I read Leah McLaren’s column in the Globe this a.m. titled “Five Simple Rules for Cutting the Drama”. My Favourite was the one about knowing your body - knowing that when you’re hungry, tired, anxious, drunk or suffering from PMS that it’s not the time to engage in any emotionally intense discussion. Sorry are you saying that 4 a.m. drunk phone calls to ex’s are a bad thing?

She goes on to suggest that if you’re feeling hormonal in the a.m. to write a big “H” on the back of your hand. Use that to remind you during the day that your reactions are not your own today. You need to realize you’re not seeing clearly - you’re seeing life through a hormonal haze.

So often we see our reactions and emotions as being permanent and real, and so often, OK always they’re just not. Other crazy reaction causes I’ve found in the workplace are “Friday-itis” - ie, you react a little stronger and feel things at work a little more intensely when you’ve had a long week and are ready for a glass of wine, a DVD and very little conversation.

Another good one is the “Pre-Xmas Crazies” when right before the holidays everyone in the office is a little more on edge and high-strung. Everyone seriously needs to stop the shopping, put life on hold and take a vacation - August was a long time ago.

So when someone says “Hey Corilee, why the “H” on your hand”, I’ll say “it’s to remind me to buy Huggies for my son” - but you’ll know ;-)