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Various Non-Bald Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: MagmaBabe on July 31, 2008, 12:57:22 PM
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I know some of you have a real stressful life.. work/family etc... but what is it you do to take time out
and relax?
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For me I read..usually motivational material and meditate. Prayer helps too.
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I like to take my Golden Retriever for a walk to Starbucks. Then we sit out front, he with his Grande Water and me with an iced Vente Latte followed by a leisurely stroll back home. :)
Damn dog though, he's a chick magnet! :*))
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Hmmm, well, I just put a 2-4 in the fridge and bought some steaks from the farmers market. Going to just sit back, have some beer, cook up those steaks and kick back for the next few weeks... but even doing that just on a day after coming back from a long day is great to relax too!
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I like to take my Golden Retriever for a walk to Starbucks. Then we sit out front, he with his Grande Water and me with an iced Vente Latte followed by a leisurely stroll back home. :)
Damn dog though, he's a chick magnet! :*))
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yeah, damn that dog!! bet you don't take him out very often! ;)
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A bottle of Napa's finest, 2 glasses (I hate to drink alone), a little music (Jazz, Classical or some 70's) and chill in the garden with some hors d’oeuvres. Man that sound good right now!!!!
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The list is extensive - does that mean that I'm mega-stressed and up-tight, or ultra-laid back and mellow.
Ride my bike - sometimes short distances, sometimes just point it at the horizon and go, take a sleeping bag and get really lost and sleep under the stars (not so good in typical English weather)
Run
Beat up on the punch bag until I can't stand without wobbling
Walk the dog, but he's a lazy lump so we never get far
Tidy up the garage - there's something about a well cared for tool
Listen to loud music (often while doing any of the above)
Read books
Drink whisky
Watch old Red Dwarf episodes
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Working 3rd shift and from home.....I live in an almost constant state of relaxation and rarely have to unwind.
I usually have to plan exciting things and get out and walk daily or I'd snap from being so unwound. :-\
Fishing pretty exciting but relaxing at the same time.
I usually go fishing a few times a month (even though I rarely catch anything except a beer buzz)
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The list is extensive - does that mean that I'm mega-stressed and up-tight, or ultra-laid back and mellow.
Ride my bike - sometimes short distances, sometimes just point it at the horizon and go, take a sleeping bag and get really lost and sleep under the stars (not so good in typical English weather)
Run
Beat up on the punch bag until I can't stand without wobbling
Walk the dog, but he's a lazy lump so we never get far
Tidy up the garage - there's something about a well cared for tool
Listen to loud music (often while doing any of the above)
Read books
Drink whisky
Watch old Red Dwarf episodes
Damn Dave, I haven't seen a Red Dwarf episode in YEARS!!!! :*))
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Read, Classical music, play a lot of Backgammon and Chess.
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What does it mean to "unwind"?
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What does it mean to "unwind"?
I dunno Schro... read it somewhere else on the net and it impressed me, what can I say?!! :)
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What does it mean to "unwind"?
Step into my garden Schro...
Seriously though;
Work on my motorcycles
Play some guitar
take photographs
few beers
lay on the couch with my dog and watch baseball or football
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We camp.
I love to put a big piece of something on the grill to smoke while i sit around, drink beer and read.
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We camp.
I love to put a big piece of something on the grill to smoke while i sit around, drink beer and read.
Camping is great... the bare essentials in the middle of nowhere and total peace!! I love it.
(the booze is a given!)
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For me I read..usually motivational material and meditate. Prayer helps too.
YES !!!
I'm overdue...but, YES !!!....me too !!!
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what do I do to unwind?? Well i start by taking a rope down at my feet, wrap it up all the way around and up my body to my shoulders. I tie the end of the rope to the bed post and I jump out the bedroom window. When I get to the end of the rope I go THUG! right on the ground. THen I can stand up because I have been unwinding and unwinding , round and round. All the while the dog just sits there and looks at me like an idiot...lol
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Either step in front of a microphone or get laid >:D
would you really expect anything less from me?? 8)
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Either step in front of a microphone or get laid >:D
would you really expect anything less from me?? 8)
Ever do them at the same time champ? >:D >:D
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Either step in front of a microphone or get laid >:D
would you really expect anything less from me?? 8)
Ever do them at the same time champ? >:D >:D
:-X :)
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gr8 topic magama... i like 2 watch movies (either big screen or dvds) with my beautiful wifey, grill, have a few brews with wifey or friends, hang out at the beach & admire the view, or just a peaceful, quiet night at the house (lounging on the comfortable couch).
