Tutu Mania!
[ 12 February 2009 ]
What would make this Valentine’s Day perfect for you? A box of chocolates? A new vibrator? A semi-automatic weapon?!
How about a tutu? A tutu is the ultimate addition to your wardrobe; I’m convinced of it. (& yet somehow I don’t have one! I plan on remedying this crisis soon!) Okay, so how does this all tie together? I got an email from this amazing woman called Lynne Bruning the other day. She said, “Would you one of your nonpareils like a tutu for Valentine’s Day?” You probably don’t need to know how I responded; you can probably guess.
Long story short, Lynne is giving away a tutu to one of YOU. A magnificent, super-fluffy, frilltastic, poofalicious, mind-melting mass of tuturiffic wonderfulness! How your prize looks is up to you — she has a selection of different colours & sizes so you can pick the one which you love best! YES! Tutu MANIA for EVERYONE!
Want your own tutu? Of course you do! All you have to do is…
Tell us your absolute favourite way to cheer up!
(Other than flouncing to the supermarket in a fabulous tutu, of course…)
My answer? Watching this. (Oh my god. CUTE.)
You have 24 hours to enter the contest, & the winner will be drawn completely at random. The only caveat is that it needs to be shipped within the United States. (If you live in England but have a friend in the States who would send it on, though, please feel free to enter!) Good luck!
By the way, if you don’t have any plans for Saturday, why don’t you hit up the fabric store, load up Lynne’s TuTu Crazy instructable & make one yourself?!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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I go to pet shops and ask to hug the puppies and pet their rabbits.
I write my troubles on pretty origami paper, fold them into little boats, stick on my leopard print gumboots and trek down to the creek near my house and float them away. Best if it’s rained recently.
Strolling through the bookstore with a soy chai latte in hand. I can spend hours that way. It is bliss.
My favorite way to cheer up is to give someone a compliment and sincerely mean it.
When I need some cheering up, I like to do something utterly ridiculous. Dye my hair funky colors or chop most of it off, send sugary-sweet anonymous messages to people who don’t like me, or throw an impromptu tea party with a fellow nonpareil (no lies, we did it! pink cupcakes and all!)
There’s no better way to boost your mood than doing something silly and loving it, living in the moment, and surrounding yourself with good friends who add some excitement to your life :]
When my roommate and I are feeling down we sit in front of the computer and google pictures of baby animals and/or look at cat macros.
My favorite way to cheer up is to go for a run…those endorphin highs do me right every time!!
A tutu! Eeeeeeeeeeee!
When I need cheering up, I watch this video of a baby cracking up over the sound of paper ripping. So full of joy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXXm69…
I put on Master of Puppets and sing the guitar solos really loud while I bake something sweet.
Tutus are my favorite! I agree Gala, everyone should own one.
When I need cheering up, I whip up a big batch of oatmeal raisin cookies, and gorge myself on the dough. Pure bliss!!
My most favourite way of cheering myself up is to snuggle with my kitties. They are the best cats ever and adore to snuggle. The best is when they decide I’m dirty and start bathing my arm. :3
Well if I’m not close to my lovely dog Butters for some snuggles then I’ll hit up this page:http://cuppycake.ytmnd.com/
It never fails! I even have it on my bookmarks toolbar so that I can hit it whenever I have a down moment at work!
dancing to fun tv commercials w/ cute songs!
People in Scotland read your blog too :) xxx
what cheers me up~
dancing ballet, dance parties, writing, crocheting (very relaxing!), kombuchas, talking to a loved one, drawing, exercising, taking a walk in nature, reading kryon.. :)
Go for a long run outside, then come back home to eat chocolate and paint my toenails naked.
My favorite way is to put on “Bale Out” and dance to it and/or bust out laughing. It’s effective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48
As silly as this sounds, going to Starbucks with a good friend and treating myself to a totally decadent drink. Good coffee & good conversation is total WIN. :D
I wore a tutu the other day for my birthday- the theme was Dress Like How A Cupcake Should Feel (which I got from you, actually!)But hey, one can never have too many tutus.
My favourite way of cheering myself up is baking something sweet- I am superfantastic with cupcakes or brownies and baking is really, really therapeutic to me. Plus, I get to eat them afterwards, which is just as fantastic :)
When I feel sad I go out side and watch my ducks swimming around. They are called Michael Schuquacker and Lady Quackbeth.
Gorgeous tutus!
Definitely either hooping (Girl Talk is AWESOME for that, p.s.) ORRRRR hanging out with a friend! Whether it be shooting zombies on XBOX Live, or going to a playground to play invisible tennis, or eat and make goop out of leftovers at a diner!
When I’m in a slump, I either need to cool down by getting my endorphins up, or I just need to get out!
Dancing around the living room to music by the Flaming Lips (see the TiLT where you posted the Wayne Coyne story about happiness…), Metric, Blondie, or funny 80’s music
Silly girl teen movies (like Mean Girls, 13 Going on 30, or the Princess Diaries), treating myself to a sweet treat, snuggling Princess Lottie pants (my kitten!), and pouncing the Faux Beau for a good shag!
When I’m feeling sad, baking and decorating pretty little cupcakes always makes me feel better. I have also found that grabbing my lovely boyfriend for some impromptu sexy time does the trick for those intensely crappy days. Or a combination of lovemaking while eating sparkly little pastries. Yum!
My favorite way to cheer up is to grab a coloring book and some crayons and color for hours :)
I still love to color. It distracts me from whatever is making me down and plus when I’m done coloring I get a pretty picture as the result!
It’s a lot of fun. :)
My favorite way to cheer myself up is to get together with my friends and do something ridiculous. Like, running around in the middle of a thunderstorm at midnight and waking up the neighbors, eating uncooked brownies and playing grand theft auto, or making fake workshops to force ourselves to feel better(all of which we have done.)
Aww man why do I have to live in England?! I love tutus..they are my children.
Good luck everyone who enterssss (:
Oh my goodness Gala, I will shamelessly say that I want this tutu more than anything. My jaw dropped.
I love taking a solitary walk in the rain with a cute umbrella and a dapper outfit, knowing that I’m not alone :).
Skipping through the art gallery eating mint chocolate cupcakes listening to Earth Wind & Fire on my iPod and giving a cute stanger a chocolately kiss (and yes, I have actually done this before!)
I actually had a dream about a tutu last night, I was dancing in a ballet and then one of the other dancers told me my Nan was in the audience … bizarre!
my absolute favorite way to cheer up is to go on an adventure with my friend Brandon. he is always full of excitement and energy, and it is totally contagious!
Giving a friend a mixtape and a bottle of perfume. This makes two smiles—one for me and one for him/her!
Long bath with a book, cooking something new, ice cream or cupcakes!
My favorite way to cheer up is getting dolled up and go dancing with my best friends! And if I get to flirt with some boys, even better!
i live in canada but have a good friend in the states who would send it on sooooo :) my favourite way to cheer myself up is to go to my favourite second hand bookstore, latte up and curl up on the floor looking for treasures or packing up some cameras and heading out the door for a photo walk!
I put on a ridiculous outfit, grab my new (purple!) iPod and a hairbrush and sing and dance around the house. That or rock up to the bookshop or savemart (a HUGE clothing op-shop in my area) and spend hours trawling.
Put on old Disney music and sing and dance!
Mmm…good music, good food, and one of my kitties sleeping on my lap. Perfection.
I talk to my boyfriend because he always knows how to make me laugh. And if he’s not there,I watch my favorite Arthur (the aardvark) or Gossip Girl episodes on youtube.
Definitely by eating Nutella out of the tub with a spoon!!
Gather:
1 cup of Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer tea w/ honey
1 hot bath (with bubbles of course!)
1 pair of headphones pumping a mix from my best friend
1 good steamy vampire novel
Mix together and let simmer.
Voila! Instant serenity.
put on some good music, turn on lots of lights & dance!
going for a drive with the windows rolled down blasting some amazing music! i feel like i’m in a movie when i do this, it always cheers me up right away.
When I need cheering up, I like to crank “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness really really loud.
Also, baking always does the trick, or writing in my journal.
I like to take a bath with lots of bubbles, maybe a bath bomb if I have it, and the best-smelling soap I’ve ever had (Angel’s Delight from LUSH! YUMMY!), and if I’m feeling super blah I’ll also take: a magazine, a book, a pen, my Moleskine, food (!!!), and my mp3 player with speakers.
I live in my bathroom. :DDD hahaha!
It would be an absolulte dream to prance around in one of those tutus..ah!! Listening to music/talking with a friend by my favorite waterfall at golden gate park cheers me up :)
Those tutus are gorgeous!!1 I own one ordinary black tulle tutu, but I can totally see them becoming a new wardrobe-filling obsession…
I find the best way to cheer myself up (when home alone) is to bake brownies in my sexiest underwear, whilst listening to my favourite music at top volume ;) If there’s people about, I’ll go on a long walk with my headphones in and just let my mind wander.
