Stress! What causes yours?

Stress

Doesn’t the word just make you cringe just a little?  Who likes stress? I don’t think anyone does? What good is it? None that I know of.

Causes of Stress:

1) Finances

2) Illness

3) Disorganization

4) Time Management

5) Over Commitment

Of course there are many other causes of stress, but these were the main categories I thought of.  We all know we have stress and it can effect us in many ways.  Some of us can’t sleep, sleep too much, can’t eat, over eat, get ill, can’t relax, get angry, yell….etc..

How to De-Stress

I can tell you here all the things that you SHOULD (and I should) do that prevents the problems that cause stress…like keeping a budget so we don’t have financial problems….and organizing your whole house so that you don’t have the disorganization that can cause you stress. But that is where most of us fall short. We know what we SHOULD do…it is just that we don’t or can’t do it. So what are my solutions to just simply De-stress ….not solve the problems..?  For me to help get the issues out of my head…the first thing I like to do is write down everything that is stressing me so I don’t forget to do it.

1) Eat some chocolate  (of course then we stress over weight….but that is another issue)

2) Take a warm bubble bath

3) Find a quiet spot away from kids and noise and drink a glass of hot chocolate or wine, read a book.

4) Take a nap

5) exercise (a form that I WISH I liked to do..however, at this point not something I do to relive stress)

These aren’t solutions to the problems causing the stress….but they are ways to help calm down from the stress, so you can think to deal with the stress.

What ways do YOU like to destress?  Share!

Being Sick but still keeping up.

This is sometimes how we feel we look when we are sick!! But being sick is no fun. If you are like me you just want to crawl back under the covers and stay there all day. I don’t usually want to do anything!! But in todays busy world sometimes that is not an option.
Even if you aren’t well enough to go to work there are still some thing you can do around your house that take little physical effort that will help you stay caught up in other areas of your life.
Balancing a check book would be a good one. Yuk…who likes to do that?
You know that big pile of papers that you have in your office that need to be filed? This is a great time do to that. Just take in your cup of tea and your blanket and file away.
Go through your “to do” list and update that. There may be some things on there that you can take care of since you are home. Make Doctor and Dentist appointments that are overdue. Call the cell phone company and complain about that bill that they messed up. (Oh yes….call and complain to someone when you are sick…that poor company!! Hee Hee)
Look for the little sit down things that need to be done, and make yourself do at least one or two of those. You won’t feel like your day has totally been wasted.
When you feel just plain yucky….there are still some things you can do that at least make you feel a little better about your day at home.