Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Blue Day

shell bag
It’s been one of those days-the kind that leaves you  feeling defeated and discouraged.  When I have a day like today-I have to find a way to regain my sense of emotional balance-zero myself out, so to speak.   So, I  am going to blow my own horn for a minute and talk about a recent accomplishment that I am proud of, and when I  think about it, the world seems ok again.

A few years ago I bought a cute 1940’s vintage bag. I loved the style, but it was a pretty complicated design.  My goal was to try to figure out how it was made without tearing it apart. Many times I studied it, and tried to imagine how it was put together, but I  just couldn't grasp it.

“Spatial relations” are not my strong point.  Geometry?  I had a headache that day.  In high school, a math teacher once asked me to drop his class.  He said he didn’t have the time or patience  to help me understand what he was teaching because he thought I was a lost cause.

But I’ve come to realize  that I need to give myself  a little more credit,  and that  I  shouldn’t  dismiss a challenge because I automatically assume I will fail.

I figured that bag out-and I am still patting myself on the back. (That's my version pictured above.)  And every time I feel the way I did today, I recall what I can do.


What works for you when you have one of “those” days?

5 comments:

  1. It's amazing what we can really do when we set our minds to it. Your vintage bag has such an intriguing design, I love the shape. When I have one of those days, a long walk helps set things straight with me. I'll talk it out with my daughters, or just enjoy my surroundings and relax, and afterward all is well again :)

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  2. Thanks Joanne,
    Long walks and time with Amy definitely help too:) Today will be better!

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  3. I loathed geometry. I simply could not figure it out and I spent many a night crying on my dad's shoulder (he is a carpenter, so he was flummoxed with why I simply COULD NOT understand it).

    Good for you for not giving up and figuring it out. You deserve a good pat on the back! And some chocolate...

    On blue days, if the weather is nice, I go on a nice, long nature walk. If not, then I journal and try to figure out why I'm feeling the way I do. That usually helps.

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  4. I count the things I am thankful for.

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  5. Great ideas, both of you.
    Watching an old movie helps too-I feel like I am living in the wrong era sometimes, so I find old movies comforting:)

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