My Stress Relievers

Linking up again this week with Mama Kat for writer's workshop. You can learn more by clicking the box at the bottom of this post. 

The first prompt I chose is: Tell us about 6 things that relieve your stress. Stress is something I don't deal with well, but here are six things I do to try to relieve my stress. 

1. Read a book to distract myself. If my "read" pile shows anything, it is that I am trying to escape! 
   
   
2. Hot shower. Something about it just melts away the tension in my neck and shoulders. 
   
   
3. Write. Anything really. I like to use paper and pen to get my frustrations out so many of my journals are scattered with rants about what is going on in my life. 
   
   
4. Take a walk. This only happens if the weather is okay. I don't like the cold and I don't like rain (most of the time), but being out in the air helps. 
   
   
5. Play with my Aaron's Thinking Putty. I have MANY containers, but I prefer the smaller ones (just enough for my hands to knead). I have two of those. 
   
   
6. Call my sister and complain. She is always willing to listen to my rants and afterward I feel much better, even though she never offers solutions (I don't want or ask for them). 

Those are my "top six" but I'm always looking for new ones. What do you do to destress? 

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