Saturday, 10 December 2016

Seasonal Stress Beater



I've been under enormous pressure lately, carrying a heavy load for a few years, I may've finally hit the wall when all the end of year and xmas chaos hit home on top of the other stuff. I cancelled what would have been a lovely spa day with friends, but required a 4 hour drive out of town, and just decided I had to take some pressure off. The thought of it was just making me tired and unnecessarily stressed.
Bad photo but I like the sparkly things





I went to Flume on Friday, and had a great time, despite the teen deciding to be as unpleasant as possible and the fact that we'd been unable to get tickets on the floor. Sometimes you just have to ignore the negatives and dance with the 20 year old next to you, like a weirdo. Sorry, correction, an embarrassing old weirdo.


I then had a lazy Saturday, and my partner and I snuck out for lunch (sneaked just sounds wrong so I'll go with the  US invented word) at the FABULOUS Cairo Takeaway (81 Enmore Rd, Newtown) and then followed it up with a quick sip at Young Henry's. It was just what the doctor ordered. Or should have ordered. Maybe I'll become a doctor and write scripts with 'Take the day off' on it.





We followed that up with a trip to town for the xmas festivities, dinner at Assembly (488 Kent St, Sydney)  to test out their new award winning pizza chef (the pizzas are even better than before) and finished with the unexpected but joyous show at Uncle Tetsu's Angel Garden. A big special thanks to the charming waiter who was determined to get our balloon back from the ceiling...and did!













Having been all emotional and teary yesterday, I have awoken refreshed and hale (did you know that refers to an old person only?) and ready to pick up the load again. Sometimes, just a pause in proceedings is all you need. That day, I was really loving life again!











So if you are  feeling overwhelmed and over stressed, I'm writing you a prescription. Take 1 day off.


PS I've just asked when the show is on, I think Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights but will confirm.

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14 comments:

  1. NCSue12 December 2016 at 12:20

    I like your prescription. Hope you're feeling rejuvenated and don't pile on the stress once again!
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  2. stevebethere13 December 2016 at 10:37

    I like your prescription too I hope yu feel better :-)

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  3. One Mother Hen14 December 2016 at 01:53

    With school holidays starting at the end of the week, I am taking this week as easy as I can, and being kind to me. Lord knows I will need some stress relief in the coming weeks!

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  4. Unknown14 December 2016 at 06:07

    Stress is never a good feeling, take it easy and hopefully you will feel as good as new for a long time LOL...
    Happy Holiday Season!

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  5. Jo ~ Lifestyle Fifty and ZigaZag14 December 2016 at 13:08

    I like your prescription too :) So to the idea of hale (and hearty). I didn't know it referred to old though. #TeamLovinLife

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  6. Kathy Marris14 December 2016 at 14:31

    Days off are the bomb! I think we all need time out to do whatever we please at times. This is the crazy season and people do tend to get stressed and overwhelmed. Love your prescription! #TeamLovinLife

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  7. Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond14 December 2016 at 14:40

    I'm a firm believer in taking a Mental Health Day to rest, relax and restore. Sometimes we think we need a holiday but one day of TLC can make all the difference. I'll be taking your prescription. Sue from Sizzling Towards Sixty & Beyond.

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  8. Janet Camilleri14 December 2016 at 17:22

    You can be my doctor :-)

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  9. Debbish14 December 2016 at 19:49

    Hmm.... that show might be a bit TOO upbeat for me I think. But the downtime sounds as if it was exactly what you needed. Although you still sounded busy, but happy-busy! #teamlovinlife

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  10. Min - Write of the Middle14 December 2016 at 21:52

    Could you please write me out a prescription? I guess that is cheeky considering I just got back from an 8 day cruise! Glad you paused and feel better for it! :-) xo #TeamLovinLife

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  11. Leanne @ Deep Fried Fruit14 December 2016 at 22:38

    Flume seems to be the ants pants right now.

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  12. Sydney Shop Girl15 December 2016 at 13:55

    Excellent prescription and glad it healed you!

    SSG xxx

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  13. Jo Tracey15 December 2016 at 16:07

    The perfect prescription. I've cancelled everything this weekend for exactly that reason. To give me time to breathe. I'm glad it worked for you.

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  14. An Aussie in San Francisco16 December 2016 at 10:57

    I am always the one dancing like a 20-something in the seats if I can't get floor tickets. I did it for Arctic Monkeys and had a blast. Sounds like you had a perfect day.

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