De-Stress During the Hustle and Bustle
by Susan
Amidst the holiday hustle and bustle, I hope you will take time to de-stress so you don't wear yourself out completely. My husband and I are doing that on a regular basis this year. As we have gotten older we have realized that we need to take time for us to be alone together........ enjoying some of our usual activities.
Yesterday we finished our Christmas shopping, I think. We always shop for our four children, their spouses and our two grandchildren as well as a few other family members. We don't spend a lot of money but we do spend a lot of time out there among the crowds. We try to accomplish as much as possible on weekdays but yesterday, a Saturday, we were right out there in the midst of the hustle and bustle, along with all the other shoppers.
However, we also took the time to see a movie which is one of our favorite things to do. This time we saw Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. I loved the movie..... it stirred so many feelings in me. I did a lot of sniffling and wiped my eyes repeatedly. Today we are going to a free Christmas concert to be performed by the music department at Missouri State University. We plan to dress up for the occasion and perhaps have dinner afterwards.
Oh dear! I just realized another item we need to get at a store! I'm also wondering if I purchased enough wrapping paper. All of these holiday preparations are so much fun and yet so stressful, especially for those of us with anxiety/depression. I think a nice long walk today would go a long way in de-stressing. Sometimes a nap helps too! Be sure to take time to de-stress in whatever way works best for you.
Amidst the holiday hustle and bustle, I hope you will take time to de-stress so you don't wear yourself out completely. My husband and I are doing that on a regular basis this year. As we have gotten older we have realized that we need to take time for us to be alone together........ enjoying some of our usual activities.
Yesterday we finished our Christmas shopping, I think. We always shop for our four children, their spouses and our two grandchildren as well as a few other family members. We don't spend a lot of money but we do spend a lot of time out there among the crowds. We try to accomplish as much as possible on weekdays but yesterday, a Saturday, we were right out there in the midst of the hustle and bustle, along with all the other shoppers.
However, we also took the time to see a movie which is one of our favorite things to do. This time we saw Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. I loved the movie..... it stirred so many feelings in me. I did a lot of sniffling and wiped my eyes repeatedly. Today we are going to a free Christmas concert to be performed by the music department at Missouri State University. We plan to dress up for the occasion and perhaps have dinner afterwards.
Oh dear! I just realized another item we need to get at a store! I'm also wondering if I purchased enough wrapping paper. All of these holiday preparations are so much fun and yet so stressful, especially for those of us with anxiety/depression. I think a nice long walk today would go a long way in de-stressing. Sometimes a nap helps too! Be sure to take time to de-stress in whatever way works best for you.
Posted by ozzieblackcat at 12/7/2008 9:35 AM 
Categories: depression, Australia, shopping, concert, stress, Christmas, anxiety, movie, family, Missouri
Categories: depression, Australia, shopping, concert, stress, Christmas, anxiety, movie, family, Missouri
Good advice and very uplifting! I like the rhyme of depress and de-stress with stress on the latter.
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Thanks so much for your comment. I didn't even think of the rhyme. Thank you for pointing that out.
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very good article about hustle and bustle,
mary Christmas in advance. enjoy Christmas with your family.
Thanks for the share article
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useful recommendation regarding depress and de-stress....
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Great tips
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Thank you for your comment!
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Thanks a lot for your comment!
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Australia is such a heart-warming movie.
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Thanks for taking the time to post such a detailed and informative article. It has given me a lot of inspiration and I look forward to more like this in the future.
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Definitely I agree, De-stress is important for mental health and sharing with the family is a very good way not just to relax but to feel satisfaction from getting a nice time. Thanks for sharing this and let us remember how important family is.
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I totally agree, mental health is very important to find harmony in daily life.
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Totally, without good health it is more difficult to achieve the aims you have in life, having health is a fortune.
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Thank you so much for such elaborated article, great space to give opinion, I also think that health is a priority in order to achieve goals in life.
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