what do you to relax?

[iBlue]

what things calm you down and perhaps invoke a sense of contentment?




i usually sit back and read a book, or watch TV (something decent, HBO series or something without commercials if i can help it...thank you comcast OnDemand) included may be a glass of wine and or snacks. almost always involved are candles and incense. it seems silly but it helps, not sure why that is soothing to me. i used to always burn incense and stopped for a long time, recently i stumbled onto some really pleasant smelling ones and forgot how much i enjoyed that. there's something to the sense of smell. i'm picky though, i can't handle all incense. Nag Champa is my favorite, but i found some awesome ones at Cost Plus imports, such as Jasmine Lemongrass and Zen Garden... clean smells, not too heavy.

anyway, curious about the rest of you and your routines.

 

[ITASOR]

sleep

 

[2nyRiggz]

To relax I listen to some nice love songs(even though i'm not in love) or I just sit and rest my bones with a nice glass of apple juice or orange(whatever mood I am in at that time) and think...thinking always relax me.


Bless

 

[prostuff1]

I am a fan of getting away from "life" to relax. I like to go camping and jsut be alone.

 

[thedude110]

I'm a reader. I have a spot in my kitchen, and I love to sit there, in as little light as possible, and read poems or look at books of paintings (or even write a little).

Coffee or whiskey make everything a little more real and and a little more beautiful.

I find great comfort in darkness. I like to sit alone in the dark and think, remember, forget -- to just listen and be.

And yes, I'm really this pretentious.

 

[jsw]

Well, reading of course.

And walks when the weather's good.

Inventing, too. I've got a number of patents pending... none personal (all for work). But inventing calms me down.

Also, oddly, ironing. I am by no means a neat person, not even vaguely fastidious, and I rarely iron anything. But.... ironing relaxes me.

There are, of course, non-family-forum-friendly answers that would apply as well.

 

[iBlue]

Well, reading of course.

And walks when the weather's good.

Also, oddly, ironing. I am by no means a neat person, not even vaguely fastidious, and I rarely iron anything. But.... ironing relaxes me.

There are, of course, non-family-forum-friendly answers that would apply as well.

ha "non-family forum-friendly answers" well there's always those.

you know, the ironing thing isn't so weird. it is a "problem" (wrinkles) that is almost immediately solved before your eyes. i have this same sort of thing with vacuuming. <shrugs>

 

[jsw]

you know, the ironing thing isn't so weird. it is a "problem" (wrinkles) that is almost immediately solved before your eyes.

The odd thing is that I don't care about the wrinkles. The act relaxes me, sort of like tai chi. It's the motion and the quiet except for the steam, I guess. I'm weird.

Oh - pseudo-family-forum-friendly: massages. Giving or getting. Not a common occurrence, but I vaguely recall that they're relaxing.

 

[leekohler]

Umm...I don't think I can say without gettting banned.

 

[jsw]

Umm...I don't think I can say without gettting banned.

It's OK to admit you play PC games.

 

[Duff-Man]

Duff-Man says...I listen to music. When I really want to relax I will pick something appropriate at then burn some incense (yes, Nag Champa is a good one!) and turn the lights out, lay down on the floor and enjoy the mood....oh yeah!

 

[Chundles]

Red, red wine......... that's it. Normally a bottle will have me ready for bed. If I'm smart about it I can usually avoid any repercussions the next morning too. Love it.

 

[2nyRiggz]

then burn some incense (yes, Nag Champa is a good one!) and turn the lights out, lay down on the floor and enjoy the mood....oh yeah!

In other words light up a L and relax...Great


Bless

 

[Kingsly]

I turn my iPod to my jazz/world playlist, make some gourmet food (usually Chicken tikka masala, pad thai, or pasta) and read.

 

[Les Kern]

Paxil.
Sad, isn't it?
Actually I read. A LOT. 2-3 books a week. Has to be in bed, never in a chair. Getting lost in the world of words is the greatest catharsis.
That and masturbation.

 

[Scarlet Fever]

put one some incubus and play bass to it

 

[jsw]

...

Sooner or later, I knew someone had to go there.

Nevertheless... word.

 

[killuminati]

I take a hot shower, then sit in my towel listening to relaxing music.

 

[Glenn Wolsey]

Have a cold shower, put on some slow music and lay on my bed thinking about nothing.

 

[killuminati]

Have a cold shower, put on some slow music and lay on my bed thinking about nothing.

I do exactly the same thing except with a hot shower.

 

[~Shard~]

Listen to appropriate music, read, light a candle, have some wine/hot chocolate/whatever I feel like or whatever is appropriate at the time, play my clarinet... Oh, and meditate too - if my body needs a break, I'll let my mind take over and do some of the work. In general though, I find meditation very effective and beneficial - it's something people don't consider and investigate as much as perhaps they should. The mind is a very powerful thing.

 

[eva01]

Have a few shots of 151, play NHL 06 a bit, play battlefront.

Same thing i do almost every weekend

 

[w_parietti22]

Well, I eat these brownies that my girlfriend made for me... she said there some kind of special ingrediant.

 

[yg17]

Find a curvy road (easy when you live in a small hick town like Rolla, Missouri) and have some fun

I like driving, and find driving like a dumbass very relaxing, when in reality, I probably have more to worry about when driving like an idiot. Go figure

 

[3rdpath]

depends on my mood

an evening walk with a nice cigar does me just fine.

or a long hot shower.

and if i've got the spare $$, a nice massage.

most of the time though its a couple of hours at the gym.


my days of alcohol and illicit drug induced forms of consensual hedonistic relaxation are a distant memory.


drag.