Relaxation
What about burning a feelgood CD to play in the car on your way home ? I also have a very noisy one to wake me up for the 6.15 am train run .
Alternatively, if you really can't unwind, why not have fun composing a relevant playlist ?
i find that sex and drugs and rock and roll work fine
but then i am rather old fashioned
and if i tried a jigsaw its a racing certainty that i would tip the table over
I'm even more old fashioned
For me it's sex, drugs and sausage rolls.
The 6.15 am train run, Naomi?
I'm afraid I know only one 6.15 in the day and it's certainly not the morning one.
Nothing will ever make me get up regularly at that sort of hour. It's no life....
I was more concerned
about the word "run" in there. If by that is meant vigorous exercise (of a type not referred to elsewhere in this thread) it really is a step too far (as is the Wii fit - I have to leave the room).
A bit of enthusiastic drumming works up a distinct glow and my guitarists are getting quite animated (especially playing Dire Straits' Sultans of Swing). I'm afraid I'm banned from the guitar on grounds of incompetence.
Nothing so exciting
I hate mornings too and nothing in this life will make me run for fun.
I drive my husband to the station at 6.15am so that he can catch the last morning train on which he is almost certain to get a seat and leave the office on the last afternoon train for which the same is true.
It does give me some quiet time to plan my day before I start properly so while it doesn't help me unwind, it does stop me getting wound up.
Still working Friday
I'm manning the helpline for my software company and will wrap it up at about 8 tonight. I have recently discovered a really sad (but quite fun) games website called friv.com which has 250 free games. My kids directed me...my current favourite is Ancient Jewels...how sad am I? Tax returns on the home run now, but very busy on the phones. Last weekend I spent my hours off filming with Joy Swift for a new Murder Mystery Online game which involved being quizzed by the "police", having a wrestling fight with another actress and a few other fun things - all for the camera. Certainly a good way to relax - but I guess you had to be there! We launch on March 1st and I'm hoping for fame in a new career!
If you want pointless but stress busting games...
... google damn birds
brilliant just pretend the birds are tax or vat inspectors, pain in the ass clients etc.
Am I the only accountant who was upset they didn't move the deadline to November as mooted? I would love to have a carefree Christmas again, and to enjoy a guilt free season's beating.
@ Swedish Chef
Yeah bor humberding, humber dish bor doo. Yeah bor humberding doo. Bosrsh Borsh Borsh.
It's hard to beat a bit of culinary creativity, though i try to avoid the sports equipment.
Resident Evil 5
I love nothing more than getting home, turning on my Playstation 3 & slaughtering some zombies!
Its even better if I can do it with some friends!
That seems to make time disappear and before you know it its bedtime & im all relaxed
Swim
Rebecca I swim miles when I want to relax. I have a key card to my club pool and I just pound up and down on my own at all sorts of strange times. I think of all sorts of horrid tax type stuff in the pool but when I come home I'm really relaxed.