MENTAL HEALTH DAY 

submitted by: Kelly Legge

One romantic thing I did for my sweetie to help him "get well soon" wasn't when he was feeling physically "sick", but mentally "sick".  He has a rather stressful job right now that he doesn't enjoy much, but our current circumstances dictate that he has to stay in this job for the time being.

Last fall, during a particularly stressful time, I decided to declare a day "Mental Health Day".  I bought a big basket, and filled it with all sorts of goodies. I put in Love Hearts, finger paints and paper, modeling clay, a couple of rented movies, and a big bag of potato chips.  I made him a "Happy Mental Health Day" card, which gave him "permission" to phone in sick and take the day off.  We spent the day lounging around and giggling, painting pictures, making little clay models, and watching movies.  It was just what he needed to give him a little emotional boost and make his job just a teensy bit more bearable.

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