aliciak

I'm slowly making the switch to really natural cleaning products that I make myself. There's a great book called Green Clean that has simple "recipes" that use baking soda, lemon juice, vinegar, and water. And these solutions work! If you are the one making your window washer, and you use all common ingredients, you can bet they're pretty safe. I'm trying to be responsible for as many "green" things as possible...growing my own vegetables in window boxes (no pesticides!), etc.

I too find that some sort of physical exercise or activity helps me get through tough times. I like to go biking when I'm feeling down because it really does clear my mind--I'm forced to concentrate on the road, figure out where I'm going, and enjoy the sights. When I go home, I feel a "good" kind of tired but I also feel refreshed.

Something else I used to do when I missed someone in particular is try to think about what I would talk about with them/tell them when I DID see them next. I imagined what that future meeting would be like, and sometimes that would motivate me to do something fun. For instance, reading a book I think we'd like to discuss, or visiting some neighborhood place. That would make me feel connected to the person in their absence.