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« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2001, 06:53:22 pm » |
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When it all gets to me (work, home, school, etc) and I just can't continue without a complete destressor -- I go for a long, quiet walk in the country. Preferably where there is no traffic, no roads, no houses, nothing but me, the animals, and nature at large. Then I just go where my feet take me, letting my mind float free from topic to topic. If I feel like singing, I sing, whatever comes to mind to whatever tune bubbles up. I might not sing good, but it's a voice of nature and only God and the animals are listening so it doesn't bother me. It's like I'm laying all my stress, problems, woes at His feet and when I walk away I feel so much better, so much lighter.
For "quick fixes" between these deep spells, I take long baths (about 1 a week, with relaxing candles, soft bubblebath smells, soft country music - older stuff, and no puppies or husband allowed to disturb me for 1 hour). Or Hubby and I go out to a local club and socialize with friends, have a little drink, lots of laughter, good food, good company. Or a nice quiet evening at home with hubby and the puppies where he does the cooking and cleaning. At work - take a deep breathe, smile and smile and smile, vent a bit on here or to a co-worker who's not involved, and then smile some more.
CountriGal
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« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2001, 07:05:58 pm » |
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What stresses me out most at work right now are 2 things. The 1st is an ongoing issue, I doubt it'll ever get fixed: My workload is either feast or famine. Most weeks I can sit here twiddling my thumbs Monday, Tuesday, sometimes Wed. Come Thursday and Friday everyone needs their stuff done ASAP! I want to say "Where were you yesterday when I was bored?" Drives me nutz. The 2nd thing is much more subtle but maybe you've noticed it too: the atmosphere around here has been gradually changing since Sept. 11th. People seem a little more tense, the exuberant and optimistic spirit we've seen all through the past year is somewhat dampened. And there are little things, like people not going out to lunch as often, not as many goodies sitting about (not that that hurts my waistlaine any!) - stuff like that. It's not nearly so bad, I'm sure, as it is in companies where they're experiencnig significant cutbacks (and not nearly as bad as it was in '99 when we had layoffs, pay-freezes and next-to-no Xmas bonuses!) but there's an uncertainty in the air nonetheless. Still, I think we should count our blessings--I do every day.. What do I do about stress? Exercise! Particularly yoga & meditation--I do some yoga at my desk and I have a new program I taped off the Oxygen channel that I look forward to doing a few times a week. That helps a lot! My screensaver @ work now says "Namaste" so every time I see it I'm reminded to stop, stretch & take a deeeeep breath. Aah!  |
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« Reply #17 on: November 07, 2001, 08:55:23 pm » |
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Laundryhater.....here are two perfect quotes for THEIR Emergencies..... 'Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!"  'Your emergency is not my priority!'  I have both of these posted on the wall in my cubicle (not necessarily where they can be seen by all) and refer to them frequently  |
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« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2001, 10:33:47 pm » |
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Y'all can figure outthe specifics... suffice it to say that I sit closest to the copier.... Most folks know now though that it's not my machine, it just hapens to be close to me. How do I blow off steam? After they leave put out more copies of the little note about where to call for service, the ID#, and the statement "there is no key operator for this machine." Either that or I just close my door!  I don't let work stress really get to me - or I try - I save up the good stress for dk-related problems. I've been told that I'm very calm. Sometimes I wonder, though, if I'm just going to blow up and lose it one day, since I don't conciously let things get to me. ...running on 4 hours sleep for the 2nd night this week, and goin' home! DonnaP99 |
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« Reply #19 on: November 07, 2001, 10:34:53 pm » |
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Andrea,
Do you supposed if I sent the heavy artillery shells coated in Hershey's chocolate, it would get through customs, thus serving a dual purpose?
Daisylee (Tracy) always looking to kill two birds with one bazooka!
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« Reply #20 on: November 07, 2001, 10:56:09 pm » |
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Tracy, I like that idea!  Donna, I can fill your pain. The copier sits right across the desk from me (it sucks!) and everyone always assumes that I can fix it, that it's my job to watch their copies while they run down the hall after someone, etc. Heck, I love it when I'm on a phone call - very important and confidential - and they come in, see me on the phone, and start making their 50 copies, front and back!!!!!  just makes me [smoking]  . Ok... done venting. I'm calm now... back to work.  CountriGal
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« Reply #21 on: November 07, 2001, 11:53:40 pm » |
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Actually, coming here and posting about it is the best way of coping with stress that I've found. It really helps to share with people who understand.
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« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2001, 10:25:21 am » |
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Why oh why oh why didn't I have these to hand about five months ago ...... I worked for a team of salesmen all over the UK, meaning that when some came to head office they had to stay overnight. One in particular was quite open about how if he had to stay down, he might as well do some work in the evenings, and if he was going to work, I could too! Constant reminders that I had a home, a partner and a life were like water off a duck's back. And the number of times that my staying late was justified by "it" being an emergency, for which read: something he forgot to do ....
Needless to say, in my last session of work for him, I let rip. I asked who the ***** did he think he was impinging on my own time, and told him he'd better start sorting his workload out now, as there was no way my successor would be able to cope with the amount of nonsense he and his colleagues dealt out.
Result? One somewhat startled manager (I was known for never resorting to bad language)! And I felt somewhat better too!
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« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2001, 11:13:14 am » |
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hmmm, doubtful about getting shells thru customs even coated in chocoate, I shall have to make do with the sound of Star Trek Phaser fire on my desktop,,, which I use frequently of late....
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« Reply #25 on: November 09, 2001, 04:56:53 pm » |
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Hmmmm.....imaginary bazooka, imaginary shells....IMAGINARY customs with agents that have the "artillery and ammunition" exceptions declaration for Administrative Assistants! Now don't that put a smile on your face!
Daisylee (Tracy)
(It's the imaginary howitzer we might have a few problems with)
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« Reply #26 on: November 09, 2001, 07:12:08 pm » |
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Tracy, How'd you know I needed that visualization/laugh today?! Thanks for the destresser!! CountriGal
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