Note: Last year I asked my scrapbooking friends to tell me how they de-stress during the holidays. I loved their answers so much that I decided to post one every Tuesday and Thursday (Dec. 9, 11, 16, 18 and 23) until Christmas. So be sure you can follow this blog for a very special treat–some welcome ideas for making the holidays a lot BRIGHTER because they aren’t powered by STRESS energy!–Joanna
Spending several days away from my home at my parents’ home, as much as I love them, can stress me out. Plus, I have a difficult time sitting and doing nothing and my parents need to sit and rest much more than I do and want me sitting with them. So, I’ve learned to take some sort of craft/activity that I can talk and do at the same time. Gives me something to keep my hands occupied and de-stresses me at the same time. Sometimes, my mother gets involved as well, which is another plus. The crafts/activities? So far, sorting through decades of non-digital prints for scanning onto CDs (and discussing the memories), making button trees with styrofoam trees/buttons/decorative straight pins, painting and decorating a kraft paper house into a Halloween decoration, etc.
Deborah P
Hey, I was checking in on the de-stressing tips and lo and behold, mine was the first one! I didn’t even remember sending this in, so it was doubly fun to read it and be reminded for this weekend!
Deborah,
You never know what’s going to turn up here in this blog! Thanks for the de-stress tips. Do you make house calls?