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"I was having a heck of an evening last night. I knocked over a cup of coffee that spilled all over me and my computer, my cat used her bed as a litter box again and I&amp;amp;#8217;m getting grief from my family for still not sending out my save-the-dates. If only I had this piece of advice to give me some perspective during my freak out...This morning on Huffington Post, I read the most darling story by writer James Baraz. During a visit (and Scrabble match!) with his mother, he listened to her complain about the annoying things in life (in her case bad television reception) and challenged her to &amp;amp;#8220;frame&amp;amp;#8221; what was bugging her. Rather than saying something like &amp;amp;#8220;I can&amp;amp;#8217;t stand when this happens,&amp;amp;#8221; he encouraged her to say &amp;amp;#8220;This is so annoying&amp;amp;#133;and my life is really blessed.&amp;amp;#8221; Sure she felt silly at first, but she kept at it and her outlook on life became surprisingly upbeat. I generally think I&amp;amp;#8217;m a positive person but sometimes the small things get to me. Not today, though. I have sink full of dishes, but I&amp;amp;#8217;ve had three healthy meals everyday this week. My laptop is sticky with coffee and I&amp;amp;#8217;m able to do what I love. I&amp;amp;#8217;m smiling already. What are the small things you&amp;amp;#8217;re sweating lately? Why not give this little mantra a try? What are some other ways you deal with stress? Exercise? Chilling with friends? Sex? Come on, get happy! * My no fail mood booster. I may give this a try later today! * Do the twist and get rid of stress! * A cute stop motion video to make you smile. More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow Glamour on Twitter. Photo: Chris Johnson"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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