Remember those old Calgon commercials? The Mom starts out harried, stressed-out, and in desperate need of a break. She looks up at the sky, throws up her hands, and shouts, “Calgon, take me awaaaaay!” The camera cuts to a blissful scene of Mom nestled in a luxurious bubble bath, stressed-out no more.
I must confess, this has been a stressful week for me. I needed to take pics of my products for my website and couldn’t find the camera; I needed to go to the dump and take a bunch of stuff there from my back yard and it rained all day yesterday; I needed to go to the gym and couldn’t find a good time when no kids were at the house and I had the energy to make the 15-minute drive. Today I need to have cheap family FUN and it’s overcast and cool outside.
So this morning first thing, when the air was still crisp and the day new, I hopped into my little Honda, stopped by Exxon and made myself a decaf coffee, and drove out to the hills and valleys of Howard County to places where there’s still plenty of green grass, open fields and horses and cows and goats. I listened to Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Rebecca Wells’s Southern masterpiece of L’usianna coming-of-age womanhood, and let the stress melt away. It was glorious, soul-nurturing, and way too short.
What is it that melts away your stress? Sometimes I think we women are so used to giving to everybody else, we forget what it is that even feels good to us. Is it a run, a great cup of coffee, a good book or magazine, a glass of wine or a bubble bath? Whatever it is, take some time today to nurture yourself and calm your inner turmoil. Take a quick read of Sarina the Stressed-Out Spider [the link is coming!!], and have a laugh. Make yourself a priority and “put yourself on the list,” as Oprah might say. Have a great day, and relax a little!
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