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Dealing With Stress

30 Day Blogging Challenge

I have a stressful day at work today ... What strategies do you use to manage stress in your life?
Given that I am going through a very stressful week... I can tell you that one of my things is to avoid the situation - prepping for a job interview - for as long as I can. I realize this only increases the stress, but I find when I get focused on it I tend to get overwhelmed and need to withdraw. I do a lot of that with TV viewing - mindless TV viewing - and reading. The books I chose are escapist.... that means romance in my world.

When I do settle in to prep I tend to do it during my peak time - mornings. But with supplying, my days are full. I have decided, for my sanity, to take Friday and Monday off to really focus. My interview is Tuesday morning. Tuesday afternoon I will just want to sleep. This will be my reward - a good nap!

When I am not quite so stressed, I try to enjoy walks along nature trails, but this is better to do when the weather is not so cold. It is -12 degrees Celsius and there is a wind chill on top of that... certainly not conducive to nature walks. Yoga is a better alternative. Music and singing often help and so does a good cry.

I also try to get a good night's sleep. Staying way from excessive junk food is also a good idea.