Yesterday was one of those day’s where I woke up in a foul mood and it stayed with me all day.
On days like that I wonder how Jon puts up with me. But he just said that everyday there’s a different Maria and he never knows who he going to wake up next to each morning. I don’t have a sense of that myself, but it seems to work for both of us.
On a day like yesterday, there’s nothing that makes me feel better. Not only was I pissy and irritable , but I woke up hungry and couldn’t get enough to eat. Even the two big pieces of Salmon (my favorite) and the promise of ice cream didn’t help.
It was all I could do to blog yesterday and answer my email.
On days like that, it’s better if I’m just by myself.
I did come out for lunch and dinner and when a couple of friends stopped by for a short visit. But other than that, I tried to find refuge from myself by making potholders in my studio. I even went back after dinner and worked into the dark.
And needless to say, I didn’t like a thing I made.
But when I came into my studio this morning (feeling so much better, I have no idea why) and looked at the 15 Little Window Potholders scattered on my floor I really liked them. And since my studio’s such a mess (the Little Window Potholders create their own particular kind of mess) I’m going to make more today.
Maybe foul moods are good for something after all.
Maria, I was in a terrible mood all day yesterday! I blamed it on the eclipse. Glad you feel better today..
Who knows Imogene maybe it was the eclipse.
My new license plate, UROKYQR! (Jon is too!)
Maria, I totally understand this post. Sometimes you just wake up foul and there’s not a thing you can do about it. But it’s generally a very productive state for me – if I can’t sew, I’ll clean or go out for a really long walk or do something. Sitting still is really bad when I’m like that, but at least when I come out of it the next day I can look around and see that I did something.
Glad the mood passed. And I like the potholders as well.
I think you’re right about being able to do something when I feel this way. It does make a difference.
Hi Maria,
I know what you mean about the foul mood. I notice that the barometric pressure is involved when I feel that way. I just want the wind to blow through me and push my clouds away. Sometime during the day, the pressure changes,my head feels fine and I am calmer and focused again. It’s also amazing what an overnight break can do for our creative perspective, isn’t it ? And sometimes the foul day makes us appreciate the good ones even more.
It definitely made me appreciate feeling better the next day Laura. I like the idea of the wind blowing the clouds away.