Take A Deep Breath And...

RELAX. RELAX. RELAX.

Act 42:

“It’s never too late… To Relax

Take time to pause. Forget the coffee and the smokes. Don’t eat lunch at your desk. Take a walk in the park. Browse in a bookstore. Chill in a library. Go for a run, or swim. Have a laugh with friends. Break the endless cycle.” – Patrick Lindsay

Quote in book: “A pleasing land of drowsyhead it was.” ~ James Thomson

Aaah something I hear all the time. RELAX. Some would say I’m wounded up tighter than an un-spun top or a spring. Haha. I’m not gonna deny it, but I’m hoping it’s not as bad as it used to be. Over the years, I have mellowed a bit, but not really as much as I should. I know I need to relax more. Stop stressing. Stop worrying. Just be. Just live. Just Relax.

Lately, I’ve been trying to take time out for myself. Trying to relax. Trying to de-stress. However, this has unfortunately made me a little bit like a hermit and I don’t go out as much. I think my friends kinda want me to snap out of it and just come hang out w/ them again. But this is what I feel I need right now…sitting at home writing these blogs, centering myself, watching TV and relaxing. I’m an introvert. I know my B-school friends completely disagree, because I was really social and the “networking queen”, but they forget every time I went to school it was a 45 mile drive, where I could recharge and prep to “hang” out.

Anyway, the last couple of years have been really intense. Hell the last 6 months have been really intense. I need to recharge. I need peace and quiet. I need time to be alone. I need time to myself to figure out how to proceed w/ the rest of my life. My father dying really made me want to evaluate my life. Where do I want to be in the next few years? I need to figure it out. The only way for me to do that is to slow down and relax. So I’m trying to take the time to stop stressing about life, stop stressing about work, and just taking the time to relax.

I was gonna blog about the wikiHow article and the websites I found about ways to relax, but I’m gonna just list them here and let you go read them if you’re interested.

- wikiHow – Relax

- Relaxation Techniques

- How to relax after work

- 100 ways to relax

We all relax in different ways. Here’s how I relax. Don’t judge.

• I like to be alone - I'm sitting on my couch alone right now
  
• I like to watch TV - gonna watch The Next Food Network Star after writing this
• I like to listen to music - Listening to Sara Bareilles “Gravity” and “King Of Anything”
• I like to play video games - right now I’m trying to complete World 9 of The New Super Mario bros for Wii
• I like to cook - cooked last night for my cousins
• I like to bake - I wanna make banana bread
• I like to sew - but right now I’ve been really lazy about getting the sewing machine out
• I like to Facebook/Twitter stalk my friends – I just like seeing what they’re doing, been doing it all night. haha
• I like to sleep – need to catch up, cause I didn’t get too much sleep last night. Here was my FB status. I thought it was hilarious. Dear Bed - I know we had a date for "early", but I had too much fun w/ the cousins. How about we reschedule for "early" morning? Say 3am? Can't wait to see you! -Love Nina

But to get myself out of my comfort zone a little. I wanna go get a massage. I realized it’s been a long time since I’ve had one and my back has been hurting lately. So, anyone wanna go w/ me?

I think everyone relaxes differently, so figure out how you relax and go do it. We all need a little rest and relaxation. Take a deep breath and RELAX.

Quick Trivia: Name the artist that sings this song

Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
When you want to come