Quick Stress Cures

I was just leafing through a Ladie's Home Journal magazine, and came across an article listing off quick stress cures. We could all use these, couldn't we? Here are a few of them:

• Talk to someone
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Laugh
• Cry
• Put fun on your to do list
• Buy a new lipstick (okay -this one would do nothing for me, but I guess the idea is doing something small nice for yourself)
• Eat more fiber (absorbs toxin and bacteria, and stabilizes blood sugar, which slows down mood swings)
• Set your GPS to local roads (skip the busy ones)
• Start a stress journal
• Love lavendar - use this calming scent to help you relax
• Become a believer in optimism
• Check your meds - any interactions that could affect your mood?
• Eat oatmeal (it helps your body release serotonin)
• Ditch toxic people
• Play with your pet
• Say no to negative talk
• Adore almonds (chew them to release stress and release zinc and vitamin E)
• Breathe deep
• Fantasize about something wonderful
• Hydrate
• Stretch
• Take a visual vacation
• Plan a real vacation
• When the going gets tough, go elsewhere
• Just say no - know your limits
• Play a board game
• Exercise
• Pick your battles
• Have lunch with a friend every week
• Do someone a favor
• Lose yourself in a good book
• Get a professional massage
• Sleep
• Fill the tub and soak
• Embrace shortcuts - take out and premade is okay!
• Do some handiwork
• Eat dark chocolate (I like this one :))
• Crank up the music
• Wet your wrists (putting your blood vessel filled wrists under cold water can cool and calm you)
• Turn off the tv - try for a whole week!!

Phew! That's a ton!! Any of these work for you?