WARHAWK O0
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I definitely unwind with some beers or by going out for a drive...never both at the same time of course O0
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My favorite way to unwind is to go hiking for awhile. Gets me away from everything and everybody, I even make sure I leave the phone in the car.
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To unwind i like to do any of the following really
Photography
Mountain Biking
Walking the dog
Having a drink
Going for a curry...this one Always works
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Going to a place called Matlock on a sunday, all the bikers meet there from over Enland, no hells angels etc, lovelly bikes, trikes etc.
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To unwind I'll usually shoot a few racks of pool (billiards). I love the game and find it really relaxing. Of course the couple of whiskeys I have don't hurt either. ;)
Barring that, I'll usually have a glass of wine or Chimay, put on some music and read a bit. I LOVE to read. :) It may sound weird, but I'll sometimes read aloud. I got into the habit when I was living with a girl who liked to be read to. I got into the habit of finding my own reading voice soothing. Is that as strange as it sounds now that I am typing it?
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Oddly enough, I work to unwind ...
We're in the process of packing our house in prep to move out 8/20 (and into the Marriot temporarily) and I was getting all stressed out about that. So, I went upstairs and got into some heavy software development for an hour, and that did the trick. O0
Andrew
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Usually unwind by riding my motorcycle or sitting in the woods (hunting or not). Need to let off steam then it's on the dirtbike or a good walk or run.
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I do many things to unwind depending on what I need to unwind from.
A bad day at work I'll go for a ride or walk to the top of the mountain and just sit for awhile.
A long day of haying or butchering or any farm work I'll go for a bike ride, go swimming at the creek, or go to the neighbors and have a beer or three.
After a long drive from the coast or some other place with the family for 6-8 hours I'll go out to the big tree in the pasture and just lay down in the cool grass.
Other times I'll drive or listen to some old country music. In the winter sometimes I bake alot, last winter I baked cookies and such for a whole week it seemed but I loved it and thr results were very good.
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I knit, and I drink. Often at the same time, which explains some of my stranger knitting creations :D
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fly to milwaukee, get in the truck with the big show. then head off for a long weekend of drunken debauchery. just does not happen often enough.
but when i am at home i will just hang with my kids, or read, draw, veg, etc.
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I find that a nice Slow shave after work relaxes me for the rest of the evening.
Also a Saturday afternoon sailing works worders at relieving a weeks worth of stress.
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For me, complete relaxation is sleeping. Anything less than that is still activity.
But if I'm laying low (short of sleeping), I'll usually be laying on the couch watching sports or at one my kids' sporting events.
Win, Lose, or Draw, I feel a tremendous sense of pride watching Nicole or Alex in sports. Sorry if this sounds egotistical, but they are both one the better players on their respective teams. I'm guessing they get that from The Lovely Mrs. Schro.
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For me, complete relaxation is sleeping. Anything less than that is still activity.
But if I'm laying low (short of sleeping), I'll usually be laying on the couch
Oh, man....I'm with ya there, brutha
I'm big on naps....LOVE naps.....I'll even schedule naps into my week O0
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For me, complete relaxation is sleeping. Anything less than that is still activity.
But if I'm laying low (short of sleeping), I'll usually be laying on the couch
Oh, man....I'm with ya there, brutha
I'm big on naps....LOVE naps.....I'll even schedule naps into my week O0
I noticed that. It was one hell of a nap on the way home last Friday night Mr. Meister. :*))
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I knit, and I drink. Often at the same time, which explains some of my stranger knitting creations :D
would love to seem them Trucker!! ;)
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I knit, and I drink. Often at the same time, which explains some of my stranger knitting creations :D
Would that end up being a turtle neck sweater for someone like this?
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For me, complete relaxation is sleeping. Anything less than that is still activity.
But if I'm laying low (short of sleeping), I'll usually be laying on the couch
Oh, man....I'm with ya there, brutha
I'm big on naps....LOVE naps.....I'll even schedule naps into my week O0
I noticed that. It was one hell of a nap on the way home last Friday night Mr. Meister. :*))
Was he snoring??? LOL
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For me, complete relaxation is sleeping. Anything less than that is still activity.
