by K D Lovett
Member since:
August 2, 2008

My husband the stress reducer

February 22, 2009 05:29 PM UTC
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My stress level has been through the roof lately. I had reached a point where if I was not at work, I wanted to just hide in my bedroom as much as possible. Well, this morning, the grandkids went to their great grandfather's house for "breakfast". As soon as their mom got home from work, my husband rushed me out the door.

We went to eat and ran a few errands. It wasn't anything outrageous. Just a nice quiet time spent together enjoying a conversation. We even went to the grocery store and the dollar store together.

Sure it would have been great to have left town for the weekend and have rented a hotel room and just chilled for a couple of days. But when you can't get what you want, you just might get what you need. I needed to get away for a bit. My husband was nice enough to make sure that I got it.

I hope your day was equally as relaxing.

Comments: 20

Netty B. Feb 22, 2009, 5:33pm UTC
hang in there hon!
Bryan Bales Feb 22, 2009, 5:33pm UTC
Mine was more relaxing that usual but like you i would have prefered to go out of town. Glad you got a bit of stress reduction though!
Vic Needs Coffee Feb 22, 2009, 5:40pm UTC
I'm glad you got a chance to decompress a bit.
Nancy L. Feb 22, 2009, 5:52pm UTC
I'm sorry you're so stressed, and I'm glad you had a break.

I have found laughter to be the best stress reducer. I put in a funny movie or read a funny story (there are many here on Gather) and just laugh and I feel so much better. Research has shown that laughter can actually help reduce blood pressure and that 15 minutes of laughter has the same calming effect on your body as 2 hours of sleep.
Karen M. Feb 22, 2009, 6:41pm UTC
That is wonderful...My husband is pretty good like that....:) Glad it helped!
Rachel D. Feb 22, 2009, 7:00pm UTC
We do the same thing - 2-hour "getaways". Sometimes just running alone to the mall to do your errands can be a real stress-buster! Good luck with eliminating all that stress!
♠~Dnbuster~♠ ~. Feb 22, 2009, 10:10pm UTC
that is wonderful. Glad you had a great relaxing day.
Jennifer O. Feb 23, 2009, 4:41am UTC
That's great.
Courtney C. Feb 23, 2009, 7:12am UTC
Very sweet
Linda M. Feb 23, 2009, 8:22am UTC
It's great that you have a husband who knew what you really needed.
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Melanie B. Mar 23, 2009, 1:28am UTC
How very sweet

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juley g. Apr 3, 2009, 4:28pm UTC
That sounds wonderful! I love grocery shopping with my husband!

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Amber C. Apr 3, 2009, 4:49pm UTC
That is so sweet. I'm glad you got some relaxing time.

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kimberly g. Apr 3, 2009, 7:15pm UTC
I bet it does get stressful with all your family under one roof! glad you and your hubby got out away from everything.
Debby C. Apr 4, 2009, 8:39pm UTC
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Eliza Hartley Jul 31, 2009, 10:56am UTC
Aww, your husband sounds like a sweetie! I actually just posted a discussion about stress and problems in relationships (which it sounds like you don't have), and even though you don't seem to have them, I think your perspective of having a husband who knows exactly what you need and you get along well with would really add a lot to the discussion. And of course, maybe you and your husband do have problems (though I really hope not!). Anyway, if you'd like to and you have time, please join the conversation! I really appreciate it.

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