Very recently, a fellow writer, miffed at a sleet-and-traffic infested world, wanted to just throw a blanket over her head.
Instead, she rose above her bah-humbug funk and attended a local Christmas Carol celebration. And loved it.
Bravo! Author Julia Cameron would have given this writer props for–in this case unwittingly–making and keeping her ‘artist date’.
See if you can’t fit a little ‘assigned play’ into your day.
Word Inventions 
Love it, Tim, especially the classification of ‘fellow writer,’ a compliment (I think.) One published writer I know told me, “we writers are a neurotic bunch!” Somehow, that served as tremendous encouragement! 📚😜🌟😎🌟😜📚
Thanks, Virginia, for the material! Perfect stuff for what we go through.