—xo.
my favourite way to cheer up is to grab Edward (my cello, who has held that name for years mind you) and play dramatically to get out all of the drama and tragedy. it’s so satisfying to rock out loud and feel the vibrations of a particularly loud chord throughout my whole body.
bonus points if i head-bang.
I cheer up by imaging what I’d wear if I lived in the summer adventures of Little Women – with plenty of croquet, parlor games, and giant picture hats… And then sometimes I throw Alice in Wonderland for good measure!
The more upset I get, the louder the music gets. So! Lots of loud music, dancing like a loon until I keel over laughing, dorky fan-related things in excess, and a candle, because I’m figuratively burning my stress away.
Strangely enough, searching the internet for pictures of or information about flightless birds cheers me up quite a bit.
I also live in canada and have a friend you
would send it to me if i win!!!
my fave thing to do to cheer me up is taking my
camera out and finding new ways to ‘see’ our
beautiful world ~ it instantly takes me outside
of myself and reconnects me to the light that
burns inside beautiful things and people ~
and then i stop for a chai latte and a fresh flowers
and head on home:)
:)
I love getting over dressed, and super glittery and taking crazy pictures of myself. I make ridiculous faces, dance around and do backbends and other crazy poses. It always make me laugh and sometimes I even print out the pictures to giggle over later.
I always drink green tea and blast Cobra Starship when i want to cheer up! (or some classical music, like Beethoven!)
When I need cheering up I open up my box of camping supplies from Burning Man and see ridiculous and wonderful things like skirt made of caution tape and goggles and the smell of the dust that’s permeated everything. That makes me feel much better.
That and going to the grocery store in the prom dress I wore 10 years ago and buy treats.
Going for a walk to the nearest park and going full blast on the swings as high as I can!
Cleaning up and re organising my bedroom! (creating 10 times more mess in the process)
And putting on up beat tunes and dancing like crazy :D
(This often goes hand in hand with the cleaning)
dancing naked after a shower! haha
Tutus yeeeah! I think I will have to make me a ludicrously short one in denim.
To cheer myself up I call my sister or sing along to rock ballads or watch an episode of ‘Chuck’ (oh how I love that Dominic Monaghan . . .)
I get my dad too cook me something.
I watch Simon Doonan videos on the net.
I come here!
I put on pink from head to toe + boogie around my room.
:)
I like to put on my highest heels and dance around in my underwear. Must have upbeat music on… often ‘Brown Eyed Girl,’ sometimes ‘Crazy Train’ (can’t resist the guitar). Sing into hairbrush or play air guitar. Or both!
youtube usually provides me with much enjoyment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoO… this is my current favorite!
My other favorite way to cheer up is to bring my good speakers into the bathroom and shower while listening to the most cheesey pop and dance music I can find while singing at the top of my lungs. Talking to my family and friends helps as well, but Music is usually what does it!
OMG A TUTU?
YES PLEASE!
My Favorite way to cheer up is to put on some fun and/or sexy music and dance around my room. Sometimes it involves dressup, sunglasses, and making kissy faces in the mirror.
FOOL. PROOF.
:)
I’m never happier than when I open my mailbox to find a colorful envelope hidden in a stack of bills. So I have a stash of cheesy/cute/funny/inappropriate cards that I pull out and write little notes and funny stories in to send to my friends. I imagine the smiles on their face when they see it peeking out of their mail and it makes me smile too. Not a bad cheer-me-up for only 49 cents!
Imagine the smile on my face when I open up a tutu! :)
I watch Firefly.
Or… I bake vegan cupcakes while listening to Slayer.
Simply put: I book a trip.
No money? I book a car trip. ;)
Company: Wild child sister, wicked cool roomies, and a sweet guy buddy if testosterone is needed/desired.
Food: Lara bars, Naked smoothies, spelt cookies.
Clothes: Always my striped bikini. No matter where.
Energy: Love, fun, release, joie de vivre.
:) :) :)
I sing showtunes at the top of my lungs!
I would love a tutu.
Baking cookies or making some type of food & forcing myself to dance around ridiculously to really happy music, like Britney Spears’ Circus or Eagles of Death Metal (not at all like their name; very much pop-rock, with emphasis on semiraunchy lyrics & amazing guitars)
Or I just go on LiveJournal & flip to my friends’ page. My friends always make me super happy. J’adore!!
Jack: I agree. Firefly is a serious mood-lifter. =)
An afternoon watching SATC, followed by vegan chocolate chip pancakes and a lovely hooping session. Ah, hermity and lovely.
I go to the most echoey place I know (this varies depending on what city I’m in at the time) and sing. Loudly.
Nothing cheers me up like my pup (and our other pets too). Seriously, how could you look at this face and not be happy?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0UomJ
my favorite way to cheer up is to give away free drinks at work(starbucks) or, listen to my favorite records really loud and dance around my living room in my underwear doing karate kicks.
I go to dance class or write for a while. I also try to help someone with anything, no matter how little. Making someone’s day better is truly the best pick me up =).
I’ll put on a fresh full face of makeup, fabulous eyelashes, glossy lips….I may just dress up like a cat! 6 inch heels and ripped jeans…my husbands pants worn as a tubetop pantsuit, (he’s 6’4 i’m 4’11 :)whatever the outfit, my shield and I stoll to the mall to usually purchase a dress, or jewelry or just something small to treat myself.
I’ll normally finish the outing with a luxurious bubble bath, candles and a good book to take the mind off of everything. Doing this after yoga is like no other high. Bit of ice cream doesn’t hurt too. ;P
I put on my KISS PJ bottoms and my gigantic Whinne the poo T-shirt and sit on my couch (which i named Papi Chulo which translates to sweet sugar daddy)
and I eat as much Ice Cream as I can handle While watching either Casablanca, Breakfast on Pluto, or Bye Bye Birdy.
That or I surf the net looking at pretty pictures like this one:
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I have a tutu that I made for myself when i was in middle school. If I suck my belly in enough, I can feel like a ballerina all over again!! =D
Though this one is much more elegant and well made.
Thank you Miss Gala and Miss Bruning!!
I dance around my kitchen in a ridiculous, cheap tiara i got for free, blasting loud, happy music while baking vegan cupcakes.
the best way i cheer myself up is by dancing by myself to portishead :)
My favorite way to cheer up…
I go out into the city, but not before getting dolled up in my favorite outfit. On the the bus and train I’ll listen to Suzanne Vega, on my bright pink iPod. When the train pulls into the Monroe Street station I go to the elevator, smiling as I ascend to the street. All of the people, each with their own life — their own dreams — reminds me that I have every reason to be happy. So I’ll walk to a little coffee shop and grab an iced Chai tea. If it’s cold I’ll sit inside the cafe, but if not I’ll walk over to the park or the lake and sit in the sun while I drink my beverage.
There’s no better way to cheer up in my book.
Lots of love!
XOXO
For me, the best way to cheer up is to go to a shoe store, find the fabulous high heel section, and try on every pair. =]
If I could, I would wear heels every day, but since I can’t, putting them on makes me feel fabulous, especially walking around in them like a model. =]
(this is even more fun with friends! always ceers me up. =])
To cheer myself up I always slap on some crazy makeup, put together the strangest combination of clothes in my closet, turn up my favorite music and dance around my room!
Never fails to work :)
A decadent soak with a glittery LUSH bathbomb….dancing around my bedroom in my underwear to Real McCoy!.....& watching my fave Bob Seger Singing Cat on Youtube…behold the magic! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8BzLJ…
(and I don’t even like cats that much!)
ooh i love those puppy cams! so adorable.
my favorite way to cheer myself up (if i have the apartment to myself) is to blast some of my favorite music, take a long shower, and some general pampering. singing in the shower helps, too. :-)
When i’m feeling down i like to have a picnic with my friends, where we dress up and the only thing on the menu are cupcakes we made :D
I book a 30 minute hot tub sesh at Finnish Country Saunas & Tubs. They’re beautiful wood tubs that sit outdoors surrounded by twinkle lights. Give me that & a lover & some warm tea or nice red wine and ahhhhhhh all is right again with the world.
My absolute favorite way to cheer up would probably be giving into my guilty pleasures; shopping, fanfics, fashion, and eating.
