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How do YOU decompress?

After a tough shift, or after a tough day, how do you wind down?

I thought we might throw our ideas out there and maybe inspire each other!

Let's see:

1. I get home at midnight, and this is perfect weather for a cup of decaf herbal tea and a snack. Of course, if I skipped the snack, maybe I'd drop a few pounds, but I'm HUNGRY when I get home!

2. Surf a few fave sites; facebook, allnurses, etc. What are yours?

3. Bury myself in brainless fiction. And yes I still read under the covers with a flashlight as my DH is sound asleep by the time I get home.

4. Once school is out, I've got my shows saved on DVR and I'm going to have a marathon TV vege-out in front of the tube day!

What about you guys? :D

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A lot of my decompression takes place by going to this site. Actually, I've often told myself that I need to find another way, because I'm not getting away from the job by going to a nursing website. I used to go on my daily walk but have gotten away from that (not a good thing).

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1. I take a shower after arriving home from work

2. I browse the internet after taking a shower

3. I'll sometimes eat a snack (a meal if I'm hungry)

4. I go to bed when I feel I've wound down adequately

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I either knit, or play DOOM in God Mode. Sometimes I really just need the release that running after cacodemons with a chainsaw can give me. :)

I get home, have a shower, and log on to World of Warcraft. Being a rogue affords me LOTS of opportunity to unwind by getting the urge to stab things out of my system in a much more constructive way than is otherwise available. :D

I take bubble baths. I've always loved them from the time I was a little girl. (heck, I even study in the tub sometimes.) So relaxing! Or I play with my 3 dogs in the backyard, and say hello to our cows. Or I watch a couple of tv shows on DVD. Or I waste a lot of time on the internet.

But the best de-stress activity is napping!

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I have a ten-mile drive, so I often spend that time in the car with the radio on and singing as LOUD as I possibly can! I can't carry a tune in a bucket, but the absurdity of screaming out "Wild Thing" all alone in the car at eleven PM is usually good for some stress-relieving laughter.

Depending on the shift, I'll also do a lot of talking to God---not formal prayer, just chatting with Him as if He were riding shotgun. Which He is.:)

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I have a 40min drive home. If I have to be back at work the next night, I drive home in silence to chill out my overstimulated mind. Usually by the time I get home I am chilled out enough that I can shower, eat, and go to bed shortly thereafter.

If I don't have to be back, I put in some classic rock and sing my lungs out. Great stress release. When I get home I can hop in bed and off to lalaland.

Come home, take a nice semi hot shower, eat if I haven't done so already, then lay on the bed or couch surfing the net and watching TV until I fall asleep.

I am also a fan of the bubble bath wind down :bow:. Spending a few hours watching recorded tv shows (Ellen Degeneres, Greys, Private Practice) and surfing the net, I am ready to drift off into sleep so I can wake up and do it all again!

MUSIC! I plug in my Ipod a lot. It helps tune out other louds students when I'm studying and the right song can be a great stress relief for me.

when I'm working at the nursing home, i'm so tired when I hit the door, I drink something, eat a light snack, and read until I fall asleep.

When it's the hospital, I jump on the internet, browse a few sites, have a snack or a real breakfast. then read or watch tv until bed.

Getting away from work for a while is great.

for GF birthday this week, I'm planning to take her to chitown tomorrow to see the lights. Tues is some kind of dinner with the fam, and present exchanges. Doing stuff with family and friends is nice to help decompress and remind us why we do this.

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