Recommend your best stress relief methods!!

sfarrow3 · #1 April 22nd, 2011, 07:22 AM

I'm just trying to find some new stress relief techniques. Reading use to be my stress relief, but now due to my busy schedule I barely have time to pick up anything!

#2 April 22nd, 2011, 07:28 AM

Sex!!! Seriously! For me anyways... LOL oops..did I just say that? m sure Im not the only one who thinks that. Right?

My 2nd choice would be a bubble bath and I cant even tell ya the last time I got to take one though.

sfarrow3 · #3 April 22nd, 2011, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KaiX2Momma

Sex!!! Seriously! For me anyways... LOL oops..did I just say that? m sure Im not the only one who thinks that. Right?

My 2nd choice would be a bubble bath and I cant even tell ya the last time I got to take one though.

BLAHAHAHAHAHA.. girl..shut up! No really...Now that I think about it...Sex does it for me too! Ok that's two things, but like reading...due to my busy schedule...........

Ally-Mac · #4 April 22nd, 2011, 08:33 AM

Yoga is great.
As is wine.

sweetliberty · #5 April 22nd, 2011, 08:50 AM

Yoga or a candle lit bath. I use to do yoga every morning and now I'm lucky if I get a chance to do it once a week.

Jule'sMomInOR · #6 April 22nd, 2011, 09:13 AM

Working out.

I WFH and I love it when I have something to read because I'll hop on the elliptical machine and read it "on company time". :-)

Also, I just love when my nanny takes Juliana on an outing outside of the house. I it used to make me nervous and stressed, but now I just love the quiet!

mommytokem · #7 April 22nd, 2011, 09:55 AM

Exercise, a bubble bath, I'd say watch a movie, but I usually fall asleep. On the weekends I like to grocery shop by myself, but I'm a sahm so anything without kids for an hour or so is relaxing.

starrsgirl · #8 April 22nd, 2011, 12:05 PM

2 things: working out and reading.

You can ALWAYS carve 20 mins out of your day for working out. And that's enough time to make a difference. I personally really enjoy my kick boxing class. I beat the crap out of something.

Also, with reading, I have a kindle and I read while I nurse Emmett (especially at nights on the weekends when I don't work.)

shockandawe · #9 April 22nd, 2011, 05:02 PM

I read - oh and I had two margaritas this week! yay for hubby's vacation!

Lilly Bella · #10 April 22nd, 2011, 08:57 PM

beer.

what?

Hollybear · #11 April 22nd, 2011, 09:03 PM

I'm going to second the beer & wine.

& walking, just getting out.

Daffodil · #12 April 22nd, 2011, 09:06 PM

I don't drink. No wonder its so hard for me to relax!

I'll go with chocolate and tv. Although exercise SHOULD be my answer. *sigh*

Wren · #13 April 23rd, 2011, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by starrsgirl

2 things: working out and reading.

You can ALWAYS carve 20 mins out of your day for working out. And that's enough time to make a difference. I personally really enjoy my kick boxing class. I beat the crap out of something.

Also, with reading, I have a kindle and I read while I nurse Emmett (especially at nights on the weekends when I don't work.)

What do you do with Emmett when you are working out? Or do you do it at night? I am having a hard time fitting that back into my routine. I used to do dance classes, but don't have time for that any more.

starrsgirl · #14 April 23rd, 2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Wren

What do you do with Emmett when you are working out? Or do you do it at night? I am having a hard time fitting that back into my routine. I used to do dance classes, but don't have time for that any more.

Gym daycare has been a small miracle in my life. I also have an awesome running stroller. Or (last resort) a workout video while he naps or after he goes to bed at night.

Jule'sMomInOR · #15 April 23rd, 2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Wren

What do you do with Emmett when you are working out? Or do you do it at night? I am having a hard time fitting that back into my routine. I used to do dance classes, but don't have time for that any more.

I'm still trying to get to using the gym daycare, and I plan to start any day now when Juliana's nap schedule settles down a bit (but I've been saying that for 2 weeks). Lately I've just been using my elliptical machine while the nanny is here and once in a rare while I'll jog with her in the stroller. I don't even have a jogging stroller, which just makes it a more difficult workout, which is fine with me. On weekends, I do a video while DH babysits for the 45 minutes.