Relax...

I was having a convo with shadow the other night which has spured me into starting this topic.

Relaxation, to many of us its truly a rare thing, specily the uni students among us (round exams anyways). And i was just wondering what y'all do to relax...

These days i go for a walk in the park and night and just absorb the atmosphere and the silence (a rare thing for me, i am almost never found without my headphones)

When i was on exchange to canada, i was living with a highly religous family which kinda stressed me out at times, so each day i would ride down to the local lake and just stare out across the waters, i have included a photo so you know why.

But honestly i have never felt as free as when i was snowboarding with penguin, both with our music going, each at our own pace with the sun beaming down into the steep gullys we were in. Some of the time spent boarding on that trip was an epihany to me.

what do i do to relax..??? not alot actually infact most times i do nothing...nada... nil...
relaxing for me is going to a place where im happy to be *not im my head smart alecs*
this could be the beach... the park...a waterfall... my dads farm...
and most times i like to draw... i dont go to draw anything i just draw what im inspired to draw...
when im trying to relax its more or less scenery around me...
hills and sunshine and water and plants...
kids falling off their bikes and grazing their knees *okay this is a joke one*
i draw swirly curved rounded nonsense pictures...
i draw out the stresses....
and if all else fails... and i cant think of a thing i want to draw, then i'll write...
it could be utter bullshit...
or it could be something that really affects me, but watever it is... when im finished, i burn it, this might sound weird, but its like telling your secrets to someone who isnt there and knowing no one else will know...

thats also a great stress relief for me... that and cleaning HEHE!!

i hope that makes sense... i understand what im writing anyway

ravvy woudl know.... i used to surf...


she used to sit in the car n watch.. i thnk she watched.. i coudl never see that far...

now.. i can no longer surf... or face the larger waves due to m hugely screwed up knees... i drivemy car.. race the rx7.... even when im alone.. taking it out on theback roads and the hills... releasesing the engergy at 8000rpm.. i love it ...


i mis my country... mybeachs... my life...

goin off by myself on 30acres of property...taking the dog (sometimes)... goin down the the river and just laying back. just look at the cheeky fox that shows his face in daylight, at the snake that slithers under my feet and the flowing water.

Relax...........

I take a candle lit, unicorn milk bath!!!!

Play music realllly loud til I can't hear myself think and just stare at nothing!!!

Lye in the hammock!!!!!!!!

A nanny nap in the arvo!!!!!

i go kayaking - nothing relieves stress or anger better than paddling around torrens island right on dawn, and watching dolphins, pelicans, and massive fish doing their stuff. people pay hordes of cash to see that shit, and i get it for free, and i get fit at the same time.

oh, and bocce - lots of bocce

and the smell of that heated water

theme parks :w00t: hahahaha (ok...bit more exciting than relaxing)



massage, horse riding, cocktails on beach...

I normally put a little bit of time aside every night just before I fall asleep to lay down in silence and just collect my thoughts, organise/re-assess my views on current stresses .. and then have a few minutes to just think of nothing and relax.

I normally continue on with this accompanied by some music, which most often causes me to fall asleep

Always wake up feeling ready for a new day, not caught up on what happened yesterday, ya know?

I like how Jutsin put it above...
I often spend alot of my first hour in bed awake chatting, or recollecting thought myself.
Depends on how stressed i am

But, i also read, love going for drives to with the music... NO one to interrupt, just me, music, motion and a destination sometime...

Music is a huge relaxing outlet... playing, writing - especially singing

Bubble-Baths are also up there!!!

And spending time with my man cuddling up whenever i can Makes me relax the most

Relax? Whats that?

I usually manage to fit in a bubble bath once a week.

Otherwise... I just watch TV... thats my zone out time.

When I lived on the farm I used to spend many a summers night on the beach at wallaroo, or on the end of the jetty (when you used to be allowed to go down there) just watching the sunset.
I miss that. I didn't realise I did until I just wrote what I did.

This weekend, I'll be getting plenty of R&R... we are going away for the weekend Staying on the beach near victor. Can't wait!

R&R this weekend not with me and bob there

yeah... actually come to think of it i did go with you to watch you surf...
me remembers... i used to watch to see if you'd stack it and if i'd have to drag your butt back in... or get someone else to do it...

man those were the days hey delly... after school just catching up and doing sfa and scaring my mum... heheehehehehe....

dude was i ever annoying you when i first met you? cos i think bout how much time we spent together and MAN im so like.... he must get sick of little shits hangin bout... lol

I cant relax, i never have known how to sit there and be completly relaxed except when im sleeping.
I'm always on the go, doing something interactive or annoying someone. People have often said to me you need to learn to relax and just veg........but I cant Ithink I might have a problem (another to add to my long and obvious list ) but meh what ya gonna do

You two are not allowed anywhere near me until after midday on Saturday!



Yep thats what I'm like too.



you? Annoy? Never!

bah your so modest hun, me annoy never bahahah

Not allowed near you mmmmm sounds like a geared up drunk challenge

i know that feeling, i find it very hard to relax, i find that sitting down in front of the tv or whatever does nothing for me, as much as i love music whenever it is going my brain is always analyising it and looking at ideas that i can use in my own music.

As for the time before bed, i usualy spend it just soaking in the warmth of the one i love, and that realy does help me relax

I like to relax on my computer PLaying games is my escape when i'm angry i blow shit up simple as that. Nothing like escaping reality to forget everything.

I also like to meditate to clear my head or wander with my collective thoughts. Its amazing what thoughts u come up with when u concentrate on ur breathing till it becoems cunconcious and u drift away almost like a daydream.

More erecnently I find using my fire staff is very relaxing a form of meditation if u will. I am solely concetraing on the staff and where it will end up that I dont think of anything else. When I'm done I have a clear head.

i like a nice little cone, not stupid, nice and gentle, some liquid beats, or soft broken beat trance, and just sit - usually go out the front, relax in the garden - this works great on a saturday arvo in prep for a big night.

other than that - headphones and bed...

I'm with Kandii.. i like to have a bubble bath once a week with a good book (atm i'm reading Tipping the Velvet).

Or i get my chocolate fondu set, get out the strawberries and crack open the champagne and watch SATC!!

A big fat bong (or 3) helps me wash away the dayzzzzz stress. mmmmm hits from the bong

Hey, can somebody tell me why my pic doesnt show when I post? Pweeease!

hail to the bus driver

what picture? i can see your avatar... a cute kitty with a watermelon helmet.

I guess it depends on what you are relaxing from or before.... before a big event i like to crank some chill beats while i stand infront of the mirror doing my make up and messing with my hair and body jewels, with a nice hot cup of earl grey tea.

I relax by taking my horse down the beach for an early morning gallop and a swim in the water...

Hmm... i have an irrational fear of large animals! i cant handle horses, i went on holiday and had to sit on an elephants leg for a photo... I was petrified!

ah nana naps they are the best thing sometimes if work gets to me i pop out and have one of those in my car the pleasure of working for yourself but i also love just going to the beach having a smoke and just watching the water very relaxing

A big block of chocolate, a good book, cooking for the fun of it.....not because I have to