Off Days, a little too overwhelmed.
It was not easy to stay focus and patience was running short. Like last night, we had a very random gathering at our place, I always love crowds and to host a gathering. However, it was not really pleasant to the ears (mine only, perhaps) when my mum and my aunty were fussing over the amount of chilli to be served over a steamboat.
On some days, it got a little too much when all happened at one time. The parents having arguments over little things in life, hubby forever complaining about things around him, the comments on the news were never ending of anti government or how they were unhappy with the current society, then the clinging toddler crying for you when you are having dinner. It really made me feel like snapping at everyone.
It took me 3 deep thoughts to calm down- keep calm! keep calm! keep calm! Quickly gobbled down my food, I found a place to diversify my energy. I started to build blocks and train tracks with the children.
For all the grumbles of others, I just turned deaf and dumb. For the cries of the clinging toddler whom I told them I changed his name to "Uhu", I just carried him and moved away from more noises. I could easily calm him by throwing him my iphone, or turning on his favorite cartoon or feeding him with lots of cookies, which I did not. Not, especially when he was not behaving. Maybe, if he manage to calm down again.
At one point, I even felt like disconnecting myself from FB, whatsapp, rather the whole network and to give myself a moment of silence. I did not do it after all. And moving on, I found a great activity to do on the network that I thought I would be able to disconnect with. It definitely has bought back some vibes as it took my mind off from the realistic for awhile.
On some days, it got a little too much when all happened at one time. The parents having arguments over little things in life, hubby forever complaining about things around him, the comments on the news were never ending of anti government or how they were unhappy with the current society, then the clinging toddler crying for you when you are having dinner. It really made me feel like snapping at everyone.
It took me 3 deep thoughts to calm down- keep calm! keep calm! keep calm! Quickly gobbled down my food, I found a place to diversify my energy. I started to build blocks and train tracks with the children.
For all the grumbles of others, I just turned deaf and dumb. For the cries of the clinging toddler whom I told them I changed his name to "Uhu", I just carried him and moved away from more noises. I could easily calm him by throwing him my iphone, or turning on his favorite cartoon or feeding him with lots of cookies, which I did not. Not, especially when he was not behaving. Maybe, if he manage to calm down again.
At one point, I even felt like disconnecting myself from FB, whatsapp, rather the whole network and to give myself a moment of silence. I did not do it after all. And moving on, I found a great activity to do on the network that I thought I would be able to disconnect with. It definitely has bought back some vibes as it took my mind off from the realistic for awhile.
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