But if I'm laying low (short of sleeping), I'll usually be laying on the couch
Oh, man....I'm with ya there, brutha
I'm big on naps....LOVE naps.....I'll even schedule naps into my week O0
I noticed that. It was one hell of a nap on the way home last Friday night Mr. Meister. :*))
Yeah....case and point O0
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I rides me bike -- sometimes stupid long distances even O0
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^^^^
Ok, I'm not into motorcycles, but that is one fine looking ride!
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when I'm on the road working I site see and research odd topics on the computer, I know its strange but I love to learn new things or brush up on the useless knowledge that I already know.
when I'm home I go to the beach for the sunset and just veg out with the surf and sites.
Oh ya my new unwinding tool is to kick back with a good cigar... Thanks Rob O0
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Ok, I'm not into motorcycles, but that is one fine looking ride!
Thanks schro I think so too -- Triumph almost went under but since they rebuilt the company in the last decade or so they are building some of the sexiest, most reliable bikes in the world O0
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Hang out with Mrs. Buuckkweet until I start driving her batty.LOL Home improvement projects, music, long bike rides.
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Great topic.
I like to unwind playing basketball, working out, hitting the speedbag, hiking.
If I dont feel like getting physical I like to BBQ with friends/family...I love to be out in the sun
and just chill with a cool drink. Maybe play some catch...football or baseball.
I do pick up the old axe every now and then too to see if I can still play eruption ;)
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I do pick up the old axe every now and then too to see if I can still play eruption ;)
Im not sure if I really want to ask what you are talking about...lol. But the strange side of me....thinks it already knows. lol
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I do pick up the old axe every now and then too to see if I can still play eruption ;)
Im not sure if I really want to ask what you are talking about...lol. But the strange side of me....thinks it already knows. lol
AXE=Guitar
For crying out loud!!!!
Grind that axe Brother DJ!!!
I'm an AXE GRINDER Myself!!!
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OK well it didnt mean what I thought it meant....my bad lol
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OK well it didnt mean what I thought it meant....my bad lol
Don't feel bad man..lol...same thoght crossed my mind!! :*))
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I do pick up the old axe every now and then too to see if I can still play eruption ;)
Im not sure if I really want to ask what you are talking about...lol. But the strange side of me....thinks it already knows. lol
AXE=Guitar
For crying out loud!!!!
Grind that axe Brother DJ!!!
I'm an AXE GRINDER Myself!!!
thanks for clearing that up fr8, I too, thought it meant something else! :/O
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I work very hard, and in a stressful situation most of the time, but I unwind by going to the river and casting my fly rod for a while, most of the time I don't care if I catch anything.
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I play the piano
Camping and beer
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If I could do it at the end of every day, I would be watching the sunset from the Kona side of the Big Island.
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But while back home, to really unwind, I go down to Flathead Lake.
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Yep, I like sunsets and sunrise as it is very quiet and one can reflect back on many things.
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great pics JB :)
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great pics JB :)
Thanks, I love shooting pics and video's which create good memories.
I'm making DVD's today from our last visist to Hawaii, so I can clear my HD on the video camera.
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I like to read (reading The Silmarillion right now), draw/paint, play some bass guitar or acoustic guitar, play some Lord of the Rings Online, come to a few forums and chat it up, watch some old shows that my memory tells me were good (but they aren't actually good)...I tend to be solitary when I need to unwind. I enjoy people and I LOVE to talk and tell stories, but I cannot survive without some time to do nothing.
I also like taking a walk with my puppy. VERY relaxing. But, I don't really lead a stressful life. So I don't actually have any reason to do so much relaxing, except that I WANT to and I have no one in my life to tell me not to. haha
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This is a drawing I did a while back for a story I am working on.
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To unwind I'll usually shoot a few racks of pool (billiards). I love the game and find it really relaxing. Of course the couple of whiskeys I have don't hurt either. ;)
Barring that, I'll usually have a glass of wine or Chimay, put on some music and read a bit. I LOVE to read. :) It may sound weird, but I'll sometimes read aloud. I got into the habit when I was living with a girl who liked to be read to. I got into the habit of finding my own reading voice soothing. Is that as strange as it sounds now that I am typing it?
I can think of stranger things. I love to read as well, but I read very slowly...and I actually say every word in my head as though I was speaking out loud. So I almost do the same thing. In fact, I am typing at the same speed I talk...and saying each word in my head as I type...I could probably type faster, only I can't think faster. hahaha Now I sound stupid. Oh well.