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October 07, 2004
Relax, Darn It!
I seriously considered skipping the blogging process for two consecutive days, but decided against it. Instead, I'm taking a survey of sorts.
I found myself thinking today about ways to de-stress. I've found that as I'm leaving class every morning at 11:00 and hear the chapel bells toll, I automatically relax. Even though I quit attending chapel long ago, the bells are still a reminder that God is near, even in the middle of the day when he's not the necessarily first thing on my mind.
I have taken midnight walks to the music building the past few nights. By midnight, I've reached the point when I just quit trying to accomplish things, no matter what I have left to do. For the first time all day, I do what I want to do. I take a room in the basement, AKA the dungeon, which is usually deserted by then. I don't bring a watch, and I just play for as long as I want to. Then I return to my room and go to sleep.
My anti-anxiety measures are not always the healthiest. The thought has crossed my mind recently that there's not enough comfort food in the world to get me through this school year.
So, back to the survey portion of the blog: How do you unwind?
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Quote of the Day:
"1 BUFF CHIX WRAP" -My receipt from ordering a Buffalo Chicken Wrap from one of the school eateries.
Posted by Megan at October 7, 2004 11:45 PM
Comments
Heh Megan! Music is great for me. Yesterday, I just needed to get out of the house (which I'm usually not allowed to do because people are worried I'll be mugged, shot, killed, etc) so I walked to Marianna's house and played piano... ahhh... it always destresses me:)
Posted by: Jamie at October 8, 2004 01:36 AM
I walk or create. Walking just gets the lead out of my bones and lets me breath. Creating can be musical (piano/guitar), drawing, or writing. On rare occasions I watch a movie with a select few other people. Other times I eat. :)
Posted by: paul at October 8, 2004 07:52 AM
Sometimes I work out so that I'm too tired to be wound up...I HAVE to relax.
Posted by: Autumn at October 8, 2004 09:58 AM
I often read blogs or other stuff on the web or a good book to relax...Sometimes I play a game I enjoy on the computer called "gnocatan"...And strangely enough I like to drink coffee or hot chocolate to relax, which of course is counter-intuitive due to the caffeine. But there is something about getting a latte that takes the stress out of my day. A good, hot bath is a good relaxer too...but that is less than possible I guess when you are living in the dorms like you are. :)
Posted by: kirsten at October 8, 2004 10:04 AM
I have decided that DOING something to relax is oxymoronic. I always end up worrying about whether I'm actually succeeding, or I get mad at whatever I'm trying to do. Instead, I've started doing nothing, which is a good way to force the heartrate down. Peace and quiet is good. Of course, there's always motorcycle rides, too.
"You're going to worry yourself into a negative state of being." - Mark Darling, and also the chorus of the greatest rock song never written (yet).
Posted by: Pat at October 8, 2004 01:55 PM
Exercise, but not too close to bedtime, soft music, dim lights, my feather pillow and fluffy comforter. Or a phone call to my sister. Or computer games and Fritos. Or all of the above.
Posted by: Sue Blair at October 9, 2004 10:43 AM