Beat The Stress of This Monday’s Blues

As if you couldn’t tell, it’s a Monday and real bitch of one at that.  Mondays are bad enough as it is, but as previously reported, the new credit card regulations went into effect today, and the healthcare debate will continue this week and probably all for naught.  Between the high cost of living, unemployment, and a government beholden to big business, Americans must be more stressed than ever before.  We thought we might offer some tips for relieving a little bit of the anxiety.

1. Grab a Healthy Snack - Blood sugar levels that are fluctuating like the most peoples’ 401k plans (provided they even have them) are nobody's friend. The temptation to fight anguish with Peeps with a Bud Lime chaser (so you don’t also get Scurvy) this time of year is hard to resist*.  Best to stick with a high protein snack lower on the glycemic index though, like a bag of nuts to keep others from driving YOU f%$#ing nuts.

2. Smile - Even when you feel like ripping someone's face right off of their unworthy cranium. Just the simple motion of pulling your facial muscles skyward will send a message to your brain of how tired the muscles are getting because the bastard refuses to leave the room. So maybe the brain should tell the muscles they should just relax already since you can't afford to do the time.

3. Write Down Your Frustrations - It doesn't have to be on a stone tablet the way Moses did, as those things are really heavy and a total bitch to carry. Besides, that’s what we have Apple Computer for, and the iJournal is probably already in production as we write this.  Just the simple act of writing all the bad stuff down in a personal journal can be very cathartic.  Just make sure it’s not in the form of an email where you could possibly hit the “reply to all” button.



*If you are adamant about that one, just know that lager, even light lager, doesn't go with marshmallow.