How do you end a very busy day?

Hey there, my friend. What a great discussion. I'm actually still here at work wrapping up my day. I can't quite relax yet as I still have to deal with finishing up working and then all the rush hour traffic on the way home yet - lol. However, what I normally do to relax is first of all being home in general. My home has always been a place of rest and relaxation, so that's definitely something I look forward to each day! Believe it or not, the best method of relaxation for me is either doing housework after a busy day of work or cooking! That tends to relax me and relieve my stress quite a bit. Just being at home and in my own kitchen does wonders! My hubby and I also like to sit down to watch a movie together while we eat dinner and/or watch TV in the evenings to calm our minds and give us something to look forward to. We have a couple dogs, and they can get very rambunctious in the evenings because they've been in their crates all day, so that's just the opposite of what we're trying to do at the day's end lol. However, we allow them to play around with each other on the floor and entertain us for a bit. They sure are fun to watch. Seeing them play makes my heart smile. I sometimes listen to music, but I have to be in the right mood. I like to do so when I'm working in the kitchen. By the way, Hillsong is a great group! I also like Jeremy Camp, MercyMe, and Casting Crowns. Those are some of my favorites to listen to! You have some really great ideas for relaxation. Thanks for sharing with us and for posting such a wonderful discussion that reminds us all to take time to relax. We all need balance in our day to be productive! God bless you as well!!

First I take a hot coffee and take the rest for some minutes. Then I watched the news for fifteen minutes and sleep for a while.

My days are not too bad, but we all need to get ready for sleep. I like to do handwork projects and I also am involved in a Bible reading program right now. Both of those things are very relaxing. I also find that I do not seem to rest well if I have not had a shower in the evening. Being in front of the computer is not something that is good to prepare you to sleep.

I end up sleeping and listening to music. I wish i had a bathtub so that I could just soak myself under the soapy water. I am always busy busy busy. My body and mind get tired easily but have no choice. I have to work and do a lot of stuff. We need rest. That is the most important thing of all. Don't you ever abuse yourself by working too much because you might get sick like me.lol take care always your body

If i was having a busy day, then after everything is done, i alwasy take some time for refreshing first, then get ready for break, which important is getting ready for enaugh sleep.

Hi my_january.. After a busy day..hmm.. well, soon as I get in.. the kettle is on and the laptop is turned on ready to use.. I usually end up cooking, cleaning and then sitting on MYLOT for awhile.. or looking for other prosperous opportunities that are available.. Then its off to the shower..at whatever time this may be.. LOL.. then repeat all over again the next day... (",)

I am not a busy person. So it is hard for me to have a very busy day. If that happen, I think I have to stand to the work until it is done, so maybe I can not sleep on time. If it can be done late in the night, I will never left it to the next day. As I am not strong enough, I think after the busy job, I will spend more time on sleeping to recovery quickly.

Hello! As a working mom, my work whole day. When my work make stress for the day, what will I do is that I will go window shopping in the mall, try to drink or eat for a snacks or having roaming around the mall just to relieve my stress before I will go home. But there are stress that is more than that it seems that we could not sleep. In this kind of stress, I will locked my room, i cry to God and talk to him heartily and seriously, by the time when i do that, my stress will relieve, then I can sleep. For me being stress is just a part of our life, in this we can remember God. Relaxation also is important to our body and mind because we are not robot tends to do without rest. We need to relax.

Well im pretty must busy during my work days and i work 8 hours a day 4 days a week and i usually just end up going home, cooking, watching tv and probably just laying down in bed and then my weekends are usually pretty busier then my week days are. I now this satruday will be a busy weekend for me watching three kids and taking care of them for about 8 hours of the day till there dad gets home from work as i wil be babysitting them and taking them to dance class and just hanging out with them. After that day goes by i will need to go to bed and just relax because that is going to be a day with no cleaning the house and no running errands for myself.

A very busy day? Like our thesis days? . I usually end up in bed -too tired to even think about what I'll do next. I tend to associate a very busy day with a frustrating day. So, in a busy day, my mind and are both too exhausted. If I'm just a bit tired, I'll turn the computer, read facebook posts (which I sometimes also avoid because some posts are also irritating and would just add up to the loneliness or exhaustion), or search for related discussions or interesting discussions here in Mylot and just pour my heart out until I feel sleepy.

After a stressful day, I usually just leave the thoughts of that stressful day behind me already. I do this by distracting myself with other things to do like going online, playing games and listening to music. Also, a good book can eventually drown the stress away. But of course, nothing beats a nice and good sleep. It really refreshes me once I wake up especially if the day after is a weekend.

Well, I will Thank God for everything that happened that day, for every stuffs that God give to me that day, and then I am going to sleep . Sleep is surely relaxing.. ..and also give a lot of energy back to my body! Who know that tomorrow would be another busy day?

hmm.. as for me i end up my stressful day with a warm bath and a prayer before i go to sleep. what your doing now is great! praise songs just feel so overwhelming and relaxing while you think of what you have during the day. it's somewhat a reflection time. thanks there. God bless.:)