Friday, November 7, 2008

Get Out of That Funk

Ever since the economy started getting bad people seem to be in this funk and everybody I know seems to be depressed. Snap out of it!

You're the only one who can change the way things are going in your life. If you aren't happy with something right now change it. Don't just wait it out because chances are its not going to fix itself.

*Unhappy with your body...join a gym. I recently joined XSport Fitness and so far I'm pretty happy with it. It's a nice place, open 24/7, its a bigger gym,  they have tons of equipment, pool, resistance pool, hot tub, tanning, and salon, its just and all around nice place and its decently priced. It costs me $35 a month but I think its well worth it. Don't have $35 to spare there's always Cardinal Fitness which isn't as big, no pool or salon, but still a decent amount of equipment and costs only $20 a month. If you don't have money to hit the gym you can always go walk outside, play a sport, do something physical. There's also those cut outs in magazines such as Prevention and Woman's World that will put a nice little routine together for you.

*Lost your job....get off you but and go find another one.  I know that there's been a major decrease in job openings lately but that doesn't mean there isn't anything or that its not worth trying. Check the classifieds if there isn't anything there your interested in or have the skills for go out and actually walk into places to see if they're hiring. Ask your friends after all its not what you know its who you know. Start your own business I'm sure it can be a truly rewarding experience if you have the knowledge and drive to do something like that. I'm not saying work a job you absolutely hate I would never advise anybody to do that because I myself would never do that. I'm simply saying there's always options.

*Can't pay the bills...you don't have to have the best of everything. Can't afford digital cable with 5000 channels switch to basic cable or even try going without tv. As long as you have power and a DVD player you'll be set. You don't need the fastest internet on the planet switch to a slower connection and save a few bucks or you could always go back to the land line connection.  If you have a cell phone and a land line think about how much you actually use that land line...is it really necessary? If it is ask your provider what kind of deal they can work out for you. Most companies are willing to work with you as long as their getting your money. Stop eating out so much. If you don't feel like cooking you can always make all your meals at the beginning of the week and then freeze them until your ready for them.

*No social life...whether it be lack or friends or lack of money there's always a solution. Lets start with lack of friends..go out and meet people. Try a social networking site or places like meetup.com. If you are making friends with people on the internet be safe about it. Meet in a public place and if its possible bring someone along with you the first time. Now if it's a lack of money causing your social life to dwindle there are so many ways to fix this. Have a girls night, invite your girlfriends over and have everyone bring something fun for the group, maybe a movie, a snack, a game or something fun like that. Play bored games they where fun when you were a kid what changed? Rent movies instead of going to the movies and if you're really broke you can rent DVDs from the library at no charge. Think like a kid they're always having friends over without going out or spending any money and they have a blast. 


Every problem you face always has a solution sometimes you just have to dig a little deeper to find one.

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