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5 Things You Can Do To Boost Your Mood On The Daily

Just treat yo' self!

Rachel Hardin

Feb 20, 2019

Western Washington University

5 Things You Can Do To Boost Your Mood On The Daily

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1. Grab a Coffee With Your Friends

There is something special about being in a place that you love whether that is the local Starbucks, a cute coffee shop in the middle of town, or even your own kitchen. It's even better when you're in the company of some of your favorite people!

If you are having a slow day, need energy, or just need to get out of the house then you should try and enjoy your favorite drinks in your favorite place.

So plop yourself into an oversized chair, sip your fancy drink and vent away to your person!

2. Take a Bath or Shower

It is refreshing the feeling of being clean and smelling good after a rough day.

Two words: Bath bombs.

If you like something pink that smells like bubblegum and leaves your skin soft and covered in sparkles then bath bombs are for you.

Don't like taking baths? I have another two words for you: Shower tabs. They smell amazing, open your pores and provide overall relaxation.

The only thing that makes this even better is when you are done you can put on your favorite pair of pajamas and melt into your favorite spot and just be there.

3. Watch Some Netflix

Let's be honest... Netflix is life.

You wanna feel happy? Netflix. Want to get sucked into your favorite TV show? Netflix. For every person, every mood, there is something on Netflix, and my favorite feature is that it will even match you with more shows you'll love! OR you can binge "The Office" for the sixth time!

4. Organize Your Work space

My desk is my home.

I sit at my desk for about six hours each day, and I do my best (and feel my best) when I'm working at a clean desk. Knowing where all of my things are feels a lot better than the panic that ensues when you lost something.

This is more of a mood booster for the future you, but you'll feel good doing it too!

5. Reward Yourself

I'm not saying that you should go out and buy a replica of a Batman costume, but if that's your thing and you can... Do it.

Life gets hard, and sometimes you need a little push to get you going. Whether it be a day out, a new pair of shoes, or even watching some TV (cough cough, "Parks And Rec"), TREAT YO' SELF!

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In This Article:

1. Grab a Coffee With Your Friends

2. Take a Bath or Shower

3. Watch Some Netflix

4. Organize Your Work space

5. Reward Yourself

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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