I've started a stress-less list

After my dad (a doctor) suggested sunbathing for vitamin D, I added it to my daily routine. I'm working from home for a few weeks, and heading out to the lounge chair between 11-1 is do-able and about the best thing that's happened to me in a few months.

I actually started to keep a daily list of the various positive things I'm doing to take care of my health and reduce my stress. The list part is all me (Type A personality, etc) but the stress-less part has turned into a real pleasure. I find myself doing something silly, like reading a few pages of a joke book, just so I can write it down.


Here's an example list from the last 24 hours :

• Took a sunbath for 20 minutes
• 40 minute walk
• Went to my psychologist and made another appointment for next week
• An hour of art project
• Decluttered my 3+ items for the day
• Made dinner for me & my husband – mussels (first time ever & a success), roasted green beans
• Made muffins for E’s breakfasts for this week
• Watched the end of Syriana DVD
• Finished booking the California vacation hotels
• Read the New Yorker for 15 minutes
• Went through a pile of old clothes
• Drank green tea
• Handled a bunch of professional email
• Meditated 10 minutes (felt longer!)