Question of the Day

[ayoub]

How do you wind down after a very busy period?

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Just sleeping extra doesn't seem to cut it...

Comments

[dishapeaches.livejournal.com]

I stay home, in my jammies, all day. I don't answer the phone or the door. I nap on and off, and hardly even make anything to eat unless I'm starving.

Sometimes I need a day of 'no stimulation'.

[milagro75.livejournal.com]

Me too!!

[dishapeaches.livejournal.com]

The next day I wake up recharged and refreshed, and anxious to get back to being busy.

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

a drink or some call of duty 4 action :)

[milagro75.livejournal.com]

Or perhaps...an elegant hotel room with a jacuzzi, candles, rose petals on the bed...and someone special to share it with. ;)

[neke.livejournal.com]

It's not the physical exhaustion, the mental exhaustion is the worst in my opinion. :/

I hope you feel better in a couple of days. :)

[mighty-rontor.livejournal.com]

I turn the world off and simply listen to my breathing and the ambient sounds around me. I make myself not listen to the voices in my head. I imagine my tranquility and understand that it already exists, which makes it easier to shift into. I quiet my mind to become aware of my environment. I listen to the nothing.

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

Curl up and watch a movie

[editgrrl.livejournal.com]

I'll let ya know tomorrow! :) (after I schedule an appt at the spa!)

[jovi-diva.livejournal.com]

Sex, read a book, sex, crossword puzzles, sex, a game of yahtze on the computer, sex, watch a movie I really like, sex.


Did I mention sex?

[jovi-diva.livejournal.com]

P.S. (((hugs you while thinking of sex)))

[1jodie.livejournal.com]

hmmm... depends on how busy and what sort of mood i'm in. sometimes i read, sometimes i sleep, sometimes i go out and blow off some steam.

[smwright.livejournal.com]

Yoga. Writing. Reading something real. Good coffee and chocolate. Quiet.

[amanda.livejournal.com]

Get home, have a super long hot bath (topping up with hot water as necessary) whilst drinking a glass of wine and reading a book, before heading to bed.

If I have longer than just an evening to recover, then pretty much laze around not talking to anyone (as in talking on the phone or in person), do things I enjoy, like GW, nap when I can, eat when I have to, finish that period off with another super long hot bath as above.

[castlelady.livejournal.com]

I hang around at home, either watching a movie, or playing around on the computer. Most often, I also treat myself to a nice meal.

[nonickname96.livejournal.com]

There must be something wrong with me because when i read the "busy period" part i immediately thought of a womanly period... *sigh*

movin on: I usually snuggle with my husband & spend time just AT HOME chilling with him. That tends to calm me. Sex helps too. (it's all those lovely endorphins) And if ALL that doesn't work, a good, hard, stiff drink helps a lot. ;-)

♥

[chiropteraclan.livejournal.com]

Sleeping extra doesn't tend to happen for me until about a week or so after the busy period. I'm still too wound up. Things that help me wind down are getting out into nature and hiking around a bit, watching movies, reading books, catching up with friends on the phone and in person, going swimming, sex, cooking fun things, getting a massage.

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

Vegetative state, television, napping during the commercials

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

I dance.

I veg.

I read.

I putter on the 'puter.

I play video games.

I watch TV.

I work around the house.

I just find a distraction.

I do try not to just spend my free time in bed unless I'm just exhausted.

[uawildcatgrl.livejournal.com]

Jeff lap!

[fox-bard.livejournal.com]

Coffee product and vanilla-clove cigarette.

[louenn.livejournal.com]

I'm still in that very busy period.

Doing very little and relaxing in front of the telly or with a book is always good for recharging my batteries.

It's even better if the sun is shining.

[katamphigorical.livejournal.com]

Throw on some music and let it carry me away. ^_^

[kabandra.livejournal.com]

Doing what I'm doing now... browsing the internet and updating my journal. I also love photoshopping my photos and uploading them and just browsing through them. Photos relax me.

Not to mention painting, but that's not always something I can do in the midst/right after a busy period... Oh and running helps to. A wondrous day is one where I both paint and run.

[heardthatnoise.livejournal.com]

Yoga followed by a bubble bath.
Tea.
Comfortable clothes (for me this is a tank top and pj bottoms).
A book that I've read before so if I do happen to relax enough to take a nap I'm not overly involved in the story.

[stalkings.livejournal.com]

I emmerse myself in Sims 2 playing on my pc. hehehhe

[eternalxwhisper.livejournal.com]

A tampon and a hot bath ;P

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

;D