7 Wacky Things to Do instead of stew about the stupid thing your ex just did

It is bound to happen. Your ex does something stupid. Maybe they let your 16 year old get a nose ring. Maybe their new partner caused a scene at the piano recital.

After you do what you can to address the situation (in a calm and mature fashion, of course) and after you vent to your safe person, make a commitment to yourself not to give your ex’s stupid actions rent-free space in your head. Because, although they might have gotten the house, the dog or the parenting time you wanted, they cannot and will not get to dominate your thoughts.

Here is our list of zany, off-the-wall (yet potentially helpful) ideas to do instead of stew:

1)     Create a pair of Vans Customs. You don’t actually have to order the shoes. Just have fun playing with color and pattern for a while.

2)     Get a kick in the seat of the pants from Steve Harvey.

3)     Do what Steve Harvey recommends and write down your dream for your own life. Or create a vision board. If you have space in your head to dwell on what someone else has done, you have space to turn the channel of your thoughts and come up with a fantastic future for yourself.

4)     Get physical. Go for a run. Or if you are home with the kids, do a home workout from YouTube with some buff fitness person or some less intimidating computer animated workout people.

5)     Grab a cheap can of shaving cream and get sensory with fun shaving cream art projects.

6)     Music is therapy for some people. If you have favorite songs, lose yourself in the tunes. Or turn on this playlist of wacky songs and have a dance party in the living room.

7)     Not for nothing do they say laughter is the best therapy. Head to Netflix or YouTube for some rolling on the floor, side-splitting distraction.

Whatever you decide to do, as En Vogue tells us, free your mind and the rest will follow.