There's a reason the lead-up to Christmas is known as 'the silly season'.
There's the mad rush in lunch breaks, running around the shops getting all the Christmas shopping done in between impending deadlines at work, and a hectic schedule of social engagements.
And then if there are kids in the household, you do all of the above...and schedule in end-of-year concerts, and school cocktail parties, and gifts for teachers, and mailing letters off to Santa.
I'm constantly checking the notes on the fridge to see which child needs a plate of food for what function, what costumes are needed where and when, what parties are to be attended (both adults and kids)...my head spins.
The end result is that most adults just scrape themselves through to Christmas Day, collapsing into a semi-comatose state on the sofa after lunch.
The quote above is right...it's exactly at this time of year that you need to relax, but the trick is to squeeze in 'relaxation' time that delivers the maximum benefit in the minimum amount of time.
Although on the face of it, it doesn't sound 'relaxing', I find that a Zumba class can totally reset my frame of mind. It's a quick hour at the gym, and I feel so much better afterwards. But I know that for many people, that would not seem relaxing at all!
What's your relaxation activity of choice when you don't have time to relax?
2 comments:
In our house it is more the women folk who are worn out. I seldom see the guys doing much but relaxing and enjoying the holidays. Except there are lots of functions to attend...even for them. I would love to be able to do Zumba. At my age...just lying in bed and reading is the highlight of relaxation for me.
A LARGE – VERY LARGE – Martini !!!
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