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Business has been really, really good, and we are very grateful. However, with lots of business comes lots of work, and with that comes some stress. We admit it: one of us has been a bit overworked and grouchy (hint: it's not Dagy), and as we try to follow our own advice, we figured we'd compile a few easy stress busters here for this Friday post.
- Take a nap. Sure, a nap won't solve the problem about all the things you still have on your plate, but it will probably make you feel better. We come from a long line of nappers, and we can do quick naps of 30 minutes or so and feel refreshed. If you need a two-hour nap, this might not work for you as it will probably stress you out more.
- Go for a walk. Clearing our head always helps. We grab the doggie and go for a walk around the block, which only takes five minutes.
- Call a member of the complaint club. When we are frustrated and overworked, we try not to voice our frustrations online. Rather, we place a call to a trusted member of our so-called complaint club, which is comprised of dear friends and family members. We usually vent our frustrations (which largely revolve around lack of time) for 10 minutes or so, which helps put things in perspective.
- Have a cup of tea. We've spent enough time in England to know that having a cup of tea solves most problems, including stress, so sometimes we do that. If all else fails, we have a lovely piece of Austrian chocolate to go with our Earl Grey tea. We've also been drinking a lot of ginger tea lately. We've experienced with grating fresh ginger, which is instantly invigorating.
- Yoga. We are as inflexible as the next translators, but we are working on it. If we only have 10 minutes to decompress, we will do a few easy yoga poses, including laying down on our backs with our legs up a wall. Downward dog, tree, child's pose and others are also fantastic poses for a quick refresher.
What about you, dear friends and colleagues? Do you have any quick stress busters that you would like to share? We'd love to read about them in the comments section.
2 comments:
WOW, I'm the first to comment on this?? (is this good news or rather bad??).
I just wanted to say that I read your blog from time to time and love what you write.
About this particular article: I do believe you forgot at least one particular point: Music!!!
(and I guess I don't have to point out that it is scientifically proven that music can relief stress).
Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Laurens.
@Laurens Landkroon: Thanks so much for reading and for commenting. We love the tip about music -- it's such a great stress buster indeed. Sometimes we just love to dance to a song or two. It's always invigorating. Thanks for your lovely comment about our writing. We will continue posting in 2015. Happy New Year! And yes, you are indeed the first commenter on this blog post. We got lots of responses on Twitter, but you are the first one here.
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