Even though Clark just left a few days ago, I am already going crazy missing him. I know that seems silly because our time apart has just begun, but I keep thinking about how long we have to go and it makes me a little sad. I try to stay positive but it's hard when you're home all day by yourself with nothing to do. So I decided to come up with some things to keep me busy and so far they've worked!
Here are a few things to do to boost your mood when you miss your special someone:
1. Exercise ~ getting back into my gym routine after the holidays has really helped me keep my mind off things. I get into my workout "zone" and focus on what I'm doing and I feel better about myself when I'm done! Now if you're like me and hate to run, or if you even hate going to the gym, just taking a walk and really looking around at how beautiful our world is will put you in awe and keep those grateful thoughts around rather than the sad ones.
2. Listen to music ~ I know I've read somewhere that listening to happy music can improve your mood and whether that's true for everyone or not, it seems to really work for me! I try to listen to music as much as I can because I always find myself singing along and being in a happy mood.
3. Take a bubble bath ~ Taking a warm bubble bath is always very relaxing for me and since my dorm has community bathrooms with showers only, I'm trying to take as many baths as I can while I'm still home. Clark even gave me some bath suds for Christmas so I'm able to use my special gift from him every time I take a bath!
5. Paint ~ Painting as always been away for me to escape any of my problems or struggles so this has been a big help for me! To see what I painted for Clark view Getting Crafty.
6. Read funny quotes ~ Sometimes I need a good laugh and I will look up funny quotes on Pinterest! I even send some to Clark to make him smile!
7. Prayer book ~ One of my good friends gave me "The Bible Promise Book For Women." Inside it has many prayers under different categories. For example, if I wanted to pray for strength, I could look at prayers and bible verses specifically for that! This has been very helpful because I know that I can always count on praying for our relationship to help me feel better.
9. Watch your favorite movie or read a good book ~ I'm not much of a reader, but I'm a big movie person so I'm constantly watching Lifetime movies and my favorite shows on Netflix!
10. Ask someone else about what they're going through ~ Sometimes asking other people about what they're struggling with will help you realize that what you're worrying about or sad about isn't that big or it can reassure you that everyone struggles with something, just in different ways! This also gets me talking about how I miss Clark instead of holding all my feelings inside. And instead of this making me feel sad, my friends or family give me encouraging words which always improves my mood!
Just to clarify, by doing all of these things I am not trying to forget about Clark at all, I'm just keeping myself busy so I'm not focusing on how much I miss him and being sad all the time. Since most of my friends have gone back to school (besides the ones that are still in my hometown at FSU) I don't have that much to do at home anymore. I'm very excited and ready to go back to school because then I will be back in my school routine with all my friends and that will really help our time apart go by faster since I will be a lot busier.
I hope these tips will help you when you miss someone special or if you're just struggling and need to lift your spirits!
