[manicminer]

SO I made it the whole way home in one shot today!!

Got home, checked some stuff on the computer, got a shower, TOOK MEDS, and went to sleep.

I made sure to set 4 different alarms and got in engrained in my head that I would get up and out of bed at the first alarm I woke up to. Luckily, that was the very first one and I actually got myself up and going instead of laying my head back down and waiting for the next one. (I've done this several time resulting in me being late for work)

Now just chugging along on this night 7 of 8. Almost there! If i work my typical 16 hours tonight that'll make for 107 hours in 7 days. I'm getting perty wore out so any motivation would be greatly appreciated.

Things have been perty slow on the nightshift thread line the past couple nights so I thought I'd try to start up a line of conversation.

What is your #1 stress relieving activity?

For me: Hunting How bout y'all?

(((((manicminer)))))

Sending you hugs and positive energy so you can get through the nightshift!

To answer your question vigorous exercise is my #1 stress relieving activity.

You can get through it Miner! One more day..

I seem to have went from never sleeping to always sleeping. I dunno.

Bikram yoga, my number one stress reliever. I was the studio was attached to my house.

[RapidFlyer]

Keep up the great efforts!! To make the first alarm clock is quite an accomplishment.

My favorite stress relieving activity is getting down on the floor and playing with my dogs. actually acting like a dog and just cutting loose and having fun. When It's not raining I do the same thing outside with them.

This topic is helping me feel better. Thanks.

[manicminer]

Originally Posted by RapidFlyer

Keep up the great efforts!! To make the first alarm clock is quite an accomplishment.

My favorite stress relieving activity is getting down on the floor and playing with my dogs. actually acting like a dog and just cutting loose and having fun. When It's not raining I do the same thing outside with them.

This topic is helping me feel better. Thanks.

Thanks rapid. Glad I can help.

Originally Posted by manicminer

...What is your #1 stress relieving activity?

Funny you should ask! Trying to come up with something as I got pretty damn worked up a bit earlier(!) Thinking about putting the ipod on. Gives me something else to focus on. And of course being filled with all my favorite stuff, enjoyable!

[Moose72]

Its probably judo, but number 2 is sex. Reading is in there along with soothing music.

[manicminer]

Just finished a nice set of bicep curls with a splined cutter shaft for the longwall shearer head. hahahahah

[AniManiac]

I agree with Moose, sex works really well for relaxation!

Other than that, I'm notorious for not relaxing. Hiking is one of the only things that always works. Going backpacking is like hitting a reset button in my brain - all I have to worry about is survival, putting one foot in front of the other, not getting lost. Life is simplified to the essentials.

I do lots of other things to keep my hands and brains busy, but it's not exactly relaxing. My hubby makes fun of me because my idea of relaxing is his idea of working.

[manicminer]

Originally Posted by AniManiac

I agree with Moose, sex works really well for relaxation!

Other than that, I'm notorious for not relaxing. Hiking is one of the only things that always works. Going backpacking is like hitting a reset button in my brain - all I have to worry about is survival, putting one foot in front of the other, not getting lost. Life is simplified to the essentials.

I do lots of other things to keep my hands and brains busy, but it's not exactly relaxing. My hubby makes fun of me because my idea of relaxing is his idea of working.

I find the exact same thing with backpacking. Especially when it wilderness backpacking with no cell service, hardly any other people, and its up to you to make it back alive

[AniManiac]

Originally Posted by manicminer

I find the exact same thing with backpacking. Especially when it wilderness backpacking with no cell service, hardly any other people, and its up to you to make it back alive

I don't relax until I get a mile down the trail, and I no longer can work. But that's what it takes to give myself permission to chill out.

I think one of the other reasons it works so well for me is because I have to be in balance with the environment. I get up when the sky turns light, go to bed when it gets dark, and always sleep according to nature's clock. My whole day consists of constant, aerobic, low impact exercise with a few breaks to refuel. If I push too hard, I take a break until I catch my breath. The scenery is beautiful, restoring. Aside from getting geared up in the first place, the whole thing is simple, straightforward, and dare I say it? Wholesome. It's optimum operating conditions for my body, and evens me right out.

Unfortunately, that's not how my everyday life works.

[manicminer]

Originally Posted by AniManiac

I don't relax until I get a mile down the trail, and I no longer can work. But that's what it takes to give myself permission to chill out.

I think one of the other reasons it works so well for me is because I have to be in balance with the environment. I get up when the sky turns light, go to bed when it gets dark, and always sleep according to nature's clock. My whole day consists of constant, aerobic, low impact exercise with a few breaks to refuel. If I push too hard, I take a break until I catch my breath. The scenery is beautiful, restoring. Aside from getting geared up in the first place, the whole thing is simple, straightforward, and dare I say it? Wholesome. It's optimum operating conditions for my body, and evens me right out.

Unfortunately, that's not how my everyday life works.

Where do you like to hike? My best hike ever was a 6 days backpack in the Dolly Sods, WV Wilderness

[AniManiac]

Originally Posted by manicminer

Where do you like to hike? My best hike ever was a 6 days backpack in the Dolly Sods, WV Wilderness

Well, I live in Central NY, so the Adirondacks are our #1 choice for hiking destinations. There are tons of trails around here, though - I've been working on spurs of the Finger Lakes Trail. This October, we finished an end-to-end (in sections) of the 120-mile Northville-Placid Trail, and we had wonderful weather for our last section which was 5 days. I'm thinking we might do the Cranberry Lake 50 next year sometime - it would be a nice week of backpacking up near Wanakena and the Ranger School.