There’s nothing better than indulging!
when i need some cheering up i put on my favorite dress (or long skirt), make a playlist of maria mena, sia, ingrid michaelson, death cab, and regina spektor, and go out to the empty field next to the woods and spin around and around until i fall down and spend hours lying in the grass thinking and writing and listening to music watching the sky.
if i’m at college and i need some cheering up i’ll drive into the cute little college town of madison and park the car at the beginning and walk down the little cobblestone streets of the old town with only a little money and my camera. i smile at people and imagine up histories for them: why are the here, are they a mother, a father, a brother, an aunt? and i’ll looking in the quaint dress shops and i always end my walk at whole foods where i get raspberries and a chocolove bar (the one with a love letter or poem on the inside wrapper) and i’ll walk back eating berries and staining my fingers red letting the juice dribble down my chin, not caring what other people think.
when i need some cheering up and it’s not nice outside i make a cup (sometimes several) of my favorite tea (jasmine blossom green tea) and curl up with my kitty and my favorite blanket and and spend the day relaxing and reading old journals and adding to my wall of post-it quotes.
I cheer up by sitting in my walk in closet and putting together new outfits in combo’s that have never been worn before! I always try to use stuff i don’t normally wear for versatility :))
I love dressing up in business gear (slacks, collared shirt, heels, trench coat) and going somewhere like the grocery store, or to the comic aisle in the bookstore, just to show that you don’t have to be in PJs (typical in my town) to go to those places. It really cheers me up!
And the best remedy after that is to watch reruns of Whose Line Is It Anyway – nothing like giggles to get me through!
This is rather similar to my answer to your last contest… but I have a nice hot bath with at least one kind of Lush bubble bar, and bring a slice of chocolate cake in with me along with a good book (or sometimes manga). I’ll top up the hot water every twenty minutes or so and stay in there for at least an hour!
To cheer myself up I either play nerf darts with my brother or I blow bubbles… who could stay mad/sad after shooting nerf darts or blowing bubbles? No one. :)
I love listening to bad pop music, like The Jonas Brothers, or Britney Spears. Hearing that ALWAYS makes me feel better :)
I also love getting dressed up and then just sitting at home and watching Forrest Gump or something :)
My favorite way to cheer up?
If I’m alone I put on some super fun music (anything from timbaland to mindless self indulgence to the birthday massacre), a cute pair of undies and DANCE.
If I’m with my sweetie, the answer is good sex. Obviously.
A steaming mug of hot chocolate and a deep dicking early in the morning. xoe
esme — AHAHAHAHAH. Best answer!
my all time blues buster, is to go in my craft room put on gloves, hat, wild scarfs… turn up whatever music sings to my soul.and create .be it outfits for solotice, a mis spelled rant, faeries for the grandbabies….stuffies for the 4-legged, or DAMN-IT Dolls…to just play.and be
When I’m feeling sad I put on some upbeat and crazy music (Robots In Disguise always works) and dance around a bit.
Then if I’m still feeling low I call my best friend and we talk it out and eventually we end up laughing about something silly and having a good talk. After that I just concentrate on letting whatever’s bothering me go and I remind myself of all the reasons I have to be happy. :)
Right now, dancing. :)
Messing up my best friends hair with a bottle of candy-colored hair dye. Did I mention he `s male?
I listen to cheesy eighties music. If The Safety Dance doesn’t put a smile on your face, nothing will.
Watching Poison videos!
I watch The Office, or cuddle with my boy, or both at the same time :) :) :)
Give me that and some Oreos and I’ll cheer up in no time!
watching the mighty boosh with a giant cup of tea and peanut butter cookies! gets me every time.
I listen/read to mr bill hicks to cheer me up. that man is a comical genious.
When I feel sad I put on my vintage hat [the one with the veil], black dress, and favorite heels. I do my makeup and hair, make sure the lighting near my dorm window is as dramatic as possible, and set up my camera. I look down on the city while pretending to be a film noir vixen. I’ve just had my no-good fiance murdered and am doing my very best to look troubled and alluring so that the nice detective man I’m trying to dupe will fall in love with me. I make up a lovely story, then put on my regular clothes and remove most of the makeup.
When I’m done I feel silly, dreamy, and content.
My favorite way to get myself out of a funk is to let my puppy go to town licking my face. He goes absolutely crazy! He’s such a cutie. After a couple seconds of getting attacked by him and I can’t help but laugh. =D
The best way for me to cheer up is to just look at the cats I raised from about 2 weeks of life up to current day who I live with. Seeing how much they love me, even if I’ve had a tough week or feel horrible. Seeing that I’m loved always makes me smile.
Plus all the kitty fur makes for a good tissue!
Run to Nordstroms, spritz perfume all over my sad self, try on lovely shoes and coo at handbags.
Then of course, go and buy something lovely
I look at cuteoverload.com. Never fails to do the trick.
Watching anything with Andy Samberg in it usually does the trick. Digital Shorts and other clips from SNL with my favorite comedian pretty much brightens up the cloudiest days. Not only is he hilarious, but he’s also quite adorable. I Ran, Lazy Sunday, Jizz in My Pants, Dick in a Box, I’m On A Boat. It’s all fantastic.
Put on headphones and crank some good music, then eat something totally indulgent while browsing the internet. :D Definitely my “me” routine.
when im upset i dance.
haha sounds ridiculous but getting a good workout on my pointe shoes until my toes bleed makes everything better.
here is a picture that proves my total upside down bliss :)
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esme! ditto.
WOW!!! everygirl loves a tutu!
pics of the options are here:
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keep the smiles coming!
My favorite way to cheer up? Painting with my kids… how can any one be glum with paint paper and a child’s smile?
I have a few methods!
1. Paint my nails with a little razzle dazzle gemstone nail polish.
2. Geek out and play happy goofy video games, namely Katamari Damacy for PS2.
3. Knit and watch Amelie.
4. Eat vast amounts of sweets and dance to Prince.
Hooray happiness!
I fly kites!
My favorite way to cheer up is gang up with one (or a couple) of my best friend(s) and go to the park in the middle of the night.
We swing as high as we can on the swingset then run around like maniacs. It eventually ends in a full out war (well, game of tag, but it’s intense!) on the playground we hardly fit on anymore.
It’s a blast, we just forget all our troubles and play like little kids again.
Kissing.
Works every time. :)
How do I cheer up? I go for a walk around the Turtle Pond not too far away from my building. Not many people know about it (being quite hidden by foliage) and it is always still and peaceful and the turtles are so much fun to watch that I can’t help but feel a tad happier.
Ok mine is kinda multi-stepped!
1. Take a shower
2. Put on my favorite turquoise eyeshadow
3. Put on my favorite hot pink tights and multi colored stripy dance shorts
4. Dance around my room or in the dance studio with friends
5. Then head to bookstore and peruse with a cup of tea in hand
:)
Planning an amazing surprise for somebody I care about always cheers me up! Even if it’s something as simple as baking a batch of cookies for my roommate or singing a song into somebody’s voice mail. :)
try to dance along with these Ladies!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9MVc…
Put on some colorful makeup and call my bffs~!!!*
Newfoundland puppies. (No really, GOOGLE THEM.)
I’ve also got this hideously awesome sparkly purple bubble dress, and it is physically impossible to be sad in that thing. In fact, it’s impossible for anyone AROUND you to be sad when you’re wearing that thing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8ns…
I have to say this video cheers me up, the girl is adorable.
My favorite way to cheer up or cheer anyone up is to blast the music real loud and dance. We will drive out somewhere in the country and dance on the side of the road! Like crazy, hair flying, kick your shoes off, hands in the air dancing!
And if that fails, a game of uno at starbucks always makes everything bettr!
When I really need to cheer up I bake cookies while watching Audrey Hepburn. Usually I eat half the dough before it hits the oven.
SUREFIRE STEP-BY-STEP CHEERING UP METHOD FOR THE DOWNHEARTED AND JUST PLAIN CRANKY:
Step 1: Make a cake while dancing to Louis XIV. Overload the top with ridiculous decorations. make double the batch of icing, eat half of it, feel slightly queasy but also slightly better.
Step 2: Go to bed to nurse icing-filled stomach. Stare out the window wistfully while an episode of Skins plays on laptop. Call boy from bed, invite him over.
Step 3: Censored.
Step 4: “Tattoo” each other’s bodies with glitter pens. Go for a walk to the grocery store, holding hands. Offer the checkout girl her very own one-of-a-kind glitter tattoo. Buy exotic fruit and cheap beer, which we eat and drink on the way home.
cat macros
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I usually go for a bike ride or if I’m really bummed, I’ll Skype with my best friend who is many, many miles away. She’ll show me some new stuffed animals she’s bought and I’ll be giggling in no time.
I turn on some fast pace tunes real loud, dress up/mix and match outfits, and dance around in my room. I’ll even sing along in the mirror. It takes my mind of things and If I see myself looking good in front of the mirror it makes me feel slightly better and more confident in myself.
Three of my favorite ways:
1. Blast my favorite over-the-top music (hair metal, techno, rap, 80’s pop, to name a few) as loudly as my speakers will allow, then proceed to dance and sing my heart out as I get all dolled up. Call up a few friends, my boyfriend at the time, a co-worker, ANYONE I enjoy spending time with and grab coffee or sushi.
