Extreme Stress Reducing for Females

My normally veggie- and fruit-seeking diet is intended to sculpt a buffer bod.  That’s the goal, anyhow.  Despite this, extreme stress on the job took me back to my teen days when I joyfully and unconsciously had a higher metabolic rate and could eat junk with impunity.  As I spent time on a work assignment without my usual family, friends, and extra-curricular hobbies, I went for the comfort of fast food which I enjoyed in high school so many times packed in a car with my gang of friends. 

Arby’s.  Spicy curly fries and a jamocha shake.  To savor it,

I ate s-l-o-w-l-y.

Tom and Jerry.  While flipping through channels, my eye caught this cartoon and I actually stayed on the channel.  All right, I was reading a book, kind of, but it gave me great peace to see the familiar two-dimensional cat and mouse out of the corner of my eye.  That’s when I knew that I was seriously stressed out.

I am a pretty good sleeper most of the time.  I fall asleep quickly and stay asleep.  This out-of-town work environment had me off duty for the night shift unless there was an emergency.  As it was a very loud environment, I used my “airplane ear plugs” to be able to fall asleep.  They did the job without incapacitating me, so I did waken in the middle of the night when I was needed.

This was not a manicure, but a do-it-myself job.  I wear nail polish about three times a year.  Here, for some reason, I felt compelled to buy pale pink glittery stuff and while I was “on call” I put it on my fingers.  And toes!

OK, walking to reduce stress is not juvenile.  It actually is a very sound strategy.  I managed to squeeze in two 2.5 mile walks, but I could have used one daily.  When one can’t engage in her customary activities to relieve stress, watch out.  Look for a troglodyte where a human used to be. 

Lots of adults chew gum.  It is the new cigarette for us orally-fixated folks.  However, I gravitated back to childhood; to bright pink silly gum with a comic strip inside the wrapper.  (Is there a theme developing here?)  Comfort, comfort, comfort…

If you have additional ideas for anyone finding herself in my position, please feel free to share them.  The comment section below is waiting for your brilliant strategies.

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