Friday Funk Fix

I woke up on Friday in a bit of a funk....a mood. No real reason I couldn't put my finger on the exact cause of the mood. I'd say it had something to do with the many wakings & attending to baby during the night plus a wet bed belonging to a certain gorgeous girl that I had to clean, change & remake at midnight, mixed with the 5:30am start for the 5th morning in a row! Yeah, I'd say that was the cause!!!!!! But, like all mornings, I chose to get on with it & make the day better. I walked down the stairs {more like stumbled, all fuzzy eyed} and was greeted by an amazing sun rise out our back deck. That made me smile. Followed by a strong coffee & some baby snuggles on the couch with a grizzly 4 month old. The dewy, misty clouds covering the forest & mountains lifted & a vibrant blue sky was revealed. "Today's gonna rock" I decided. "I will turn this mood around!"

So, I started the motions of the morning chores & routine. Ella had missed kindy the day before due to a runny nose & cough, so I decided to keep her home Friday too. I got on my running shoes & Lorna Jane gear & planned out the rest of the morning in my head: cleaning, baby naps, baby wakes, go to Mum n Bub fitness class, stop at Print shop, go to Post Office, go to IGA, home for baby's nap....etc etc....

And then.....it all fell to crap! Ryder was sooky & needy. I could not put him down for 1 second. And normally I love to carry, cuddle & nurture....but 1. He's heavy....really heavy, and 2. I had stuff to do, lots of stuff, and I was on a time schedule too. He refused to sleep, yet refused to play. He cried when I tried to feed him. He cried when I took the food away. He cried if I dared put him down to go to the loo, or do the dishes. You get my gist!

So, fitness class was to be missed. All chores called off! I dropped a few {ok, a lot} of things off my 'to do' list and came up with a new plan.

My bad mood returned. I was frustrated.....I hate when plans don't go to plan.

After lots of cuddles & rocking & patting, Ryder eventually passed out :) And at that moment, I was just about to sit down with a coffee & loose myself in some blogs, facebook or emails....AND....Ella asks "let's play Mummy!" "Can I put some makeup on?"

Normally, I would say no to makeup. Too messy, and she's too young. But at that moment, I didn't think that.....I thought: "Ummm Hell yeah! Some time with my girl, doing girly things may be EXACTLY what I need!"

And, you know what? 10 minutes in our bathroom, sittng on cold tiles.....cured my mood, just like that :)

Yeah, she looked like a Drag Queen after doing her own makeup....but it was fun...and funny! And yes, I let her go out later that day like that :) Hey, you only live once don't you? :)

White eye shadow on cheeks & chin.....the new 'in' look :)

And, then we shared a "you paint my nails, and I'll paint yours" moment :)

Coz...that's what girls do....apparently :)

Maybe it won't work everytime a nasty mood creeps up on me....but on this Friday....it worked a treat :) Watching my girl messily apply makeup & then painting each other's nails.....perfection! The end result = 2 happy girls!

Then Ryder woke up.....crying {damn teething & the after-math of immunisations!} and on with the day we rolled :)

The day definitely got better though.....awesome in fact! And ended with lots of wine, guests sleeping over & kids having fun! Will blog about it later :)

What 'things' cure your bad moods? I'd love to know.....hey, maybe I can borrow your cure next time :)