(I don’t find the plain soda needs extra flavour but if you prefer more taste, you can add a splash of juice.) Even better, the Soda Stream - in combination with some temporary caffeine - helped me get Diet Coke out of my life. Have a glass of plain soda water with ice: I love my Soda Stream, which allows me to “make” my own bubbling water without having to buy plastic bottles.For example, a Tim Hortons medium cappuccino has 80 milligrams while a Starbucks grande cappuccino has 150. It’s relatively low caffeine Kona coffee from Hawaii (I special order it.) All coffee drinkers need to be aware that every brand has different amounts of caffeine. Drink a cup of coffee: I allow myself one big cup of coffee a day.Spending a couple of minutes paying extra attention to my breathing helps my brain get the steady supply of o2 that it needs. Exhale, then take a deep breath: As someone with writing apnea (I now see myself as a person in recovery), I know that our brains require a great deal of oxygen to work.In case it helps, Duncan, I’ll also listen to musical theatre pieces like Oklahoma, or energetic opera like Ride of the Valkyries. Listen to a piece of peppy music: My son, who holds a music degree and has sophisticated taste in music, will roll his eyes to learn that I enjoy listening to Abba when I need a shot of energy.
Eat a handful of almonds or a tablespoon of peanut butter on a spoon: These high-protein, high-fat snacks work much better than carbs for giving me reliable energy.Putting a tick mark beside each one I’ve finished always gives me a jolt of adrenaline. Every day I have a long list of tasks that will take me five minutes or fewer to do. Give myself a tick mark: Every time I finish something on my list, I feel proud and accomplished - even if the task is small.If I can do something for him - whether it’s making dinner or picking up a book at the library for him - it makes me feel great. He has changed my life in so many positive ways. Do something for my husband: My husband is a kind, deeply supportive man who was a 100%-involved parent when our kids were young.Read an article: I don’t allow myself to read novels when I’m supposed to be working but if I’m stalled on a piece of writing or feeling totally uninspired, a brief well-written article from the New York Times (I have a subscription on my phone) or a “Talk of the Town” piece in the New Yorker gives me a model of fine writing and a much needed boost.Whenever I see a positive review of a book, I clip it to my Evernote file so I have a list of books always ready for future reading. Add a book I want to read to my Evernote list: I love reading but sometimes even the anticipation of reading is enough to buoy me up.But if I’m feeling tired or down, I know that a walk outside - to the bank or grocery store - will give me a jolt of energy. Go for a walk: I walk a lot, not the least at my treadmill desk, where I also write.I feel a little burst of pleasure every time I look at my now well-organized collection. Some months ago, I thinned and organized my spice drawer. My desk is a particularly welcome target because I end up staring at it when I’m writing, and a clean, well-organized surface always makes me feel cheered and hopeful. Clean my desk: Organizing or cleaning something always makes me feel better.Here are 21 ways I get out of the doldrums and persuade myself to start writing again. We’re having an especially cold and wet Spring this year, so when the grey skies drag down my spirits - particularly my writing spirits - and I need an immediate boost, I know better than to trust “chance” to give it to me. She didn’t believe Vancouver actually had mountains because the city was so socked in for 28 days and she never had a peek of them.) (We once had a house-guest from Korea staying with us for the month of February. That mild weather often translates into torrential rain and seemingly endless grey skies. But for every good point, there are also bad ones. I live in a city - Vancouver, Canada - with many fine attributes: the weather is mild, the mountains are beautiful, the beaches spectacular.
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