2. Laugh.
3. (I have yet to do this!) Go out and buy the comfiest, nicest outdoor swing I can find. Make tea, put on my latest song obsessions, and chain smoke.
One of my favorite ways to cheer up is to create an insane make-up design with neon bright colors and take lots of cute pictures of myself being ridiculous.
make chocolate pancakes :]
hmmm my favorite way to cheer up?
My passion is dancing so as cheesy as it sounds I love to turn up the music and prance around, or I just go to my ballet class that night and let my hair down, haha not really cuz we’re not allowed to have it in anything but a bun but you get the gist of it :)
Unfortunately, I’m ill right now so i can’t dance at the moment, but thats where my other methods of making myself happy come into play!
I love playing around with photoshop, I got a bunch of fun software for xmas from my parents! I took a class in computer visual arts so I already know how to use it.
I adore clothes and fashion, so messing around with my wardrobe and finding a cute new combo makes me smile too.
I also like just talking, I mean I can never stay sad or angry when I talk to people about like anything! I mean no matter what happens to me I can never get depressed because my friends are always there to make me laugh and once I smile I can’t go back lol, I guess I’m lucky that way :]
My favorite way to cheer up is too do little kid things. Blow bubbles, swing on a swing, color pictures and other such things. It never fails to put a smile on my face.
I have a well-developed cheer routine that has worked unfailingly well so far!
First, I go to my school’s sauna. There is truly nothing more cleansing and meditative than lying naked on a towel and sleepily sweating my woes away. Also, there is something uniquely awesome about being in a room with a bunch of happy naked chicks who are perfectly comfortable with themselves in such a vulnerable state.
Then I wash my face with cold water and mix up something delicious to bake! German pancakes (a recipe that requires 6 eggs!) and my avocado cupcakes are my favorite things to make.
While my edible food-project is baking, I will start a bubble bath. In the best case scenario, I’ll plop a Lush bath fizzy in the tub. If I don’t have any nice bath treats available, Epsom salts work just fine.
Then I’ll flip through my recycled high school sketchbook that I made into my designated cheer-up scrapbook! It is full of inspiring photos that I have collected from old magazines such as National Geographic, BUST and Vogue. If I’m up to it, I’ll do a little collaging to add to the book.
Finally, I savor my baked yum-yums, curl up in a blankie and watch a mindlessly funny movie.
My favourite way to cheer up is to put on some of my favourite music – Kisschasy – and dance around my room in my underwear with the music blearing through my speakers.
Fantastic!
And alternate way to cheer myself up is to go to the gym for a good sweat session!
YES!
xx
I always grab one of my bestest buds and force them to split a rediculously decadent dessert at a diner. Usually a banana split or a hot fudge brownie sundae… I am a SUCKER for dessert and chowing on something warm and chocolatey never fails to bring me happiness! WOW that sounds like a sad sad answer but its soooo true.
If I’m lucky enough to have my boy on me, he usually cheers me up by playing over the top rap music, like Eminem, Snoop, Ludacris or something, lip-singing to me and we dance all silly and ganster with each other. Works like magic.
For me, seeing other happy people cheers me up the quickest. When I’m sad, the fastest pick-me-up is watching my friends be cheerful. Whether it’s my boyfriend making horribly lame jokes, my girlfriends squeeing over something cute or some sexy band, or my silly cello-playing friend mock-rage over concrete and the necessity of wearing shoes, it never fails to lift my spirits again.
I listen to the most ridiculous music, dance, and talk to my friends who live very far away! They make me squeal and laugh with delight!
Tutus ROCK MY WORLD!!!
Have an amazing day Gala!
Oh this shall be a long list! Because I haven’t got a reeeeal favorite, but I do a combination of most of these things.
Listen to atmosphere.
Make other people feel good, which in turn cheers me up.
Wear feathers in my hair.
Do henna.
Try to learn new dance moves.
Make faces.
Rant at the webcam and make a huge long video file….then delete it. It’s like deleting sad!
I love to curl up with a cup of tea, and write.
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oddly crying makes me feel alot better too especially if someone is listening
Things I would do to cheer myself up:
-Play hide and seek in a big department store
-Hot cocoa
-Retail therapy, baby!
-Get some friends together and take lots of candid photos
-Sing loudly and off-key in the car, going nowhere in particular
I dance around my room in high-heels like a waltzing baby giraffe to swoony music!
I pour tea in multiple mismatched cups and mugs and conduct my own tea ceremony, complete with a battered copy of Gone with the Wind, Godiva chocolates and buttered bread, and ABBA playing in the background. New shoes also cheer me up, just something about them…
ah! when i’m sad i call up one of my best friends and then i go pick them up or they pick me up.
we drive around and have dance parties in the car to cheesy music.
if it’s a friend from home we’ll go out to eat and get tasty foods :D
if it’s a friend from school we’ll try to go to a party.
One night before a party we parked our car on the street and got out and had a dance party to le disko in a parking lot. we blasted the speakers and acted ridiculous. :D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1DNoP…
you have no idea how much i want a tutu. i have so many ideas planned in my head for wearing my tutu. A cropped blazer, a tshirt, platform heels.
Tutu is my ultimate fantasy dream outfit Pwease!?
I LOVE TUTUS!
I get together with my best best friend, dress up in our craziest, SUPER CHIC outfits, and dance wildly to MGMT’s Time to Pretend. There’s nothing better than that!
I listen to my saved voicemails, which range from humorous drunk dials to pep talks to fun-filled singing messages.
Once I’ve got a grin going from that, I turn up Girl Talk and dance around my room in front of my mirrored closet doors. Sometimes I shout happy thoughts out loud or blow myself kisses.
Of course, having a tutu to wear during all this would be superb!!!
Oh man, always and forever this never ever fails to at least make me feel a wee it better, even in the darkest moments.
I hop in the car, put my ipod on the radio, and drive and drive and drive, getting myself lost out in the grid of the countryside, smoking cigarettes and listening to great music.
My most recent adventure of this variety ended up with me fifty miles away on an unseasonably warm day for February in Michigan this past Friday. I jammed to the Smiths with my Camel Wides and retro white color-change sunglasses, and it was wonderful and perfect.
Also, that tutu? Cutest clothing thing I have seen in ages.
I put on music and I dance crazily jumping up and down. It’s so much fun.
My favourite ways to cheer up mostly centre on going cycling. If I’m ever uncheery, the exercise generally works it out of my system, and it gets me out of my headspace to go explore somewhere new and beautiful.
When I’m down, I just need to get out and go. I make sure to pack a delicious lunch, water, some cardboard offcuts and a few painting supplies. This covers most eventualities without too much fuss.
On my adventures, it’s just a case of skidding to a halt whenever I see something beautiful, then sitting down to paint it. Then, to leave the painting there with my email address on the back. You never know who’ll pick it up and tell you their story.
My favourite day spent like this was when I saw an eggshell blue, Volkswagen beetle with silver caps on the windscreen and headlights. I painted a picture of it and left the painting under the wipers. I got an email later telling me the car’s name was Lulu, and her owner was ecstatic and treasured Lulu’s portrait. I still see Lulu around sometimes.
I enjoy it, and enjoy it even more when I make someone else’s day. Always has me coming home knackered and ready for a good night’s sleep.
i meditate on the positive and i make lists of things i will do in the future or things that i like-such as, pandas, fluffy things, etc….
xoxo
I smile at people. I know that seems like a cheesy, simple answer— but there you have it. To me, nothing is more uplifting than uplifting others around me.
(:To cheer up, I snuggle under the covers and call my favorite people.
I live in San Francisco and my favorite way to cheer up is to get on a Cable Car while listening to loud music and let the views calm me down.
Dress up, embark on magical adventures, read something with colorful vocabulary, listen to feel good playlists, send postcards, meditate, stretch, play an enchanting video game, or spend time with the ones i love!
i have been working with kids for about 8 years now, and over all of these years, i have been given many letters, pictures, drawings, paintings etc. i save every single piece of love that has been given to me from anyone! whether it be kids i have worked with, or maybe even letters from friends. i call this my “smile file” so when i am sad, and i look through it – it makes me smile. i’ve started one of these at a few places i have worked, in case anyone needs a pick me up! i work on a cruise ship as a youth counselor and we all have fun nicknames, mine is “cupcake” – the other day i was feelin’ kinda bummed out and i started looking at endless amounts of letters and drawings from kids, all about how much they loved cupcake, and i thought to myself, why should i be sad if so many people love me? any kid or person who took the time to make something special for me, should feel very happy, for making ME so happy.
xo
ok me and my boyfriend will put an awesomely terrible song on, like shake it by metro station, and dance around like we are five. it usually ends up in heavy breathing and giggle fits. and who cares if we are 23 dancing like fools to teeny bopper songs we are officially cheered up!!!
