by Corina C.
Member since:
August 16, 2006

How Do You Unwind?

November 08, 2006 10:20 PM UTC
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I am working on my NaNoWriMo novel.  I just finished a really tough scene, emotionally tough.  Now I have to unwind a bit before I sit and write some more.

What do you do to unwind?

I came here to read and comment.  I even played  some of the games, which I rarely do.  I need something mindless.

How do you unwind?

Comments: 24

Amy just hangin' out M. Nov 8, 2006, 10:41pm UTC
I play the games on here. I read, watch tv, or listen to music.
Tricia C. Nov 8, 2006, 10:44pm UTC
i watch tv... that really unwinds me.. or just playing games on pogo.
Corina C. Nov 8, 2006, 10:48pm UTC
I was thinking of sticking a DVD into my laptop and resting in bed while I watch. I am really tired and fighting a very bad sore throat. Now what movie shall I watch? See, it is always something.
Lori (Dr Devience) Leidig Nov 8, 2006, 10:50pm UTC
A very long soak in a nice, warm, bubble-filled tub. Phone off, ignore the front door. In fact, head phones would do a world of good...
Corina C. Nov 8, 2006, 10:57pm UTC
Ooooh! Lori, that sounds so good! Thank you!
David Rochester Nov 8, 2006, 11:39pm UTC
I don't unwind. I am completely tense and stressed all the time unless I am asleep, and I'm tense even then. I am, in consequence, a total neurotic mess with uncontrollable facial tics. I really like to have sex to relax, but that's not an option at the moment. So I'll go back to editing your ms, since I'M WIRED AS HELL. (That's reassuring, I'm sure.) Watch that sore throat -- there's something really horrible going around. If you have any red wine or cider vinegar and honey, try mixing them together in proportions of 2/3 vinegar to 1/3 honey and swallowing a tablespoon every couple of hours. It helps to kill stuff in your throat so not as much of it will migrate to your head or chest.
Corina C. Nov 8, 2006, 11:45pm UTC
Thanks David! I've been doing the lemon juice in hot water ... like it was regular water. It helps til I stop for a couple of hours then it is ragged!

BTW, I am tense when I sleep too. I wake up feeling more tired and stressed than before I slept. Strange. I should do something about that.

Yes, your stressed condition while reading my MS is really very reassuring! Go read!
☃ Shannon K. Wendt Nov 8, 2006, 11:56pm UTC
Hot cup of tea and a good book
David Rochester Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am UTC
I really thought I must be the only person who wakes up tied in knots. It's horrible.
The weird thing is that I have no trouble sleeping . . . it just seems to do more harm than good, for whatever strange reason.
Corina C. Nov 9, 2006, 12:09am UTC
David, I know what you mean.

When I wake up in the morning, I am still in the same position as when I went to sleep; sheets and blankets in the same spot. Strange, to me at least. The other night however, I woke up feeling like I had slept quite well for once, and the sheets were a mess and the blankets. I don't know what made the difference...it just did. Very strange. I should sign up for a sleep study. I see ads for them all the time. Huh. An idea!
David Rochester Nov 9, 2006, 12:27am UTC
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I know I sleep far worse when I'm in the same bed with someone because I am hyperaware that I need to be still and courteous so as not to disturb her (not that she ever shows the same consideration, but that's another complaint for another time). Perhaps we are suffering from Unnatural Sleep Courtesy Restraint. That doesn't make much sense in my case, since I've slept alone for nearly a year, but old habits die hard.
Corina C. Nov 9, 2006, 12:30am UTC
I've got you beat, David. I have slept alone for the last fourteen years (with very few exceptions). I don't think old habits die THAT hard.

Must be something else.
Jennifer Neff Nov 9, 2006, 12:48am UTC
I watch some lighthearted movies with my son, relax with a treat (some little food and a soda), play on Neopets, see how fellow 'Wrimos' are fairing, check the NaNo forums, etc etc.
David Rochester Nov 9, 2006, 1:29am UTC
I just remembered that playing with my pussemscats is a good way to take my mind off things. They're so cute!
Corina C. Nov 9, 2006, 2:12am UTC
Yes, I thought of that. My daughter's cat thinks he's mine and he has the nerve to think that I like him. I don't. So if I pick him up and pet him and snuggle with him he will think I like him even more. I am not sure I want to encourage that!

I have to do something. I am trembling. I just wrote one of the most difficult things I have ever had to write. And I am just about to fall apart.

I hit 19,449 words.
Brad (the Boy Wonder) W. Nov 9, 2006, 2:21am UTC
Shannon hit the nail on the head. That's what I do. Although, I dare say that my idea of a good book may differ from other people's.

I also do classwork to relax. Sorry, I'm a nerd.
Corina C. Nov 9, 2006, 3:00am UTC
Nah, you're not a nerd, Brad. I used to read a lot but because I have so much trouble with my eyes, it has become difficult for me to read. I now have to listen to books on audio, which are waaayyy more expensive than the ones on paper, by the way.

So no, you are not a nerd. I've decided to have a glass of wine and surf the net a bit then turn in with a movie.

Thank you for the suggestion, though. I do appreciate and if I could, I would read a book!
Emeniano Acain Somoza Jr Nov 9, 2006, 7:03am UTC
My unstressor of choice would be a night at a Sing Along or Stand Up Comedy Bar. I just loooovvve to sing and if fed much of my prescribed doze of booze, I would render my songs a la Carreras, Josh Groban, or Pavarotti...I tell you, no singing writer could rival me in terms of both angst and guts. LOL

Or, I literally go out of my way and just take commuter rides to wherever--favorite transit is the jeepney (popular public mode of transportation here in the Philippines) where I just sit and see what happens next because each ride for me is a new trip to the undiscovered unknown and as soon as I become conscious of the wailing wind swooshing past the wheels, I know I am back where it all started.
Corina C. Nov 9, 2006, 12:52pm UTC
Thanks Emeniano. I like the idea of taking public transportation. I never have but I do hear that there is at least one story in every bus/train ride. I'll have to try that, although public transportation leaves a lot to be desired locally.
amanda w. Nov 9, 2006, 2:01pm UTC
Corrina and David, if you don't have a partner ( which I don't either, I hate to get graphic but listen to some sexy music and ahem, treat yourself to a self inflicted massage. *wink*
Corina C. Nov 9, 2006, 2:55pm UTC
Suffice to say I keep a supply of batteries by my bed.
David Rochester Nov 9, 2006, 11:19pm UTC
It's just not quite as relaxing as the real thing, though. Luckily I have a great imagination.
Webduck * Nov 10, 2006, 3:33am UTC
When I want to unwind, I go play a mindless game in Pogo. Or watch some old movie on TCM. Sleeping helps me unwind, but waking up is almost instant pain.
Corina C. Nov 10, 2006, 4:39am UTC
David, you're right. The real thing beats all! But when it isn't "handy" then we have to make do!

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