Busy lives often create busy personalities. Busy personalities (and i can vouch for the one) often create a busy mind. Ever feel like you just can't turn off your thoughts? A lot of women in their 20's suffer from mild anxiety due to the amount of stress they feel daily.
Stress to get married, decide on a career, find a job, be independent, get through school, be financially stable and still manage to have a social life on top of all these things. I really commend the women who have this down to a fine art.
I, however, do not. I tend to never shut my mind off. THAT'S BAD FOR YOU FYI. So, here is a short list of things I have noticed help me relax in my hectic lifestyle.
1. Schedule Fun Things. As busy women, we tend to be very schedule oriented, but are we allowing room to have some fun? I have noticed when I write things down like date night or nail appointment in my agenda it de-stresses my week a little. I see that I have something fun to look forward to and it makes all the other tasks seem totally worth it.
2. Take longer showers. I know, I know you always hear conserve water... blah blah blah...but give me a break. Give yourself more than 5 minutes under that holy steamy flow of water. I typically always take a hot shower before bed, it helps me relax and usually makes me sleep a lot more soundly.
3. Indulge. I'm not saying completely break your diet but live a little. Try to keep one item in your fridge that isn't good for you. I keep pudding packs in mine. I don't have one daily but when I do need some chocolate in my life it is readily available to me!
4. Smile. Even on days when I feel I'm not going to get to 5 o'clock without losing my mind I remember to put a smile on. Even if it starts as a fake smile I always end up feeling extremely blessed and it becomes a genuine happy smile.
5. Wear sweatpants. You do not have to look like a life-size barbie everyday. It's stressful to have to get up and really "try" everyday. You're young and most of you do not have to be dressed up for class so utilize the fact you still can wear sweatpants when you want. One day, you might end up in 5 inch heels everyday so take some comfort in your Nike and Adidas age.
