I love my ex-husband; I really do. And I am so glad we're friends and can still be a (distant) part of each other's lives.

But even with these nearly ideal divorce dealings, it's still very stressful - to see that your life, the life you wanted, has completely fallen apart can lead to anxiety, depression and anger. Which is why I was surfing the Internet recently, Googling the phrase "dealing with divorce."

I came across these simple tips for dealing with divorce stress - and I have printed them out and taped them to my refrigerator. There is nothing groundbreaking here, but it all makes perfect sense. I have been super-stressed lately, and perhaps not coincidentally I have:

- failed to visit with my talk therapist in recent weeks

- failed to exercise much

- failed to do many "fun only" activities for myself

Result? Stress. Sometimes you just have to remind yourself to take care.