Sometimes you have days where the kids are scratchy, everyone is tired, no one wants to go to school/work, the spoon drawer is low, the plan didn’t work, your coffee got cold before you got around to drinking it and you forgot your lunch. It’s never one thing…

On those days, it’s handy to have a pick-me-up in your back pocket.

For me it is a bookmark.

Secretly and stealthily hiding in my book is a ‘Stay Weird’ affirmation postcard. I think I got it in a package when I ordered a custom vintage plate with a crow on it for my wall once. It is a picture of a girl with a face hugger on her face. It makes me laugh and reminds me to be myself. I don’t do what I do to fit in. I’m not afraid to stand out. I’m not afraid to stand up.

There are loads of people out there who will have the same humour as you do. And whatever it is, embrace it.

Keep doing what you do. Every drop in the bucket is still a drop in the bucket.

Some other fun places to hide your ‘keep your chin up’ affirmations are:

Your login password
Your screensaver
Your email signature (depending on where you work and what it is)
The dashboard of your car
Your desk
Your pen
Your pencil
The bathroom
The mirror
Your phone wallpaper

Stay weird.