Be good, kind, and friendly to the receptionist. She's had a hard day.

It's not as if I can just pop on my show and be rude if I've had a hard day.

A 'gossip partner' is someone you love and trust, with whom you may go through the day's events with impunity, and with whom you may air your feelings, without them falling asleep.

Well, I quit smoking three weeks ago and I had a hard day today not smoking.

Contemplate the good things in your life and be grateful for them.

City life is stressful. Everybody is running around like crazy, stuck in traffic jams trying to make meetings, trying to make ends meet, trying to meet deadlines, trying to get kids to and from activities. There aren't enough hours in the day for all this business.