How do you decompress after work?

Hey quilter

80 proof spirits works for me.

Papaw John

Listen to the news a bit. Vent here a bit.

If I have energy, go dunk in the pool at my health club a bit.

Long hot showers help.

Air guitar to my mp3's. . .

~faith,
Timothy.

If you can muster the energy, exercise is great. Yoga is great to relax before going to sleep. Reading or getting into a good movie can really distract my mind off of work too. If all else fails, I nice big glass of wine
Christine

I come here, and also read news websites, the local paper online, etc. But the crazy part is that i put my sunglasses on if i'm online at night. It keeps the bright light from waking me up too much, so i can sleep later.

Fix me a fresh, hot cup of coffee, kick off the shoes, shower, and put on hte "comfies".

Then I come here to see what's up, and touch base with my Allnurses pals.

After reading some of THEIR posts, I often find my day wasn't so bad afterall !

Drive out to my in-law's ranch to get my 4 year old - and sit and visit with them, hearing about all the oh so smart things my son did that day. "Isn't he just the smartest young man?". Right now we can head out to pick raspberries - my son eats most of them. Head on home then, check out my email and allnurses. Sometimes I eat junk food - that's a bad thing. Something salty . . .

I usually have a hard time exercising after work (I get up at 1:45 a.m to be at work at 2:45 a.m. and work until 3 p.m.). A walk with my son while he rides his bike is a good thing - there is a horse pastured nearby and a crabapple tree . . so we pick apples and feed them to the horse.

Something simple, quiet, peaceful.

steph

Papaw John and ZASHAGALKA,

Please don't ever stop posting. You are a breathe of fresh air, and while I don't always agree with you guys, the two of you often crack me up!

I go for a run. Even if it's only for 15-20 min. The fresh air feels great after being at the hospital all day and is such a great stress relief (& of course there's the bonus of keeping me physically healthy too)!!
Then after a hot shower, I sometimes heat up a lavender neck wrap for my shoulders & neck (ahhhhhh).
And if I get a back rub from my husband too, well....I'm ready to face it all over again the next day....refreshed