Comments on: Tip Tuesday – Cheer Up Little Fella

By: Melissa HC

Melissa HC — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:39:26 +0000

Just tried the toenail painting on son thing. So far, pretty uplifting. Can’t wait until the hubby comes home. One of my other favorite things is to go to Home Depot and look at paint chips. I think I have every paint chip. Sometimes we get them out on the floor and arrange them according to most hideous colors. That’s always fun. I love your blog!

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:59:41 +0000

Singing and unrelated dancing with scarves: http://www.rookiemoms.com/bollywood/

… or crying and hiding in the bathroom. Eating way too many cupcakes. Making up fun activities for my site. Call a funny friend.

I gotta try that medical history idea though — genius!

By: Julie Q.

Julie Q. — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:41:12 +0000

Hey, goiters are always good for sympathy comments. I should know. Seriously I meant to give you virtual hugs and encouragement after your earlier post but I'm so glad half the blogging universe beat me to it. I'm also glad you've found a few thing to cheer you up a bit. I do think the longer days (more sunshine!) will help soon too. Can you hang out in the potty until March 21?

By: RGLHM

RGLHM — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:20:08 +0000

Hey you took my ideas! Except for the laundry one. I don’t like laying in dirty laundry:-)

By: For a Season

For a Season — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:11:32 +0000

OOOh! “Not to Pensive” reminded me of one we did when we were in an apartment and couldn’t be loud or stomp on the floor. Take a spray can of cat nip and spray your cat’s tail, then turn him loose on himself!

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:34:50 +0000

Running, and eating…although not at the same time. Also, a little Diet Coke never hurt.

By: Dizzy Diva Mama aka Eve

Dizzy Diva Mama aka Eve — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:33:08 +0000

Excellent ways to have fun with your family and debug yourself!

I like to involve my husband. When I get in a creative mood sometimes I draw all over him. He doesn’t have any tattoos and think he looks all macho with my temporary body art.

We are both artists and he sometimes does the same thing to me.

As for Baby Diva-she is in to playing horsey. As in sit on your neck, grab your hair till it falls out type of horsey. Some games should never be played!

By: christina

christina — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:05:08 +0000

1. Go for a walk.
2. Starbucks, Starbucks, Starbucks.
3. Call my hubby.
4. Find time to be alone, without even one child, for a long and leisurely trip through my favorite store.
5. Organize something. Crazy, but true. It brings me more peace to have order restored and to feel that I have accomplished something useful. In fact, the company I work for has a great free resource at http://www.organizingmyhome.com to help think through how to organize kids’ rooms.
6. Watch a movie lacking much plot, but packed with stupid humor.

By: Mama G

Mama G — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:00:51 +0000

* I make up a new language and speak only it

* I dance like a maniac – and mean it

* I repeat everything my son says. Everything.

* Fill the bathtub with bubbles and blow them all over the bathroom

* Put temporary tattoos all over my son’s legs

* Draw mustaches and beards on all of our faces and take pictures of ourselves

* Sing my son’s favorite song – but use the wrong words – over and over again.

Just a few …

By: Lani from The Wooden Porch

Lani from The Wooden Porch — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:49:12 +0000

When stuck in traffic, I used to pull up teddy grams and make them fight on top of my steering wheel. I never looked from side to side to see if anyone was watching me and I did it all with a straight face. I added lots of arms waving and loud yelling. I figured someone was getting a kick out of, but even if no one was watching me, I didn’t know one way or the other so I pretended (in my head) everyone was thrilled.

Good Lordy, I’m a dork.