GTKY: What relaxes you?

Rseed · January 2014

Hi everyone, I'd love to start getting to know you all on here - and not just by stalking! One of my New Years Resolutions is to find new hobbies and ways to relax/distress.

What do you ladies do to relax and/or de stress?

I love getting into a really good book, and when that doesn't work for me, organizing things tends to bring me some relaxation and calm (believe it or not!)

ngolimento · January 2014

Don't judge me, but being alone relaxes me the most. Now, add some isolated woods to explore, with hot chocolate to come home to, and I'm in heaven!

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Manateearmz · January 2014

Alone with a pile of sushi and a bottle of red wine. Sorry, I know this isn't a "hobby". I just love any alone time I can get.

AngeliaG8 · January 2014

Reading is my number one. I do a lot of different crafts. I do my nails. Make "friendship" bracelets. I recently found a lot of patterns.

Ignoring my husband sometimes helps! Haha!

missnacholover · January 2014

Baking, wine, Bubble bath, napping/dozing on the couch

norweigan · January 2014

I'm with @HepburnChic. Music is my ultimate de-stressor. Put on some Bob Marley or Regina Spektor and I'm good. Especially after a good workout.

With that, I think one of my most relaxing days in recent memory went like this: long workout. read at Starbucks for a few hours. got takeout sushi. had the house to myself. Ate sushi, drank wine, and watched chick flicks. It was magical.

WinningColors · January 2014

Reading and online shopping

LuckyPenny1231 · January 2014

Reading cheesy romance books while taking a bubble bath.

Red wine. More red wine.

Exercise (i know...I know!) Sometimes a 30 minute walk really helps.

BabyCowbell · January 2014

Running helps, beer or wine helps too.

KrissyLeighN · January 2014

Go for a walk on the beach with my husband and puppy. Shop. Throw on comfy clothes and read a book or watch an indie flick. Go to dinner with my sisters. Get a manicure/pedicure. Have my hair played with or get a back scratch.

But most of all, the most relaxing thing for me is laying with my husband and laughing together about all types of stupid things (things we found online - vine/youtube clips etc, tv like impractical jokers, doing overly exaggerated impressions of people/situations, taking turns pretending that we are the voice of our insanely insecure and overly excitable puppy)

MusicFanatic · January 2014

Vodka

Dancing.. ballet relaxes me the most out of anything. It sends me into my own world, and calms me. Music does the same.

Reading- either books or magazines.

And baking. I love to be in the kitchen, and it's relaxing as long as I'm alone in there.

MrsG713 · January 2014

Alone I like at home manis, reading, baking, shopping aimlessly at Target lol. With H a glass of wine & a movie.

AppleGrapeMSTK · January 2014

I just got out of the worlds hottest shower, snuggled back in bed with my fluffy bath robe on, and the boy is playing quietly by himself. I feel wonderful.

When I am stressed to the point of anger/anxiety/depression, I take a ridiculously long walk alone. It gives me a chance to think things through, ugly cry alone if I need it, and decide what's the beat course of action without having someone bugging me.

KrissyLeighN · January 2014

Yes @MrsG713 shopping aimlessly at Target is awesomesauce. bonus points if your Target has a starbucks.

MusicFanatic · January 2014

KrissyLeighN said:

Yes @MrsG713 shopping aimlessly at Target is awesomesauce. bonus points if your Target has a starbucks.

I love me some Target. I could spend a whole day at Target.

Ours does not have Starbucks (which is OK with me, I'm not a fan.. ::ducks:: ) but it does have the worlds best popcorn (besides movie theater popcorn) and some yummy pizza and breadsticks.

Hazel622 · January 2014

Going for a long slow run and then taking long shower.

Irishcurls · January 2014

KrissyLeighN said:

Yes @MrsG713 shopping aimlessly at Target is awesomesauce. bonus points if your Target has a starbucks.

Word.

In the short term, my new approach is to think of something I'm grateful for. I'm working on anger management and it sort of works...

nswain85 · January 2014

a hot shower always makes me feel better and more relaxed... i also enjoy curling up with a blanket and watching youtube videos or old movies

AppleGrapeMSTK · January 2014

LindsRockies said:
Oh, just thought of another one.

Driving aimlessly with my favorite music on. I drove 40 minutes up to Castle Rock and back on Sunday and it was heavenly.

The farthest south I ever go is Centennial- is there anything to do in Castle Rock?

MrsG713 · January 2014

MusicFanatic said:

KrissyLeighN said:

Yes @MrsG713 shopping aimlessly at Target is awesomesauce. bonus points if your Target has a starbucks.

I love me some Target. I could spend a whole day at Target.

Ours does not have Starbucks (which is OK with me, I'm not a fan.. ::ducks:: ) but it does have the worlds best popcorn (besides movie theater popcorn) and some yummy pizza and breadsticks.

Oh how I wish mine had a Starbucks!! Damn! In all seriousness, you ladies are making me consider jumping in a hot shower, going to Target, and spending my afternoon reading and bumping at Starbucks. Lol!

