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Awhile back, I wrote a post on 5 Things You Should Do Every Day. That post ended up going viral on Facebook and has been one of the most-viewed posts I've written in a very, very long time! Just for fun, I thought I'd I'd write a post that was the opposite of that post. Because it's important for us to remember that just like small good decisions can positively impact our day in a big way, so seemingly minor poor decisions can also negatively impact our day in a big way. So here are 5 Ways to Ruin Your Day (it probably goes without saying that these are meant to be tongue-in-cheek!): 1. Stay In Your Pajamas All Day Long This is highly effective for encouraging you to be unproductive. Rock those sweats, wear your frumpiest t-shirt, don't fix your hair, and whatever you do, don't shower or wash your face. The sloppier the look, the better it helps you feel like spending your day doing absolutely nothing. As an added result, you'll probably also feel grumpy and just might start snapping at your kids, your husband, your neighbor, or even the dog. Tip: If you want to take things a step further, also consume a significant amount of junk food and do lots of sitting and lying around. These things will kick the un-motivation up a notch and guarantee that you accomplish almost nothing.
2. Mindlessly Browse the Internet and Flip Through TV Channels Whatever you do, while you're wearing your PJs and snacking on foods with no nutritional value, do not read or watch anything that has any redeeming value. Some of the best suggestions for mindless browsing would be things like: cat videos, celebrity gossip sites, or blog posts about subjects you have zero interest in. The more you can distract yourself with things that do nothing to help you, the greater your percentages of day-ruining will be. Tip: Do try to have multiple forms of media playing at the same time - if you can be watching a cat video on your computer, have your browser open to a celebrity gossip site, and be flipping through channels on the TV all at once, this increases the mindless browsing factor and will help you use up even more time un-effectively.
3. Stew About Everything That is Wrong in Your Life You have so much wrong in your life. I mean, just think about it. No, don't just think about it. Start listing it off. Maybe even write a blog post or Instagram or Facebook post about your lack of blessings? This will help you solidify your stewing and further encourage you to feel frustrated, grouchy, and annoyed by everything in life. Once you've created your Un-Blessing List, take a lot of time to hash and re-hash over and over again just how much your life stinks, how difficult everything is, and how stressed you are about it all. Tip: If you can, definitely call or text or tell someone in person all about how bad everything is in your life. The more you can camp on the negative, the more negative you'll feel.
4. Start Project After Project, But Don't Finish Anything You've Started Think of all of the projects you've been putting off. Today is the day to start in on them. Only be sure to just get out all the supplies, begin working on them, and then move onto the next project. I really think if you can try to tackle 10-15 different project starts today, that would be the best recipe for ruining your day. Tip: The more materials you can get out and the bigger mess you can make, the better. If you need to go shop for a bunch of supplies, do it. However, just get all the supplies, lay everything out, begin working, and then move onto the next thing. Don't finish things or put anything away. 
5. See if You Can Stay Up At Least 4 Hours Past Your Bedtime This final point is one of the most important. The later you can stay up past your bedtime, the more you'll set up tomorrow for being ruined, too. Whatever you do, don't accomplish anything in those last few hours. This is key. Just spend your time on frivolous, meaningless things. And do make sure that you hit at least your second or third wind. Tip: Do not set your alarm for the next morning. Or if you do, hit the snooze button at least 15 times. Set up tomorrow to be unsuccessful, too, by getting up late and tired.
What about you? What would be on your list of ways to ruin your day? | 
