Good evening everyone!
I hope you have had, or are having a wonderful day so far! Are you looking forward to Friday and the weekend? Do you have anything fun planned?
Today I’ll be sharing some of the things I like to do to unwind, whether it’s been a long day or a stressful week over all. Let’s get right on into it!
Reading a Book – This one very much sounds like a cliche, but there is honestly nothing better than picking up a good book. I particularly enjoy fantasy novels and books that cover military history. I find it very cathartic to lose myself in a riveting story, whether it is something new that I have fallen into, or it is a favourite that I have read a hundred times before. My favourite way is unwind before bed is to spend some reading.
Do you have a book that never fails to help you relax?
Listen to Music – Another cliche that is a tried and true method of relaxation for me. I can’t say that I really care that it’s cliche. I also can’t say that I listen to any specific style or genre of music to relax – it honestly depends on how I’m feeling in the moment. I would say that one of my most frequent go-tos are video game soundtracks.
What is your favourite thing to listen to in order to relax? Do you enjoy those lo-fi playlists?
Doodle – this is something that I usually do when I’ve had a really stressful day, or when my thoughts are running a mile a minute and I need to slow them down. Most of the time I’ll just put pencil to paper and draw whatever inane things enter my head; or something that might be influenced by whatever I am watching or listening to at the time. I usually only doodle in pencil in these moments, and the drawings rarely get attention outside of the session that I drew them in.
Play Video Games – Another cliche I suppose. Now I’m not going to say that I’m a hardcore gamer girl or anything like that, but I do enjoy playing video games when I’ve had a rough day. My favourite kinds of game to play are hack ‘n’ slash styled titles that let me vent my frustration on a variety of enemies. My go-to games for this are Devil May Cry and Darksiders, though I do also enjoy Berserk and the Band of the Hawk as well.
Do you like to play video games to relax? Do you prefer calmer games, or more action based ones?
Writing – I love to write, sometimes without it necessarily having a point. In order to relax, I find it useful to write out rants, especially if there is a particular subject that is frustrating me. Other times I’ll write little vignettes of fanfictions, or involving my OCs to cheer myself up. Sometimes, I’ll even try my hand at writing poetry.
Take a Shower – Just like picking up a good book – there is nothing better that a warm/hot shower (even cold depending on your preferences) to wash the stress of the day away. It’s especially lovely when you have shampoo/body wash in a scent that you really enjoy. For me personally, I enjoy scents with rose, or really citrusy scents.
What is your favourite scent of soap? Do you like to take bubble baths to relax? I would love to if I had a bath tub.
Meditation – I don’t mean this in the traditional sense, but I don’t really have a better word so this is what I am going to go with. What I mean is, I like to sit in a quiet room, usually with one of my plushies/stuffed animals, and just let my mind go blank. I won’t really think about anything, and either try and focus on relaxing my body, or on the softness of whatever plushie I am holding.
Do you have a favourite stuffed animal that just makes you feel better when you hold it? If so, what kind of stuffed animal is it?
Crochet – Crochet is wonderful for helping me relax because I can let myself settle into a slightly mindless pattern that will eventually fill my mind with white noise. I’ll usually pick up a small and simple project to work on, nothing that involves too much brain power, that would kind of defeat the point. I will then find myself somewhere comfy to curl up and then off I go.
And those are my favourite ways to relax when I’ve had a rough day or a stressful week. Do you have any different ways that you like to relax?
Diolch am ddarllen! Thanks for reading and remember to stay nerdy my friends!
White Elorda
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