Rseed · January 2014

katnhiding said:
I read, watch random netflix shows (currently Vampire Diaries, Doctor Who, and X-Files), design digital scrapbook supplies, and snuggle with my guys.

Have you watched Orange Is The New Black? Hilarious!!

mrs_tacos · January 2014

I also love to be alone. Is drink tea, read, and bake. I love crafting, but I'm not sure if its relaxing to me. I also second aimless wandering Target.

Rseed · January 2014

KrissyLeighN said:
Go for a walk on the beach with my husband and puppy. Shop. Throw on comfy clothes and read a book or watch an indie flick. Go to dinner with my sisters. Get a manicure/pedicure. Have my hair played with or get a back scratch.

But most of all, the most relaxing thing for me is laying with my husband and laughing together about all types of stupid things (things we found online - vine/youtube clips etc, tv like impractical jokers, doing overly exaggerated impressions of people/situations, taking turns pretending that we are the voice of our insanely insecure and overly excitable puppy)

Oh my gosh, haha... My husband and I do the voices of our dogs too! Our big guy, Rocky, sounds like Antonio Banderas, and our little girl, Bella, had a bitchy valley-girl voice!

TJD12 · January 2014

Another one for alone time! I also love baking and lounging with my husband on the couch. If I'm stressed because I feel like there's a lot on my plate, cleaning always helps because I feel like I'm accomplishing something and I can see the results immediately.

kwicks · January 2014

IronEgg said:

I like to take a bubble bath and drink a bottle of wine. I feel like this needs to be done multiple times a day to relax me...

This is me!!! Add a book to the bath with wine and I'm in heaven. If thI can keep the water hot enough, I can be in the bath for well over an hour. Once I was in for so long DH forgot I was home.

DH is pretty sweet when he know's I'm stressed out and comes to check on me and see if I need a refill :-)

Ineedmorecoffee · January 2014

I have really bad anxiety so not much helps me. It gets pretty bad. The only thing that seems to help a bit is drinking coffee and cleaning.

Pintobean39 · January 2014

Wine and Valium. Not together though.

Ineedmorecoffee · January 2014

MrsG713 said:
Alone I like at home manis, reading, baking, shopping aimlessly at Target lol. With H a glass of wine & a movie.

Oh my god how did I forget? Pretty much my biggest hobby ever on my weekends is to get Starbucks and walls aimlessly around target buying random shit.

MrsMac613 · January 2014

Wine! add a bubble bath some candles and music and am loving it. Reading also relaxes me as well as laying on the couch and watching tv all day.

RayRay007 · January 2014

Peledreamsofrain said:

Don't judge me, but being alone relaxes me the most. Now, add some isolated woods to explore, with hot chocolate to come home to, and I'm in heaven!

This sounds great. On top of alone time, I like wine. Oh, and doing jigsaw puzzles (in peace and quiet).

Emily.Thorne · January 2014

shopping, facials, pedicures... "me time"

PriscillaPink0101 · January 2014

I like to bake when I'm stressed, thankfully, I don't feel the need to eat it anymore (coworkers win). If I'm really upset, I talk to my departed dog (go ahead, call me a nut cookie); she was and will always be my best friend. I always feel better after a talk with her.

Irishcurls · January 2014

slappalicious said:

I enjoy sewing, reading, and pinning crap that I'll never have the time to make.

Other crafters should join us on the Crafty Moms board!! I love it over there!!

I feel like I'm not legit crafty enough to join....does that make sense? Like I sew circles and squares. I knit a few rows and frog it. I'm intimidated by the people making actual things.

trinitrotoluene · January 2014

Honestly, I like cleaning to de-stress. I like having visible results, and when I'm really frustrated, scrubbing is cathartic.

I love sewing and making crafts, and in the long term, it helps relax me, but during the project, I tend to get really frustrated.

Irishcurls · January 2014

Ohhhh Share a Pin sounds right up my alley! Thanks @slappalicious!

trinitrotoluene · January 2014

LindsRockies said:

Oh, just thought of another one.

Driving aimlessly with my favorite music on. I drove 40 minutes up to Castle Rock and back on Sunday and it was heavenly.

I love me some aimless drives. It's so nice to just relax with some good music.

HelloAnnie! · January 2014

Bubble baths (I take them as frequently as I can); sitting alone in the sunshine; hot chocolate; Saturday morning public radio.

txgsd81 · January 2014

Drawing, cross stitch, or other random crafts (I have way too many artsy hobbies). Or I'll just drink wine and browse Pinterest.

wirt2cute · January 2014

An empty house with a fresh batch of warm cookies and milk. No television on just looking out my front door.

LadyRaleigh12 · January 2014

We have an huge gourmet market about 20 minutes from us, I like to drive there alone and get a coffee from their amazing bar and roam around at all of the unique food, cookware and wine. Damn I haven't done that in ages....

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