Comments on: VINTAGE JANE: Headline News

By: Diana Hill

Diana Hill — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:19:41 +0000

To cope with stress I disappear into a good novel. My favorite escape books have been written by Jane Porter–looking forward to Easy On The Eyes and more great escape.

By: sue malar

sue malar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:57:48 +0000

For me, Grandchildren cure everything!! They can always make me happy. I also like to work out and think about everything positive in life and what a good life my family has. I do admit, I don’t watch the news much anymore, it’s just too depressing.

By: Carolyn in Utah

Carolyn in Utah — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:16:15 +0000

Two things work for me. First, I have to force myself to go outside of my immediate little family here in the house and be around people–I think to show myself that life is going on despite the terror of what’s going on in the world. It is an effort because all I want to do is “hunker down” sometimes but I force myself to call a friend or my sister to go to lunch and shoot the breeze. It proves to me that life is going on and it is not the Armageddon it sometimes seems to be.
Second, my BELOVED grandmother told me that I need to find joy in the little things. Some type of handiwork that requires a different kind of attentiveness– painting, cross-stitching, working in the garden. Anything that forces you to use your hands and concentrate. It really does create a break in your regular (and anxious) stream-of-consciousness. This works very well during New Baby Blues, Toddler Mania– all those times when you feel like you’re gonna lose it! {hugs} Carolyn

By: Kathryn in Montreal

Kathryn in Montreal — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:19:08 +0000

Oh yes… I give myself time. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does I usually like to immerse myself in a new or favourite old book. Sometimes it’s early Sunday morning before anyone is up and I am in the tub with a cup of Earl Grey and a book (and Zulu the cat supervising). 06h00 is my time… nobody else is up unless I am driving a child to a sporting event. It’s an hour to myself and totally worth the earliness.

I also look for moments in my garden. Yanking out weeks is great for busting frustration. And I love seeing my garden bloom and change.

In this day and age with kids, work and all other stuff finding time is difficult, but if you look for it, you can find it in odd increments. And they shouldn’t be wasted.

By: kribss

kribss — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:13:53 +0000

i give myself “me” time. whatever i feel like doing, i do. {reading, shopping, cooking, etc…}

it gives me a chance to think things through at my own pace. in the end, i usually end up telling myself i am much stronger than whatever “stress” may be and i shall over come it.

By: Sally Johnson

Sally Johnson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:46:25 +0000

Hi Jane,

Know you’re busy, but I wrote an essay inspired by recent media coverage and partially guided by this blog. Check my site if you have a free moment.

Either way, I hope all is well with you and your boys.

Sally

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:17:26 +0000

Reading is my way of taking a break when everything is too much. Isn’t it ironic that ordering a pizza should have given you a break but it ended up adding more stress to your day?

By: carol

carol — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:58:13 +0000

I have tried so many stress busters – but when it gets too much – the favourite I have found is to stop – to curl up and find five good things that happened, or that you did in that day and just focus on them. Even if kids are ill and work not done and dramas are unfolding – instead, think of five good things in your day- there are always good things – a smile, a phone call, that you made time to take a shower, it doesn’t have to be big – but just find and then focus on the good in that day…..
carolx

By: Barb C.

Barb C. — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:39:48 +0000

I try to go running. It gets me out and for awhile I dwell on my problems and then I just let it melt away. I also like to read and have a glass of wine.

I try to remember that everyone is going through something and not to judge because you just never know what is going on in someone’s life.

By: KathyGee

KathyGee — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:38:12 +0000

I do the turtle (close up and hide behind my hard shell) but I always carry on. My good friend tells me she worries about depression, but I feel like there are times when there are good reasons to be depressed, and taking a pill for it doesn’t solve the reasons. The best “medicine” for me is to workout hard, a long hike uphill or a run that gets me outside in the fresh air which helps clear my thoughts. If that isn’t possible, I suffer silently but eventually get bored with myself and I snap out of it. Getting together with friends always works, too, they make me laugh and lift me up! I get by with a little and often a lot of my friends!