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60 Ways To Recover From "The Funk"

The perfect list for the perfect personal day off!

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60 Ways To Recover From "The Funk"
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Everyone has their off days. I’m even struggling to write an article right now. Sometimes you fall in a “funk” and can’t find motivation to do anything. It may be a weird time in your life or just some old fashion stress. It’s good to detox yourself every now and then, and everyone deserves a “catch up” day whether you’re a middle schooler stressed over two big tests or a 55 year old employed CEO who can’t concentrate on the material to present at the big business meeting. If you’re taking a day to recover, here’s just a few things you should consider doing to get you refreshed and recharged.

  1. Go for a walk
  2. Take a nap
  3. Pet a dog
  4. Play with puppies at the animal shelter
  5. Volunteer at the animal shelter weekly
  6. Go buy some bath bombs
  7. Take a bubble bath
  8. Go through all the “crap” laying around your room
  9. Recall some amazing memories from said “crap”
  10. Catch up with a friend
  11. Go on a coffee date
  12. Go to a movie
  13. Call a relative just to see how things are
  14. Maybe do your homework
  15. Prepare and get ahead for your business meeting
  16. Go to the playground and take a look around
  17. Swing on the swing
  18. Color
  19. Basically just do anything that brings you back to childhood
  20. Treat yourself to some takeout for dinner
  21. Buy yourself dessert
  22. Buy stupid stuff from the clearance rack at Target
  23. While at Target, just wander around
  24. Try on some new clothes
  25. Try on some crazy outfits you wouldn’t even consider buying
  26. Try on some onesies and comfy clothes
  27. Pick up a new hobby
  28. Meditating is great for those who are stressed
  29. Learn to play an instrument
  30. Learn a new language
  31. Distract yourself
  32. Turn off the technology for a bit
  33. Try running or exercising
  34. If you’re too lazy, then just take a seat and lift some weights or something
  35. Start checking errands off your “To-Do” list
  36. Start a new series on Netflix
  37. Finish your new series so you can start another one
  38. Finally watch that movie that your co-worker has been recommending
  39. Google where you know that one actor from
  40. Fall down a wormhole of all his past roles
  41. Find out who this actor is allegedly dating
  42. Then fall down a wormhole of stalking her
  43. While you’re on Google, you may as well check up on current events
  44. Educate yourself on what’s happening in the presidential elections
  45. If you get furious with the debates, you can just search for all the memes about Trump. That’s always entertaining.
  46. Maybe while searching for memes, you fall into the vortex of presidential conspiracy theories
  47. Research everything about the 9/11 Bush conspiracy theory
  48. Then find hilarious theories like the one about the royal family being lizard people or the Mayan countdown to the world’s end in 2012 actually being the countdown to the hobbit movie.
  49. Log off the Internet before it gets weird
  50. Do your hair and makeup and get dressed up and have a photo session
  51. Take selfies in your sweatpants and messy bun. No judgement
  52. Post your best one on Twitter because you can
  53. Or just keep them for yourself because your eyeliner looked like it was done by the gods and should be cherished by only those who will appreciate its beauty
  54. Redecorate your room
  55. Wash your sheets and blankets
  56. Search for a new favorite game in the App store
  57. Become addicted to this new game
  58. Throw your phone/iPad in frustration because you can’t beat this new game
  59. Paint a picture
  60. BREATHE!

If all else fails, just scream into a pillow and start your day over again. The day can restart at 3 PM if it has to. Just remember it’s okay to feel down in the dumps or in a funk every now and then. Just write it off as a weird day, and try again. You can do it! I promise.

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