Today was a relaxing day, I spent most of it poolside. I snapped today’s picture of the day while Jacob was swimming and I relaxed in the sun. Tomorrow we head to the Magic Kingdom for a long day of fun.
Take a deep breath. Hold it for a moment, and then exhale. Feel more relaxed? Breathing exercises are one way to relax. Here you will learn about different ways to relax your mind and body. Being relaxed can help ease stress. It can also relieve anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.
To relax means to calm the mind, the body, or both.
Relaxing can quiet your mind and make you feel peaceful and calm. Your body also reacts when you relax. For example, your muscles may be less tense and more flexible.
There are different ways to relax. You may find one or more ways help to calm you down and feel at peace.
How can you relax your mind and body?
There are lots of ways to relax. Some ways are designed to relax your mind and some to relax your body. But because of the way the mind and body are connected, many relaxation methods work on both the mind and the body.
You may want to try one or more of the following relaxation tips to see what works best for you.
Relaxing the mind
Take slow, deep breaths. Or try other breathing exercises for relaxation.
Stress Management: Breathing Exercises for Relaxation
Soak in a warm bath.
Listen to soothing music.
Practice mindful meditation. The goal of mindful meditation is to focus your attention on things that are happening right now in the present moment. For example, listen to your body. Is your breathing fast, slow, deep, or shallow? Do you hear noises, such as traffic, or do you hear only silence? The idea is just to note what is happening without trying to change it.
Stress Management: Doing Meditation
Write. Some people feel more relaxed after they write about their feelings. One way is to keep a journal.
Use guided imagery. With guided imagery, you imagine yourself in a certain setting that helps you feel calm and relaxed. You can use audiotapes, scripts, or a teacher to guide you through the process.
Stress Management: Doing Guided Imagery to Relax
Relaxing the body
Do yoga. You can get books and videos to do at home or take a yoga class.
Stress Management: Practicing Yoga to Relax
Try progressive muscle relaxation. This process involves tensing and relaxing each muscle group. Progressive muscle relaxation can reduce anxiety and muscle tension. If you have trouble falling asleep, this method may also help with your sleep problems. When you relax your muscles, your body gets the signal that it is okay to fall asleep.
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Take a walk or do some other activity. Making time to do things you enjoy can also help you relax.
Get a massage or have someone give you a back rub.
Have a warm drink that doesn’t have alcohol or caffeine in it, such as herbal tea or warm milk.
Today was spent at Disney Animal kingdom. It was a long fun day. I captured this picture while we waited in line to go on a ride as a family.
Today was our first full day of vacation and it got to a slow start. After a late flight and delays at the car rental place we didn’t get to be till close to 4am. We did manage to get to Downtown Disney and while we were there we posed for a today’s picture of the day. There are a bunch more pictures but I just don’t have the energy to post tonight. Perhaps I’ll find the time while on vacation, if not you can look forward to some posts about our vacation over the coming weeks.
Tomorrow the family heads off on our vacation. We’ve managed to get everything packed, I’m a little surprised we got the kids to bed, they are very excited to be riding on a plane tomorrow. To be honest so am I, it’s been like 6 years since I’ve flown anywhere.
It’s been a long day Melissa hasn’t been feeling well so today we went to the hospital to get her checked out. We started the day with hopes of each of us heading into work after lunch. We captured today’s picture during our ride in, before we realized how the day would go. As midnight quickly approaches we are now hopping to be home before dawn. We’re sure everything will work out for the best, and it’s better to be dealing with now then next week when we’re on vacation in the states. It’s also give me the opportunity to try the posting process entirely from my phone.
Today after dinner the kids wanted to play outside, at least they did until they got out there and realized how chilly it was. At which point Jacob headed inside, but Violet got gloves and continue collecting her rocks.
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It’s starting to feel like my picture of the day is becoming the Jacob picture of the day. I’m sure that will change in the coming days, but for today we have another picture of my boy. I captured this while we walked to the store to get milk. He’s getting so good on his bike, I’m wondering if we’ll be able to take the training wheels off before his birthday.
Today we have a picture of Jacob working away on ‘his’ laptop. It was his Nana and Papa’s but as its aged they have upgraded and gave it to him to use. I’ve setup Ubuntu on it, it runs better than windows, and sence he mostly surfs the web, playing flash games and watching YouTube it doesn’t matter what OS he uses. I like it because it gives me a Ubuntu system that I can play with. At first he wasn’t happy when Violet stuck some stickers on it, though I think it adds character. I’m thinking it might be time to give Violet a turned at the laptop, she already likes watching Frosty the snow man, and Hello Kitty cartoons on YouTube.
It was a lazy kind of day, with or little family spending some time preparing for our up coming holiday and some just relax. I snapped this picture while Jacob read his book from school. Of course our lazy day got more exciting when a couple of Jacob’s friends knocked on the door around dinner time, It’s amazing how quickly the kids went from relaxing around the house to running around outside with friends.
Today was a work from home day, so I was able to give Jacob a treat for Lunch. Instead of making a sandwich and packing it in his lunch box in the morning, I picked up a sub from the local sub shop and took it to him at lunch. I took today’s picture of Jacob while I dropped off his lunch.
