{"id":2884,"date":"2013-04-14T18:25:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T00:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2013-04-14T18:26:25","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T00:26:25","slug":"how-to-overcome-the-doom-and-gloom-of-tax-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-the-doom-and-gloom-of-tax-day\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Overcome the Doom and Gloom of Tax Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So it\u2019s tax day April 15th.\u00a0 Oh my gosh there is just no way to say that without bringing everyone\u2019s mood down into the dumpster.\u00a0 So for my blog today I thought I would put together a list of suggestions of things you can do to help get over the sadness and gloom that comes with Tax day, and that can help bring the HAPPY back into life again!\u00a0 So here goes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a walk outside if the weather is nice enough.\u00a0 Breathe in the fresh crisp air and notice the little blossoms growing on the trees.\u00a0 As you walk think about the fact that summer will be coming very soon, with all of the boating on the lake, the BBQs, and the yummy picnics.\u00a0 Have I told you that I LOVE SUMMER! Cause I do.\u00a0 I love it.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Make a big mug of hot cocoa\u2026and add the squirty whipped cream onto a huge mountain on top so there is no way to drink it without getting whipped cream all over your face.\u00a0 Love it.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Sit down and watch a Disney Movie.\u00a0 Tangled is my personal favorite with the Little Mermaid as a close second,but who am I kidding, they are all amazing! And it is virtually impossible to watch a Disney movie without smiling :).<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Call someone you love and let them know you need a good dose of cheering up.\u00a0 Tell each other jokes.\u00a0 Laugh.\u00a0 Be silly.\u00a0 Laugh some more.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Cuddle up with an animal\u2026I prefer dogs, but I suppose a cat would do as well.\u00a0 If all you have is a pet fish then please borrow someone else\u2019s dog or cat instead, as fish don\u2019t do so well with the whole cuddling thing.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Make a batch of homemade cookies!\u00a0 Or if you want the easy route you can just go to the store and buy the premade cookie dough in the package and then bring it home and pop it o the old cookie sheet and bake em\u2026okay, so total honesty here \u2013 like seriously, I can\u2019t remember the last time that a packet of raw cookie dough that I bought ever actually made its way onto the pan to get cooked \u2013 truth be told, the raw dough is FAB-U-LOUS!\u00a0 So yeah, that works too.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>One of my personal favorite ideas is to put on some happy music and DANCE!\u00a0 Nothing can change your mood faster than a happy tune to sing and dance along to.\u00a0 Nothing.\u00a0 I love fun music.\u00a0 Love it!\u00a0 First put on a song like \u201cWe\u2019re Not Gonna Take It\u201d by Twisted Sister and dance out your anger and aggression about paying your taxes.\u00a0 Then pop in \u201cI Will Survive\u201d\u00a0 by Gloria Gaynor, and then bring it home as you dance around the room to \u201cFeel This Moment\u201d by Pitbull (featuring Christina Aguilera)\u2026you will be amazed how great you feel after having your own little dance party!<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Put on your comfiest sweats or PJs.\u00a0 I personally like to don my \u201cjummpin\u2019 jammerz\u201d<br \/>\none piece zipper blanket.\u00a0 Yes, you heard me right, it is like a zipper blanket for babies, but it\u2019s made for adults too and they are the most amazingly comfortable outfit in the world.\u00a0 Oh, and they even have a little iphone pocket built into the sleeve on the arm so your phone stays right with you. \u00a0If you don\u2019t believe me then Google them and see for yourself.\u00a0 \u00a0I cannot say enough good things about how comfy these bad boys are\u2026just like my husband can\u2019t say enough bad things about how totally unattractive they are. But hey, it\u2019s tax day and they will make you feel better so get into your jammies, grab the hot cocoa and raw cookie dough, and DANCE your way to the TV to watch your Disney movie!\u00a0 Oh, yeah, and leave the pet fish in his bowl where he belongs\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a great Monday everyone.\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s Tax Day, but the good news is that it will be over after tomorrow night at midnight when you can no longer postmark your envelopes, and then it will be behind us for an entire year!!\u00a0 YIPEEE!\u00a0 Now that is something to be happy about \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it\u2019s tax day April 15th.\u00a0 Oh my gosh there is just no way to say that without bringing everyone\u2019s mood down into the dumpster.\u00a0 So for my blog today I thought I would put together a list of suggestions of things you can do to help get over the sadness and gloom that comes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[801,802,46,810,807,808,806,89,267,799,33,591,800,811,180,805,464,816,815,448,812,153,81,804,814,312,798,311,809,803,813],"class_list":["post-2884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-april-15","tag-april-15th","tag-attitude","tag-christina-aguilera","tag-cookie","tag-cookie-dough","tag-cuddle","tag-dance","tag-disney","tag-doom","tag-friend","tag-friendship","tag-gloom","tag-gloria-gaynor","tag-happy","tag-hot-cocoa","tag-joy","tag-jummpin-jammerz","tag-little-mermaid","tag-music","tag-pitbull","tag-positive","tag-smile","tag-summer","tag-tangled","tag-tax","tag-tax-day","tag-taxes","tag-twisted-sister","tag-walk","tag-walt-disney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2884"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2890,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884\/revisions\/2890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}