Stress, uncertainties – I try to avoid both of them ; but there are many things that we cannot avoid – for example : the unknown neighbor who says “Hi” every morning in the gym OR Columbia roasted coffee even though a decaf Nescafe jar stands on the kitchen platform like an abandoned thing.
For a week , I was under too much stress ; I can control my words when I am tired physically, but when my mind is tired my words just flow..not to any direction, of course. So, I take a dip into books , watch TV shows , movies. During the peak time of my stress, I watch Everybody Loves Raymond ,because I am sure I will laugh..pretty sure , actually. It tops my very own “How to kill stress” list.
I got many books from library, last month. Fictions , philosophy and Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office . We all consider ourselves nice girls at the end of the day! Right? It’s one universal truth that we accept with harmony and without judgement. 😀
Among all these books , I took 7 hours to finish Emily Giffin’s Where We Belong. 372 pages , 7 hours, 2 cups of tea, one plate full of Pita chips -That’s how I killed stress , one evening.
Where We Belong is captivating , heart-felt and sharp – kind of books you find once or twice in a year . I brought the book after finding it at 2nd place on Goodreads’ best fiction of 2012 list. I love Emily Giffin’s Jane Austen style story telling. Nowadays when dogs have their twitter fan pages and cats write blogs everyday , I surely wanted to know where we belong !
I also went out again for long hike this Saturday , watched sailing race America’s Cup live , was mesmerized by the speed of the yachts and the changes of the ocean color ,whole day! Under the bright San Francisco Sun, my Saturday was bright and light .
And when stress was killed , swollen feet and discolored nose gave me hard time. I forgot to apply sunscreen on my nose and after my whole day hiking trip , my nose got different color. I may be called “Nosy” this whole week!
*** How do you kill stress? By Eating or Walking alone or Listening to music? Do you write when you are under stress?
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14 responses to “Stress , A Week”
Hi Archita , You write very well.I think music is the great stress buster.
Thank you, thank you. 🙂 let me confess I even remember and read your ghost stories too 🙂
First choice is to go for a hike with the dogs if possible. If I’m at work and dealing with stress, I turn to music to block out the problems and refocus my brain. I will also go for a walk at work if the stress is really bad. At home I find working in the garage or yard is a major stress reliever. I also enjoy going for a drive in my PT Cruiser GT HO on the back roads when possible. I use my blog to sort through stressful situations to try and make sense of what is bothering me. Once I complete the post I consider the problem solved. If it comes back to haunt me I go back and reread my own post as a reminder. Awhile back I put a yellow sticky note on my computer to remind me “It’s a new day” each morning.
A hike is the best stress reliever if time permits..and sleeping too right?:)
Music never solves my stress..I mean they support me a lot when I work on something else like room cleaning or cooking. But if I have to focus on real work , music never helps during that stress.
I write diary , so yup, that helps … Sticky note is a great option..Long drive is good too. Thank you for stopping by here and helping out. I really appreciate it. 🙂
Archita, You made a good point. Getting enough sleep is very important. Patrick
Sleeping them off , cardio like running on treadmill or biking are the best. But sometimes, there is no time for all these in a busy life. So I found everybody loves raymond helps during that phase. 😀
Stress .. ???? :):):) == Keep laughing …Its a stress reliever
I know Amit. My stress thing never lasts and it vanishes with a giggle every time..:D Thank you for being there. You surely make us laugh a lot.:D
Music helps kill my stress. But painting or doing other “creative” projects is my top stress killer. I always write when I’m stressed, angry, sad, those writings I tend to keep to myself, though why I couldn’t say lol
I also watch Everyone Loves Raymond for the stress-break of laughing. I don’t know why that show strikes me as more amusing than others!
Thank you for sharing. 🙂 I used to love painting too. Soon , I will start again.:)
If I write when I am stressed , I think those will be the saddest stories of the world and later I will regret :D..It happened a lot earlier. I write diary for many years. God knows what all I wrote there . 😀
Ah..I am so happy to find another Everybody Loves Raymond Fan. :D..Earlier I used to love other shows ( HIMYM, Gossip Girl , Big Bang Theory) too..but now when I am stressed out I just watch two three episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond and laugh..:D..I have watched so many times..still I laugh..:D
stress keep lingering at our lives and I go for feel good quotes and music. Interesting reviews of books:)
ha ha..yes..I got many interesting books this time..chick lit to career inspiration to deep philosophy. 🙂 Do you write when you are under stress? I don’t like my own writings after I am stress free. 🙂 Have a great week, Vishal. 🙂
I will make a confession: I love chick lit and am currently reading Femina and also love Cosmo women. chick lit books..I love Meenakshi Redddy Madhavan Books.check out You Are Here. I also love a variety of books and love rom-com, they are fun. I mean, I try to write during moments of stress and try to keep them short coz I always screw up long posts..a poem will do or day in my life in bullet points. Hey thanks n have an awesome week:)
Ha ha…that’s great to know. I do not like chick lits, vogue, Cosmo,rom coms. I Never ever read them knowingly. 🙂