I either watch Rocky Horror Picture Show, or blast music and sing at the top of my lungs! :)
I’m usually an all-around happy person. But some days, I do need cheering up. Usually a good night sleep does the trick. I love waking up thinking that today’s a new day and that the past is the past and that I can move on and start anew. But, when that isn’t enough, of course I turn to family. I send my sister, who’s away at college, a long email full of everything that I’m feeling, going through, and my thoughts. Talking it out with her – even though technically it’s not really talking it out but writing it out – feel’s great. It’s like a huge weight off my shoulder. Just doing that, makes me feel 20x as better. And the rest comes from her reply, which is what I always look forward to. In the meantime, I watch hilarious videos of jake and amir (http://www.jakeandamir.com/) And of course, listening to music and drawing help a lot too.
Eat sushi!
To cheer up I sing Shirley Temple songs to my corgi Mortimer, and to my cat Poe, whilst painting my nails and petting them.
I have a file on my computer where I save cute pictures of baby animals. When I’m feeling down, I put on some good music and look at them. Or I watch the otter cam for the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
French night.
I buy tons of fresh ingredients, cook up a good French meal, listen to Serge Gainsbourg, watch bad French rom-coms and imagine I’m in a whole different country.
Driving around in a car aimlessly with my best friends belting out 90’s tunes, getting lost in the middle of nowhere, exploring unchartered gas station territory and stocking up on snacks and magazines, sitting on the car in the parking lot looking at the stars and talking.
My favorite way to cheer up is by getting all dolled up in a pretty dress and going to a cozy cafe with one of my favorite books and a vanilla latte.
Then I give my sis a call. She lives a very long way away, and getting in contact with her always cheers us both up!!
OR: I gather a group of friends and we play Dance Dance Revolution until we collapse on the floor, either out of laughing or exhaustion. Either way it’s great fun.
OMG, that tutu is gorgeous! It’s like a Victorian tutu, even though there’s no such thing.
If I need some cheering up, I usually go somewhere private and blast some loud music to sing and dance to, or watch an anime that I can fangirl over (because I’m a dork! lolol).
I go to the elementary school by my house and swing on the swings (preferably at night when the stars are out). It almost always lifts my spirits or at the very least distracts me for awhile.
Or I treat myself to a white chocolate mocha at Starbucks. yummy
My mom and I used to go to the pet store and play with the puppies, they are so cute, but that is how we have ended up with our last three dachshunds. So, that got a little expensive and my dad outlawed it. Haha.
What i do to cheer is talk to my sister, crank out some tunes and watch my favorite videos on youtube, my top being clerks, jay and silent bob videos, and collegehumor vids
When I need to cheer myself, I just spend some time with my kitties. They’re so silly, and never fail to make me smile.
Well the first thing I do is I smoke a cigarette and allow myself to be mopey. Then I go inside to escape the fact that it’s bitterly cold in the northeast and watch this: speterdavis.com/nutmeg.html (I’ve actually Skyped with the guy in this video before and he’s insanely sweet and funny).
Then, I put on Mika, and dance around my room like an idiot until I feel stupid and happy, which is how I like to feel.
The one thing that always cheers me up is to put together a care package for someone else!
i love putting trinkets, pretty cards or writing sets, jewellery…filling envelopes with glitter and other goodies and then running off to the post office to send it…
It always manages to brighten my day! :D xxx
I love to help people, donate clothes to people who need them, and talk with little kids.
It makes me feel good.
I also love to put on a movie and just chill out by it. Romantic comedies are my favorite. It makes me de-stress and just usually feel a little better.
:)
Another thing is ride in carts in grocery stores while my brother pushes me. It’s immense fun!!! I feel like I’m a little kid, and I love that feeling.
Or taking a drive to no where in general, that’s also nice.
Definitely eating Moose Tracks ice cream and watching House marathons!
I ping my best friend, Kati, and TALK AT HER ALL IN CAPS. It can be in Gchat, on her Facebook wall, whatever, but I love to say silly things to her ALL IN CAPS AND GENERALLY WITHOUT ANY PUNCTUATION even if she’s not there. She’ll get it eventually. And ping me back.
And another technique I have? I remember that I’m not a pigeon. I’ve got one life on this earth (as far as I know!), and the fact that I’m not a pigeon for this go-round is awesome.
Making a pot of tea. Sitting on a knitted quilt drinking my tea and smoking a fat one.
I watch the original Star Trek series on DVD and turn into a giggly fangirl and eat peaches out of the jar :)
The best way to cheer up is to talk to my sister or cousin….they always make me laugh…..orrrrr….i go to youtube and watch this clip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSjX02…
always makes me smile! :o)
hugz
curly
Drink some good red wine, watch Sex & The City, and eat some delicious tiramisu :-)
lolcats always cheer me up, no matter what! they’re magical…
I still like to cheer myself up the same way I did when I was a little girl – I play dress up! I like to close my eyes and grab a couple random things from my closet and put them all on – doesn’t matter if they match or not (cause I’m playing dress up, and you ALWAYS look fabulous when playing dress up!) and then I give myself a crazy-fun-makeover with a random hairstyle and makeup to complete the look – I usually wind up laughing at myself after this because I look crazy weird or crazy cute!
Side note: I have to agree with everyone – That tutu is fuh-reaking Uh-mazing! :)
Call my cousin. She drives over. We act like horomonal maniacs. Stripping, dancing, sharing secrets, eating pomengranates and whipped cream, and watching Quentin Tarantino movies.
Never fails.
:)
The possible way to make it all more amazing would be to add a tutu to the mix.
Showering w/porridge soap from Lush always cheers me up.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm.
My favorite way to cheer up is simple. It’s simply drinking hot chocolate and listening to music louder than my eardrums can possibly take. I hope that the music will blast all the unhappiness out of me.
Dance it out!
ooh what a great question and a tantalizing way to bring out the cheer in everyone.
i have a few pick me up tricks depending on my mood. here there are in no particular order:
1) turn on a funny video clip online. the office works great, as does the daily show or anything on the onion news.
2) throw on my shoes and head out for a stroll. being in nature clears my mind and puts everything into perspective. i heart trees :)
3) go to the dog park. i used to have a pooch and do this all the time. watching slobbery beasts frolic and play lifts the spirits mighty well.
4) making a delicious dinner. the spicier the better. and throw in a nice glass of wine to balance everything out. mmm mmm mmm.
5) bust out my burning man boxes. just the smell of playa is enough to bring back happy memories. add some crazy pants, a furry hat and i’m sent into burner bliss )*(
do something spontaneous and impulsive!! Laugh it out babe!!!
I dance around naked in my room to super silly/happy music
My NEVER FAIL way to cheer up is to strip down to my underwear and dance to “Rock the Casbah” by The Clash. It won’t work with any other song!
I daydream! Getting lost in my mind always reminds me, once I snap out of it, that a lot of the shit that happens is in my head. Also, I generally dream about happy things, like meeting my favorite band, or shopping or traveling.
A lot of times, I do other stuff in between, like listen to music or go on the internet, but imagining impossibilities on a regular basis makes them more possible, right?
My favorite way to cheer up is to sometimes have a good cry (I know, I know but it helps sometimes!), and then put on the playlist I call my “Beyonce Break”. It’s a mix of hip-hop, dance, and generally fun music, and I just dance around till I’m so tired I can’t think. Then I make my friend cuddle with me a watch babies on Youtube.
When I’m in a foul mood, I really like to curl up with tea and pillows and some sort of good craft project. The act of creation is generally quite cathartic. Spontaneous dance parties also work quite nicely.
Blasting my i pod super loud and dancing around my house or playing with my neurotic dog always makes me happy. A kick butt song or the face of a puppy can brighten anyone’s day
omigosh what a glorious thing!
my favourite way to cheer up is to plan something romantic for my friend or boyfriend to make them laugh or smile. making ones close to me happy makes me happier than ever. last valentines day i planned a picnic for my best friend, blind folded her at the door and led her to my back yard, where i had set up a cute rug and cushions to sit on, a vegetarian meal that i cooked myself, a vase with her fave flower – a sunflower in it, a bag full of cute funny presents and a balloon in the middle on the feast that said i love you . this was one of the happiest moments everr!!! so planning something really special for someone makes me happiest ever.. xxxx
kissing. ;>
I throw on some happy music and dance like a fool, usually with a friend or two. Seriously awesome ;)
That tutu is gorgeous!
My favorite way to cheer up is to get some coffee/tea go to the bookstore, buy a book, then go to my favorite cafe and read in the window while watching people walk by. It is awesome. and makes me very happy. So do adorable puppies.
I sing really, really loud — to my cats!
-Knitting! The challenge, the rhythmic stitches, the gratification when you finish a project … I love it.
-Going to work. I really have my dream job, and I love the people I work with.
-Going to bed watching Skins or Arrested Development with a whiskey sour in one hand, a soft skein of yarn in the other, and my cat Winston on my lap.
