I totally agree about the negativity. I hate it, if when I am in a good mood, someone in close proximity is pesimistic, bad tempered and spoiling things for everyone else.
We all have our off days, when we get like that, but I think those are the times when we need to be alone, and as you say, doing something which holds our interest and helps us unwind.
Do you have a private space to retreat to at such times? I find thet nothing calms me down quite like being on my own and doing something I enjoy.
Christmas brings out the tensions in the best of families. Too much stressful, busy, busy preparation, so that by the time everyone gathers together, they are unable to turn off and relax.
I totally agree about the negativity. I hate it, if when I am in a good mood, someone in close proximity is pesimistic, bad tempered and spoiling things for everyone else.
We all have our off days, when we get like that, but I think those are the times when we need to be alone, and as you say, doing something which holds our interest and helps us unwind.
Do you have a private space to retreat to at such times? I find thet nothing calms me down quite like being on my own and doing something I enjoy.
Christmas brings out the tensions in the best of families. Too much stressful, busy, busy preparation, so that by the time everyone gathers together, they are unable to turn off and relax.
