Top 10 Ways to Look Your Best When You Feel Your Worst

Top 10 Ways to Look Your Best When You Feel Your Worst

We all have those post-divorce days when we feel at our worst. It could be from not getting a good night sleep, it could be from depression or it could just be that we are stressed to our limits. I know that I have been there...many times, so here are some tips on how to look your best when you feel your worst.

1. Put a little make up on. Even if it is just mascara. It won't cover the dark circles, but will brighten you up. A little goes a long way to make you feel better about yourself.

2. Get dressed in your cute jeans, top and boots. Sometimes, just getting out of your sweats and into some real clothes makes all the difference in the world.

3. Take a long walk. I don't mean a leisurely walk, but a brisk walk. Get your heart rate pumping. You will find that once you are out in the fresh air and exercising, you will feel better and more energized.

4. Put your favorite CD on the stereo...loud. Something about hearing great music puts you in a better frame of mind. It gets the toes tapping and singing a few bars will cheer you up.

5. Treat yourself to a massage. Every once in a while, you need to treat yourself to things you love, but feel like have had to give up. Everything in moderation is okay, so let someone else massage your troubles away.

6. Take a shower. Sounds silly, doesn't it? Trust me, it's not. Sometimes the hot water and steam can wash those blahs down the drain, and feeling clean will also make you feel renewed and refreshed for the day.

7. Meet a friend for lunch. Even though you don't feel great, a warm hug and a smile from another adult will automatically infuse you with strength and well being. It is a fact, that touch is vital to existence, and when that comes in the form of pure love from a friend, you will feel better instantly.

8. Sing in the car. We spend a lot of time in the car, so on your way to drop your kids off at school, turn up the radio and SING. It will make your kids laugh and you will be laughing as well.

9. Make a wish list. Some people would say that making a wish list would be depressing. After all, these are things you WISH you could do, but can't do due to time or financial constraints. However, if you make a wish list and set each wish as a goal for yourself, you have given yourself something to work towards, which will make you feel better about where you are in life.

10. Read a good book. Between work, kids and sleeping, there is little time left for reading. Pick books that you have wanted to read, but haven't had the time. Carve out 30minutes a day and sit in your favorite chair, with your favorite cup of tea and read. You will be smiling at the end of those 30 minutes.

Making yourself feel your best doesn't have to take a lot of time or money. It's the little things we can do for ourselves that will lift us up and out of the doldrums.

About the Author
Lee Block is a writer for The Post-Divorce Chronicles and Huffington Post. She is also the founder of Post-Divorce Dating Club.