I usually put on happy, bouncy music (my default is “She is Beautiful” by Andrew W.K.) and start dancing around my room while tidying up. The door is closed and I’m usually in varying states of undress. I ignore all attempts to contact me until I’m happy again. :D
When I’m feeling a bit apathetic and just in a little funk I find I often go out to the city to buy cheap but mega cute underwear. Often boyleg, or just plain bikini cuts, and preferably adorned with decals of Astroboy, Hello Kitty and the like.
Oh headphones for such missions are a must. Big noise cancelling ones playing upbeat good city-hoppin’ music. Spoons ‘Gimmie Fiction’ was the last album I played on such an adventure, along with a bunch of 80s and 90s random cheese.
1. Have sex
2. Have a long hot bath and read a book
3. Play with my dogs and cat.
When I need cheering up, I bake! It makes my apartment smell good, tastes yummy, I feel better knowing I can do something well, and my friends get some cheery love when I pass on my cookies or cupcakes! :)
Oooh!
I do lots of things to pick myself up when i’m feeling blue.
1. Blasting my favorite playlists, while dancing around the kitchen in my undies, baking pastries all day.
2. Going on a tramp through the woods on a gloriously sunny day.
3. Lying out in a hammock, on a beautiful day, with a good book and my moleskine.
4. All out creativity! painting, sewing, writing, sketching and playing music.
5. gratuitous retail therapy via thrift shops. with my closest friends, and silly super cute over dressed outfits, and lunch dates.
Hands down the easiest way to cheer up is to watch this video i made of me and my besty doing commentary on our friend eating a sandwich very meticulously…
the best part is that it’s two whole minutes of commentary only about four feet away and didnt realize until she was completely done
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6NMZ5…
i pee every time. EVERY time
my favorite way to cheer up is to sit in bed and read magazines with a cup of hot tea!
My pets cheer me up. Whenever I’m sad my cat comes up on my bed and snuggles up next to me. She can always tell when I need a pick-me-up. She must be magical.
eat avocado and do my make-up like a butterfly
I like to read cheesy jokes and have a giggle fest!
I recently went to a costume party where we were supposed to dress up like we were going to a prom. I bought a tutu – I mean, a proper, ex-ballet tutu – and wore it. SO GOOD. It bounced as I walked, had 11 layers of tulle and stuck out so much at the waist that it felt like I wasn’t wearing any skirt. Ahhh! I want a sparkly one to go out clubbing. It’ll be fantastic. :D
But alas, I live in Australia. My heart. It breaks.
i go for a drive with my music up loud, and when no ones around i sing my heart out.
I eat rainbow sherbert and mini powdered doughnuts and watch Jayne Mansfield movies! xoxo
I go to museums – I’m lucky enough to live in a city with a lot of them, so I can choose from history, science, art, etc… I am a huge geek though, obviously!
Going to prison never fails to make me incredibly happy. Seriously! An explanation: I work at a women’s prison a couple days a week either doing interviews or teaching a class on gender studies (last semester) / writings on the body(this semester). Those ladies never fail to make me smile. Its my favorite thing I’ve done in years. Other than that, dancing to Animal Collective on my bed in total darkness except for flashing twinkle lights, visiting bookshops with cats and awesome sexuality sections, any time spent with my beyond-lovely best girlfriend, and, cliche I know, but eating cupcakes.
P.S. I’m so happy you’re giving away a tutu. When buying myself a self-love valentine’s present, I made myself choose between a Lelo Nea and a tutu and now theres the possibility for both!
A) read sappiest piece of fanfiction I can find, preferably some odd pairing like Draco/Ginny
B) call someone and proceed to try to make them pee their pants laughing by saying the funniest/oddest things that come to mind
C) dramatic lip syncing to bubblegum pop music in my cutest set of underwear
To cheer myself up I like to spoil myself with silly, pretty and unnecesary things. Last time I made myself a butterfly print crinoline. Or I’ll cook myself something extra special, make fascinators, play with my cats. Simple, unexpensive things
Watching Gossip Girl in my bed snuggled up in the doona with a latte and a small paper bag of koko black dolce de leche (South American caramel) chocolates.
I live in Canada but would be happy to pay the shipping.
I have a few fave ways to cheer up. Snuggle my dog, eat raw chocolate treats, go swimming at night in a heated pool in the rain, laugh with friends, act like a fool, read a fat book, hoop in the sunshine, or do something randomly nice for someone I love.
I have a folder of lolcats and pictures from cuteoverload.com that I look through. If I’m out and about I’ll find a pet store and look at kittens, puppies and bunnies for as long as I need to. And when my Bunny moves in with me (She’s still in Adelaide with my Dad) I will snuggle her.
If only this were fate; I’d specifically been wanting a tutu for Valentine’s!
My favorite way to cheer myself up is to get a good cup of tea
Aveda’s peppermint+licorice is the best!and sit in front of a window with a good view. Hold the cup/mug between your hands and appreciate what all is in your view, and beyond.Oops. Didn’t know your code turns hyphens into striked text.
I think up really bad pick up lines based on disease my current favourite is “you are the cancer spreading through my heart”
Burlesque classes and KITTY!
Hmm, i think my way of cheering up is to just talk to my friends via phone,, or go and party,, or take a bubble bath! :D
kissing my french bulldog’s face, watching Gossip Girl & eating in the bathtub
I nap. Wake with a fresh start. A tasty sandwich usually helps too. Also, this site. Both are pretty cheer-uppy.
I have several surefire ways to cheer myself up:
1. Curl up with a good fantasy novel or victorian romance
2. Call the boyfriend or my best friend (she always has a good story on hand)
3. Put on my sparkly rainbow prom dress from Senior year and jump on my bed while listening to happy music
4. Bake something, then enjoy the sugary goodness
I listen to a mix I made called “Songs that Don’t Remind Me That Warren Zevon Is Dead” It’s full of my happiest happiest music.
When I’m down & out I look up at the sky. It calms me. When I see the clouds move, the sun/moon/stars I feel like they’re sending me a big hug & telling me its alright. There’s something about the sky that just brings me so much comfort.
Depending on where I am when the cheering needs to happen…
Putting on Disco and brushing the pups always improves the mood. I can’t be cranky with a lap full of puppylove.
Girly lunch dates to escape the office and work stress.
Crafty parties and homemade hot cocoa on weekends.
Swordfighting!
I watch disney movies or some other cartoon, they’re fun to watch and they make me feel like a kid again, like i don’t have a care in the world
When I am in a grumpy mood the first thing I do is take a bubble bath. Then I spend the time to do my hair and my makeup and pick out an outfit that I feel good in. Then I go out somewhere. It doesn’t matter where, grocery store, Friendly’s whatever – anything to get me out of the house (:
Everyone knows when you look better, you feel better!
I strip down to my underwear and then wrap myself in my satin robe and my softest blankets. It’s hard to feel so grumpy when you feel incredibly sensual.
my ways to cheer up…
spin while wearing this thrifted petticoat i got recently. it spins very nicely.
listen to a voicemail from my little cousin, who i havent seen in a while, wishing me a happy birthday. (my birthday was yesterday.)
spin in general.
hang out with my friends. theres this one guy named patrick, and he is insane, in a good way. he is very touchy, even to guys, and he just makes me laugh so hard! theres another friend, tanya, who is just great. she made me a cupcake for my birthday yesterday.
being in a great outfit. i know this is kinda superficial, but it does. when i feel pretty, i cheer up.
sushi! there is something in sushi that makes me feel great.
honestly. sex. especially when we experiment and try new things. i just love feeling orgasms.
laughing. its proven that people who laugh are happier.
i tie a letter with things that make me fee down onto a balloon (or balloons) and watch it float away into the sky.
it reminds me that in the great scheme of things these issues are worthless.
I block out a few hours, then give myself permission to have time to myself. This usually fixes the problem almost instantly, just because I’m looking forward to ‘me’ time.
I’ll usually take a nap, curl up with a cup of tea and read a favorite book, or spend time journaling. Without fail, the rest and quiet time makes me feel better. It’s usually for lack of self-attention that makes me grumpy in the first place, so this is the perfect fix!
My favorite way to cheer up is to put on a Jens Lekman album!
Singing!
You can do it almost everywhere, and it’s free, and it’s happy. One of my favorites is Joy to the World, even though it’s a Christmas carol.
I curl up in bed wearing my pink fluff socks, with my laptop and watch anime. It makes me smile each time.
My favorite way to cheer up is singing Disney princess songs!
I’m pretty sure I’ve been doing this since I was five – but hey, when you find something that works stick with it right?
