Friday, August 07, 2009

Temperamental Me
Ever had a day, or a span of time (a second, a minute, an hour, a week, whatever), when what you really wanted to do was throw a full-blown, screaming hissy fit? Or is that just me? Maybe you're asking, 'Arlene, what has put you in such a foul mood?'

To which the answer is, 'I have very little idea.' There have been the usual picayune annoyances (oh, the reports are ready today? Already? Do I have enough of the right kind of paper to print them?/too many late nights/stomach just a little unsettled/etc, etc). However, there has been nothing so major as to bring on that reaction. So, I stifle it. Because I'm an adult and there are certain social expectations regarding 'adult behavior' as well as cultural expectations of appropriate behavior. Ugh.

And I am left with the unfilled urge to scream, stomp my foot and in other ways act like a brat. I am looking for suggestions on what I can do to sublimate this. I'm afraid to pick up my tatting in this mood. I might throw it across the room in frustration, risking a broken shuttle; or at least a dented wall.

2 comments:

LadyShuttleMaker aka MadMadPotter said...

Once when I was in a mood much like you describe..I picked up a big ceramic bowl and threw it against a concrete wall.... The shattering of all my frustrations were such a relief; you wouldn't believe how much something like that can help.

Sewicked said...

Thank you. Somehow I think you have better access to ceramic than I do. But I can buy some dishes at the thrift shop to us.