I am irritated today. When I am irritated, mad, disappointed, or sad there are little things I do to calm myself, some of them quirky and some quite normal.

– fixate on one song and play it over and over, that calms me for some odd reason.
– write. write. write some more. and then write a little bit more for good measure.
– rant with my IM Partner in (C)rhyme
– obsessively do crossword/logic/math/jigsaw puzzles, it takes me to another place that is based solely on logic and facts and is devoid of emotions, and since I am a beast at all four of those things it is also devoid of defeat or failure
-watch one of my 3 overwatched memorized movies obsessively (Five Heartbeats, Steel Magnolias, Shawshank Redemption)
– cozy up on the couch with a good book and some good wine (beer works too).

How about you?