Giving myself a full mani-pedi. I love choosing colors and it feels so luxurious and wicked to just spend an hour (or more) doing nothing but flapping my hands idly in the air, like some victorian lady.
ooh,loads of maple syrup, yoga, wine, the movie “superbad” and sex chatting with teenagers on harry potter forums.
omg i shouldn’t have said the last one o.O but honestly,where can you get such a dose of dramatism and unfulfilled emotions as on a harry potter forum. funniest shit ever!
My favorite way to cheer up is to dance with my lovelyadorableperfect kitty cat Princess Bellapants to Tom Jones. She is fabulous.
My favorite way?
Lots and lots of good food (throw in some good bread and butter, too) and a good book, with warm blankets piled high on me.
I’m wearing pajamas. And I’ll stay in bed all day long, smiling to myself.
Play wrestling with my boyfriend until the dog gets excited and starts barking.
My favorite way to cheer up is to hug all my lovely friends. Or walk on the beach. Or dance around my room in my undies singing really loudly. Or baking something pretty for someone. Or gardening.
My new thing is watching Wall E it never fails to put a smile on my face :)
when i feel down, i make sure to put on extra happy music and then i spin my toddler around as we dance and giggle. we do it all the time, but when i am blue it really helps to give some extra special cuddles to my baby girl
my fastest remedy for the grumps is to buy a bottle of pink Barefoot Champagne. i go home drink it with a straw and play dress up while pretending i’m a gossip girl and making batches of pink and yellow buttercream.
xoxx!
Curl up on the lazyboy chair with a cup of tea in fancy china, go for a good, long walk with my dog, have a LUSH bath, read poetry in bed, go out to a fancy bakery for a pastry and write in my journal there. Blues, begone!
I like sending my residence cook notes in a language only he and I understand telling him how much I liked his soup.
dressing up and pretending to be your favourite person/cartoon character ect… its awesome!
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Eating frosting straight from the tub. :)
And laughing.
My favorite way to cheer up is to flirt with my charming English penpal. ;)
I like to drink tea and listen to music, loudly and dance around and sing to my hearts content. It always cheers me up.
or driving with the music really loud. =)
I guess its just music that makes me happy.
also crafting makes my heart sing.
Favorite way to cheer up? CRYING MY HEART OUT.
...And then spilling it out on paper. Picking up a pen, Bjork in my ears, and writing until the pain passes.
find a swingset, preferably at night. point your feet at the stars.
or if in San Francisco, ride the cable car at midnight… there’s never anyone there… climb Nob Hill and listen to be bell clang.
get some clay and play, play, play.
Clearly the best way to cheer up is to put on some ridiculously awesome, awesomely ridiculous dance music and work it all out in a bedroom dance party!
I pack up a rucksack as though I were an 8 year old running away from home—library card, sweets, a map, fantastic hats, watercolor paints—and then go for a really long walk doing all the things that I would do if I had just run away from home. Then when I am feeling better or get hungry for something other than twix or chupachups, I catch a bus home.
I love love love tutus. They are so adorable and ruffly and cute. Their the ultimate girly clothing item.
My favorite way to cheer-up involves several steps:
1. Kiss the wife
2. Play a game of wolly-bully with the dachshund (involves being chased by all 20 pounds of him until I scoop him up to blow raspberries on his tummy)
3. Taking wife and best pal to the local cafe for cake
Feelings of cheer are greatly intensified if someone also gives me vinyl toys. Cheers!
My favorite way to cheer up is to hear my children laugh.
Incredible amounts of intercourse.
My fluffy gothic lolita skirt is close to a tutu LMAO
My favorite way to cheer up is to escape by doing something absolutely spontaneous! I might suddenly grab a friend to go for a drive, g to a museum, or have a snowball fight.
This might be absurd and cheesy, but listening to “Don’t Stop Believing” and singing along always helps.
Also, I look at pictures of my dog (if he’s not around to cuddle.)
If I’m feeling crabby due to work, I watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ALIL…
I like to get naked on a cold winter day and then run outside in the street for a minute, dancing around like an idiot. It’s amazing what “getting away with it” feels like, and even more ridiculously invigoriating when you get caught by the neighbors!!
bwahahahahahaha!!!!
When I need to cheer up, I ask the Divine to grant me peace and joy. Then I either curl up with a kitten and a good book, sketch fashion croquis, or practice guitar and sing at the top of my lungs. =]
I am in love with tutus and have never been able to afford one (poor college kid) but running around the streets in one of those would make me pretty happy…
My favorite thing to cheer me up is to lug my stereo into the bathroom, turn it up real loud and take a bath. Singing along to awesome tunes is always good. Extra cheering up points if I can have my boyfriend waiting in bed for me when I get out.
I’m currently in Spain as a foreign exchange student, whenever I’m unhappy because I can’t understand anything or because I miss friends from the U.S. all I have to do is walk to the local street vendor and pick up a waffle with chocolate and listen to all of the people around me speaking spanish, it reminds me that I’m LIVING my dream.
I have a mass of tutu’s already, I like that the more you have – the more awesome they look together!
My favourite way of cheering myself that I have already done, was when I was bored of painting my boyfriends room. I got naked, painted myself red and black, ran around giggling and then got in the bath and splashed water on to myself to get myself clean.
It was a Summers day so it was amazing!
I have a few ways.
one of them is to just have a good fucking cry! get the fuck over it smoke a doobie,eat some chicken and have some rough hot sex.
another way is to start reading Harry Potter books I don’t know why but imagining I’m in a wizarding world really makes me happy because I can just let my imagination run wild while I read.
Call up my bestfriend in Washington and listen to her voice and talk to her kids that always cheers me up!
And doing yogo or pilates because it makes you flexible and flexibilty pays when you like to bang!
-Meaghan G.
WHEN I AM FEELING DOWN I LOVE TO MAKE FLYERS UP THAT SAY THINGS LIKE “I LOVE YOU” OR “YOU ARE WONDERFUL” THEN I GO SOMEWHERE DRESSED UP COLORFUL AND HAND THEM OUT TO PEOPLE... BRINGING AN UNEXPECTED SMILE TO PEOPLE, CHEERS ME UP :)
X0X0X0KATEX0X0X0X
I like to make strange faces at people I hardly know, or run around my school making weird noises.
I also listen to music by Damon Albarn, which makes me happy because he’s SEXY.
My favorite way to cheer up is to use my rabbit vibrator… So listen up ladies, invest in battery stocks because I’m postive that I’m not the only one that has been turning to B.O.B (battery operated boyfriend) for a pick me up!
When I’m in need of a good cheering, I dress up super cute and listen to bouncy, fun music like Aqua or Toybox. Wearing one of my wigs or cyberfalls makes it that much better!
When I am feeling super, crazily, horribly down, I eat something truly indulgent, like pizza and wings, chips and dip, or chocolate! And since I am not usually that sad, this indulgence only happens once in a while, as a treat.
And I take pictures. I run outside, in the sun or rain, and take pictures and enjoy nature. I look up at the sky and smile at the clouds! And I explore other people’s pictures and paintings too.
Lastly, I cuddle with my boy. Getting tangled in the sheets is probably my favorite time of day ;oD
whenever i want to cheer up i simply play with my puppy & my kitten. it does not matter WHAT has happened. they can always put a smile on my face. : ]
Head to a Diva or Bling store and spoil myself with something cheap and super shiny!
besides a little retail therapy?
When I’m feeling down there’s nothing like really making yourself beautiful. I love to do an extreme makeup look, put on some wild clothes and go chill out in a coffee shop with a good book until I feel better.
On second thought, taking a break to read a good book is all I really need to feel cheered up!
When I’m feeling down I look at a bunch of pictures I took of my boyfriend in a photo session this summer. There’s this particular one where he was doing his half-smile and it makes me happy because I know he was smiling because of me. :D Although he’d have a huge smile if he saw me in a tutu…
Ooh, how delis-ious!
My favorite way to cheer up is go driving down the coast with a great CD turned all the way up.
I go to a bar in Nolita called Chibi’s named after the owner oh so ugly-loveable French Bulldog. I have a nice drink and feed the pup spicy asian rice crackers. Instant pick up.
When I need cheering up, I write poems about ridiculous and magical things, and then I put them in library books. :D
Playing dress up with my 2 year old.
I wear my grandmas 30s costume jewelry. She always had a positive outlook on things and it reminds me of her. Plus it’s not easy to stay sad covered in gems!
i like to snuggle with my puppy, take a bubble bath, and fool around with my husband-not necessarily in that order!!
To cheer myself up I like to swing while listening to my favourite songs. Sometimes in my backyard, other times at the park. If i’m feeling extra terrible I listen to obnoxious music like Fergie or Usher. Perfect remedy.
To Kylia, WE LIVE IN THE SAME TOWN! Well, practically.
I fingerpaint to lift my spirits … there’s nothing like swirls of color beneath my fingertips, and knowing the painting will go into the Home for Wayward Art to be adopted by a new parent! Sharing my art makes me joyful.
