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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 7:27:05 PM
techniques? i got a wonderful book today for a friend .. and had an hour to wait before my movie started .. sooo .. i started reading it .. it's GREAT! will list some of her 'advice' soon.
meanwhile .. what have you found to be very helpful with life starts comin' at you FAST? xo
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Aug 29 2008 : 7:53:40 PM
There is this AWESOME pizza restaurant that my hubby and I love. We have to drive about 70 miles to get there. We have been going about once a month for two years or so. It is small and kind of a "hole in the wall" and is owned by a guy named Tommy who is an old hippy type. He's got long hair in a pony tail, listens to classic rock and Bob marley and plans to vote libertarian. His grown sons all work there and they make the best pizza I have had outside of Italy!!!!!! When we go in the know us by name and everyone working will come by our table for a few minutes to chat. They give us the "(my last name)" Special which is a combo my hubby and I came up with! It feels like family and the drive out there helps it feel like a mini vacation. It doesn't matter what kind of stress I have had in my life, when I get to Tommy's Pizza it ALL goes away even if just for the hour and a half we are in there. And I always leave with a new outlook on my worries.
We ate there tonight!!!!!
Farmgirl Sister #17
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| susanreno |
Posted - Aug 29 2008 : 4:39:27 PM
Sometimes puttering around in the garden is the perfect fix for me. I love to look at plants really closely and admire the way they grow and all their details. I guess examining the world on such a small level helps keep the larger world in perspective. Also, I agree with Karin, exercise always seems to do wonders for my stress level, especially running. I think that running helps my head as much as it helps my heart. |
| mommom |
Posted - Aug 29 2008 : 3:05:40 PM
I'm with you Jessie! Just cleaning and moving things around can make me oh so happy! Susan |
| Sitnalta |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 7:57:14 PM
I clean! I tackled the crummy nasty jobs when I need to get rid of stress. The yuckier and harder they are the better. I can't put my most worstest stress into it and most times when I am done the stress has left off even if just a little and whatever job I did, got my all.
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Jess
Farmgirl Sister #235
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 3:42:58 PM
Always a cup of tea, retail therapy, or DH will watch Owen, and I get to go to the library all by myself.
Trish
Farmgirl Sister #91
Make cupcakes not war!
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| dkelewae |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 3:03:14 PM
I'll knit or read or take a nice loooong bubblebath and put lit candles in the bathroom, some tea to drink and soothing music.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
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| acairnsmom |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 2:45:44 PM
I go for a walk when I'm so stressed I'm about in tears. I make sure I have plenty of time and just walk until I can't go on any further then I turn around walk back the same way. By the time I get home, I'm too tired to worry about what I'm worried about. For normal stresses I pick up either a crochet hook or a knitting needle and make something easy like a dish cloth. That way I don't have to concentrate too hard on the project. And a lot of times I just crawl up on my bed in the afternoon and watch TV or read or nap. Something about being in my bedroom on my bed in the middle of the afternoon that is quit relaxing.
Audrey
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| countrygal56 |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 2:13:29 PM
When I feel stressed, I go out and talk to my horse Lexy, she's a good listener. Or I work on one of my craft projects or knit. I love to sit in my rocking chair and rock, while I'm knitting, while watching TV with my husband. Real relaxing. |
| BarefootGoatGirl |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 1:22:58 PM
i knit or write. both activities help me focus and unravel what is really important at the moment. for me, stress usualy comes from confusion clearing my head does wonders for my mood.
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
-Brenda Ueland
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| Bellepepper |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 10:22:46 AM
Just going outside works for me. Check to see if anything is ripe in the gardens, dead head some flowers, take the chickens some cold water, Then!! (close your eyes organic farmgirs) Ride around the yard on my lawn mower with 2 gal sprayers of round up and bug spray!! I can come back in the house feeling better. Wonder what that says about my personality that Killing something makes me feel better? |
| Mumof3 |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 09:16:03 AM
Exercise and yoga. I know, it does not sound like a de-stressing technique, but for me, it works wonders. :) My next favorite thing is to sit and watch the hens. They truly make me happy.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
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| StarMeadow |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 08:32:22 AM
I am NOT good at de-stressing!!!!! So...that being said, LindaEllen, I'll be emailing you so you can tell me about some wonderful walk in your woods...and Aunt Jenny, I just need you to drop Mona off for me! Frannie, you keep readin' and a postin' and I'll keep readin' and a tryin' all the new ideas!!! |
| Marcy |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 06:35:39 AM
I will pick up a book or knit or crochet. Anything to keep my mind on what I am doing and off of everything else. If there is one thing that I love in my life, it is calm days.
Farmgirl #170
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 06:30:54 AM
i agree with linda ellen .. with age comes wisdom (HA! ... usually!) but then, i've always been a big beliver that who you are when you are young is quite often who you are when you are older .. only MORE so!
i'll read a chapter or two today .. and give ya'll some of this author's advice.
oh sherri .. i LOVE your CHOCOLATE idea!
xo
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 06:28:30 AM
i'm lovin' your 'relaxin' ideas gurlfrenz! xo
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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| elphie0503 |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 04:37:40 AM
I read...or scrapbook...those two are really good at keeping my mind occupied.
Samantha
www.elphie0503.blogspot.com
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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| peggysue |
Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 12:47:24 AM
i sit and watch "Beverly Hillbillies" reruns and light plenty of rose candles
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 10:49:28 PM
There's always chocolate..........! Hey - it's medically proven to be good for you!
Farmgirl Sister #98
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 10:22:32 PM
I go out and visit with Mona, my cow. It always makes me feel calm. Or just watching the chickens. If I need a few minutes of quiet (noise stresses me out worse than anything) the critters always help.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 9:00:21 PM
I sit and practice the piano for hours. Or, work on a crochet project. Both of those things just mellow me out!
Marly |
| joyfulmama |
Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 8:39:01 PM
I knit. Knitting helps me deal with stress big time. before we moved from Ca, I would go sit on the deck and watch the goaties. I miss them.
Blessings, Debra
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| LindaEllen |
Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 8:06:44 PM
I feel that as I get older I'm getting less stressed out on the small stuff. If things don't get done as planned here on the homestead its not a big deal. Work is easier when not stressed out. Worry does no good, and thinkin of stuff that might happen is such a waste of energy.
Finding that the simple things in life is what really makes me happy which in turn makes me less stressful. Having my family around, healthy and happy is up there with my happyness. Going back to the things I use to do, learning new things that I always wanted to learn. Keeping busy. Not having to go here and there and timed appointments. Oh I still have them with clients but its not like it use to be, and maybe its just me changing. Just not stressing out.
Walks in our woods makes for a good feelin. Listening to the news does not. Knitting and thinking of the person who is going to get the knitted object is peaceful. And I think the most of all is the Blessings one gets throughout our life time and thinking of those things is probably one of the best way's I deal with the day to day stuff that comes along.
I'd like to hear some of your books findings on stress free techniques . I'll be looking forward to your posting KY Frannie
Thanks a bunch
tc linda
Locust Trail Homestead
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| Firemama |
Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 7:37:08 PM
I read. I like to put myself somewhere else when I am having a hard time or just dealing with lots of stress. Also I seem to go puruse the fabric store, something about the smell of fabric calms me,lol; )
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
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