My Favourite Ways To Relax

I think relaxing is quite important. I only work part-time most of the time so you would think I get plenty of time to do so, and I do, but I don't often feel so. Right now I feel awkward and brittle.

My favourite ways to relax are:

Having a bath - I think like many others, the moment you sink into the water something is released and you tingle and whatever guard or brittleness you had dissolves in the water. It's a really great luxury as I have only had a bath in my house for a few years and so never got to have them before. Afterwards I always feel fresh. My 4 year old neice enjoys baths, in her words..."I like baths; I like being nice and clean." I agree with this and something bath lovers will all relate to and understand.

Watching a film - For me personally I find going to the cinema quite relaxing as the big darkened room is an escape from the real world. If you go to the Cinema in the afternoontime it's really good as there are never many people there...sometimes if there are a lot of people there crinkling wrappers and stuff, it makes me the opposite of relaxed.

Craft-y type things - Anything which you can lose yourself in is very relaxing. I have recently started drawing and painting, and even though I'm not "good" I don't mind at all as I like doing it regardless of the result which is something that makes it enjoyable and relaxing. If I was worried about the result I would find it the opposite. I worry quite a lot of the time - and having something to concentrate on relieves my mind of most thoughts as I can just think about the task at hand.