Followed closely by getting dressed up in costume and singing loudly, off-key and flat, to Rocky Horror Picture Show with a second helping of Shock Treatment. Toucha toucha touch me! ... rip it up to the hip hip hip….
My recently discovered way of cheering myself up (and it’s definitely the thing that works best for me) is reading the stories on notalwaysright.com . For some reason, reading about the stupidity of some people, and the absolute great comebacks that workers come up with just make me laugh. Plus, it always reminds me that whatever’s going on, at least I’m not still working at McDonald’s :)
I try to cheer someone else up. Usually just a random person from school or myspace. But when I’m cheering them up, it helps me to see how amazing life is! I get the most AMAZING “life” highs from this. ;D
put in five random mix CDs, turn the stereo and dance around and maybe make adorable cupcakes (with dinosaur sprinkles) and then give them all away
I cheer myself up at work by taking a 5 (or 10) minute break to check out cute overload (http://www.cuteoverload.com) — at home I turn on some music, pour a glass of wine & sink into a bubble bath!
If I’m upset, theres a number of things that can cheer me up. Usually just calling a close friend or my boyfriend and chatting for a while will do the trick, but sometimes I don’t feel like talking. If that’s the case, I’ll take a nice long bath, and then cuddle up to my doggie for a while, and watch whatever funny shows I happen to have tivo’d at the time.
My very favorite way to cheer myself up is to don a fake moustache, and to then to go for a drive. Upon finding somewhere new, I get out and write in my notebook.
Baking oatmeal cookies for my dad. They are kind of little hockey pucks and no one else on Earth (myself included) can stand them, but he just loves them, and seeing him eat a whole batch of cookies in 10 minutes with this pure satisfaction radiating from him just makes me happy. :D
Borrow a movie from the library.
Buy cake from the grocery store.
Veg out.
Going for a walk, to look in the shop windows. While I make sure to smile at everyone I pass, and watch them smile back!
Wheatpasting inspiring messages all around town always works for me ♥
When I’m feeling down, I like to put in my Beauty and the Beast soundtrack and sing along while waiting for my ‘Beast’ to come find me. :3
Dressing up in a majesty costume (you seem to nail that every day!), dancing horribly and singing loudly. It brings the old heart rate up and a smile to my face every time!
I would be doing it in a tutu if I was lucky enough to win!
I search for Maine Coons and Norwiegen Forest Cats on Flickr and go through all the pictures of the giant fluffy kitties.
Or I’ll sniff my LUSH soap for some aromatherapy. If I really need cheering up, I’ll pop in a book on CD and take a two hour long pretty smelling bubble bath.
oof! that stream is going to own my life now…
When I need to be cheered up, I snuggle with my pup until she’s sick of me then do the hula hoop game on wii fit until i collapse laughing and aching. It definitely raises my spirits and makes me feel like I did something productive! Finishing it off with a nice hot shower helps to wash away the negativity and hula hoop sweat!
Hmm…When I need cheering up, I break out my Holga and go on photographic adventures in NYC. These adventures usually end in cupcakes at Crumbs.
Usually I just play my ukulele and right away I’ll be smiling and feeling grand.
1. do something you can’t help be happy doing, like jumping on a trampoline with a friend, or dancing around screaming out the lyrics to your favorite songs.
2. afterwards, do something to pamper yourself, like getting a manicure or having a bubble bath. then dress yourself up to the nines: it’s much harder to feel crappy if you look drop dead gorgeous. ;)
I make zines… being creative ALWAYS cheers me up :)
mine is quite simple. whip out the ipod, plug in the ear buds, and dance away like no one is watching. regardless of my whereabouts too. =]. tutus really are my obsession. i’ve written a post on them a while a back, about how ballet influences fashion. i’ve grown up in them =]
xoxo,
La C.
I cheer myself up by taking a long walk. Soon the smells and sights all around me seep in and make me feel like I love the world again!
Tutus RULE!
When I need to be cheered up, I put on my frilliest, most over-the-top dress, and I shimmy wildly to whatever suits my fancy at the time —- from punk renditions of “Natural Woman,” or some jazzy Dean Martin song.
my friend and i have started this thing where we make “happy lists”. if we’re ever feeling down, we each write a list of things that make us happy, make it all pretty, & hang it in our locker (we share it!). it makes us both incredibly happy looking at it. then, we write a carpe diem list. where we each contribute three things that we must complete by the end of the day. the list may consist of (1) talking to a cute boy and getting a number (2) burst out in song singing a ridiculous song (3) find the world’s most eclectic outfit (i.e.: donning tutus & tiaras) and walking down the street. it amuses us to no end when strangers stare.
i say we let them =]
I dance around my apartment to me cheering-up mix while I get ready to go out. The two best songs are Lady Gaga’s “Eh Eh (Nothing I Can Say)” and Madonna’s “Cherish.”
putting an awesome playlist on (michael franti, krishna das, public enemy, jason mraz) and creating my own yoga flow. being in the moment.
that’s a surefire way to cheer me up.
oh. and a cupcake!
The best way for me to cheer up is having zipping down an open road with the windows down and my hair going everywhere, and having the music blaring. nothing can make me happier.
Yoga. And listening to Atmosphere – Sunshine!
I bake something disgustingly fattening and delicious and have great seeeeeex. And if the boy is unavailable, I pleasure myself!
Also, cuteoverload.com can cheer even the grouchiest gremlin.
a big luscious bubble bath, with a rocking ipod playlist followed by some naked booty shaking.
I usually crank up www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv1uae… – when I hear the first few beats, I immediately get up and jump and dance and shake my booty!! I dare you to crank that up and NOT dance your ass off.
Youtube-ing cute animals falling asleep!
When I am down I think of exactly what I would like to hear from the universe via another human being, and I get some pink or purple paper, write it out, decorate it with glitter or bindis or little jewels, and leave it on a park bench or someone’s windshield or a library book, for someone else to find. I know the wonderful universe will send it to exactly the person who will need to hear it the most.
eg- You are so loved.
You are an amazing and beautiful work of art.
Everywhere you go you bring happiness.
etc
I pull on my shiny purple leggings, put on my hula skirt over top, grab my stuffed rabbit (Peter Rabbit), crank up my speakers to 11, and just KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHER#?&$ER!!!!
I feel cheered up already, just by reading everyone else’s entries!
My favourite way ever of cheering up is buying a packet of sparklers, polaroid cameras and a fun friend. Awesome _
To cheer up I love inviting my friends over with their hoops and firetoys, we play music, play games and hula hoop and spin fire into the evening. :) or if my friends or weather does not permit I grab a glass of red wine, put on my full footsie pj’s, curl up on the couch and watch my favorites list on youtube!
My favorite way to cheer up is to go on adventures by myself. I just moved to a new city (Chicago, baby!), so I get to go somewhere new every day!
My fave way to cheer up is embarking on a day of random fun without specific plans. Kind of like in Breakfast at Tiffany’s when they do stuff they haven’t before. I’ll grab a friend and a street pretzel and wander places. Find adventures. It always makes me feek more alive afterward.
I create a new playlist on my iPod go crazy dancing all around my room not caring how I look. Gets my blood pumping and my mood lifts! :)
I’ll grab my iPod, load up my playlist of songs that can not fail to make my smile (Heavily featuring wildly inappropriate covers) and run to my favorite park.
Then I play on the monkey bars until I feel better.
I get in my car and absolutely scream my head off. Once that’s all out of my system, I head home from wherever I drove, blasting something amazing (this is my favorite cheer-up song, although it doesn’t seem that way unless you hear the lyrics…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x52w8txtiQs&feature=related). Usually by then my best friend, who knows when I’m upset because I’m pretty sure we have one soul, calls and we talk in New Zeland accents for a while, (We are Flight of the Conchords groupies. No joke,) discuss future plans for being famous designers(me) and actors(her) in New York. After thinking about how awesome my life is because of the things I do and the people I love, I’m pretty good.
Can you IMAGINE how much BETTER this routine could be if a tutu was added somewhere in the mix? Just think about it…take a second… =]
Eating Mexican food while watching House!
Well, first, I’ve been using EFT lately. Then I put on some mind-numbing Japanese technopop (Perfume usually works pretty well) and dance around my room. After a couple loops, I’m usually good to go again. :)
Once a year my friends and I celebrate Tutu Day (which is a random day that we decide on) by wearing tutus to school. This year we had about 8 people wearing them! It was so fun! Unfortunately people use the excuse “I don’t have a tutu” to not participate, so I had to make about 7 of them. It took me forever and my room was a huge tulie mess! Overall, I say it was a huge success :]
Your tutu’s are beautiful!!!!!
I think that Tutu just made me smile! I am in love with tutus and have been trying to make myself one. And not to sound like I’m sucking up, but lately when I’m feeling a little blue I’ve been reading the very interesting blogs of some lovely ladies – yours included.