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I take a half hour each day to exercise. It helps relax me because it's my time and I feel really good during and after.

My relaxing time is 60 minutes watching my recorded soap opera each night before going to bed. Helps unwind from a hectic day.

When I get home from work I look at my mail.... but not the financial mailings or bills! I look at the catalogs. It's mindless and relaxing. Might sound funny, but it really relaxes me to sit with a glass of savingon blanc and page through a fashion catalog like Talbot's.

For me to unwind I have to get away but have no place to go. So I just put on headphones and watch or listen to something that I want to, not what everyone else is watching or listening to.

I moved to a new city 2 years ago and away from my best friend, my sister! There is nothing more realxing to me than a glass of wine or a cup of tea on my porch, catching up with my sis on the phone!

After a long day, I enjoy taking a nice long bath without any interruptions. Then, I like to drift off to sleep reading a good book.

I make a cup of tea or hot cocoa and grab a magazine or favorite book and relax on the sofa. When my beverage is finished, then it's back to the daily grind :-)!

I run a home daycare for EIGHT preschoolers, plus I have two teenage boys, so my life revolves around stressful situations. One of my favorite relaxation tactics is to open my patio door and stick my head out the back to listen to the waterfall in my pool for a minute. Just the sound of the water cascading over the rocks is calming to me. Sometimes screaming into a pillow helps too!

While it's not good to drink alone, a wonderful glass of wine in the evening seems to take me away. The reason is less the alcohol and more the fact that I'm treating myself to something special.

My relaxation is getting my kids to bed and still having an hour at least of free time to myself before my bed time. I can veg out and catch up on a dvr show, paint my toe nails, eat junk food without sharing, take a long shower!

I like to sit in a quite room & just relax. That or drive with the radio off so that I can think. I love my family, but sometimes I need to be by myself.

I love watching a good romantic comedy. It makes me laugh and gives me a break from reality.

My husband gives gives me a break a couple of times a week in the afternoon. I retreat to the bedroom and rub Peace of Mind from Origins on my temples. The minty smell is refreshing.

I am a single mom raising a special needs child. it is very hard for me to get some alone time. 2-3 times a week I hire a babysitter to watch my son. While I go for a walk. I love walking in the fall. I love seeing the leaves change on the trees. i love feeling the cold air in my face it takes my mind off of things at the house for about 30mins. It is so relaxing, when I get back from my walk I am so relaxed adn refreshed and ready to start my day all over again.

I have a STRESSFULL life, with both my husband and myself being disabled and on a fixed income, I had to find some way to unwind. Here is what I do: I get ready for bed, which involves getting meds and machines ready, and then about thirty minutes before bedtime everything but the lights go off and I take out one of a selection of magazines and read it, uniterrupted until bedtime (my favorite magazine is a religious magazine that I get for free). That is my relaxation technique and it works for me!