed than I previously was.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. Take a shower. I\u2019m not one to listen to music or a podcast while I\u2019m in the shower, so a short, silent shower usually turns my day around.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. Light a candle. I just love the first few moments after a candle has been lit. Seeing a fresh flame aglow while a sweet scent fills the air always boosts my mood.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. Wave the white flag. When all else fails (and if you\u2019re able), put on those comfy pajamas, close the curtains, pull up those covers, and rest up for tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Wouldn\u2019t it be nice if, on those days where everything seems to be going wrong, we could just crawl back into bed and hide from the rest of the world?   Unfortunately, most of us can\u2019t do that. After enduring a morning full of spilled coffee, traffic, and demand after demand, you just simply […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}