Right before my trip to Malta, I had one of the most distressed weeks. Starting with this saree, which everyone loved so much. It actually got spoilt the very same day as the shoot. After the shoot I had gone for a meal at a restaurant. The seat where I sat had been stuck together via duct tape and the glue and the color from the tape got stuck to my saree and in spite to several attempts refuses to come off. After the dry cleaner returned it to me, I legit sat in the car and cried for good 30 minutes for that saree. The following day, after lunch, I was working and needed to get some information off my back-up drive. When I plugged it into my computer it refused to load. After several attempts I gave up. I went to several tech-repair centers, all of which said that the information cannot be retrieved and even if they tries if would cost thousands of dollars. So as of now I have lost a decade worth of data and I am trying to not break down while writing this post.
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The day after the hard drive incident I received an email from British Airways that our flight to Malta had been cancelled and we would have to rebook for the next day. We were flying two days before our anniversary, so that we would be there ON our anniversary. Now taking the flight a day later would have meant that spend our 10th Anniversary in air and I was not okay with that. Thankfully my husband dealt with that crisis and after a million calls and hours spent on hold, we got our desired date of departure.
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After 24 hours of long journey (door to door) we made it to Malta, but our bags didn't. Thankfully, they did make it the next day and things got back on track there on. But a person like myself, who suffers from anxiety it was extremely challenging to keep my sh*t together. I was trying to keep my head straight while making sure all my work engagements had been met before my trip.
I am not always successful at being patient, but with some tools at my disposal I have learnt how to deal with short-term adversity. Here's what I did to calm myself down:
Take A Bath
1. I was never really a bath person, until a few months back. I always thought the bath tub was such a waste of space. But now, whenever I am having a rough day, I take 20 minutes out of my day (morning or evening) run the bath, pop a bath bomb in and get inside while listening to music or an audio book. I keep a clock near by so that I don't lose track of time. Just 20 minutes make SUCH a difference. Now I love my bath tub!Read A Book
2. As I mentioned in my post last week, I have been reading like a maniac. I read everyday but if I feel I need a break, first thing I do is keep all technology aside, cut off from social media, grab a book (or magazine) and spend sometime like good-ole-days. Reading is hands down my best friend.[ Related : How To De-Stress & Get Organized In Life ]
Meditate
3. Although, I am ashamed to say I have not been meditating regularly this year, but I do meditate for 10-15 minutes on a stressful day. There is no method to my meditation except set a calming environment, light a incense stick, close my eyes and try and remove all thoughts and focus on a single point behind my eyes.Workout
4. Working out is the answer to all my problems. That and drinking water. Good endorphins are my elixir of life. A strenuous workout is also a way for me to exhale all my stress, aggression and negativity out. How do you fight the blah days? PIN THIS