52 PROVEN STRESS REDUCERS1. Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful. &
2. Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table. Make lunches. Put out the clothes you plan to wear, etc.
3. Don't rely on your memory. Write down appointment times, when to pick up the laundry, when library books are due, etc. ("The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory."- Old Chinese Proverb)
- Trust me, Attempts are always made. Its a matter of pulling thru. And I only get to writing appointments... 7. Be prepared to wait. A paperback book can make a wait in a post office line almost pleasant.
- oh oh oh! I used to read EVERYWHERE I went, even when walking along the road, but now I hardly read at all. I got increasingly agitated everytime I had to stop reading, look up and focus on something else... like... crossing the road 8. Procrastination is stressful.
Whatever you want to do tomorrow, do today; whatever you want to do today, do it now.- this has got to be my mantra! Procrastination is prob what I do best.. apart from sleep 9. Plan ahead. Don't let the gas tank get below onequarter full, keep a well- stocked "emergency shelf'' of home staples, don't wait until you're down to your last bus token or postage stamp to buy more, etc.
- AKA COLLECT JUNK after a while 10. Don't put up with something that doesn't work right. If your alarm clock wallet, shoe laces, windshield wipers-whatever-are a constant aggravation, get them fixed or get new ones.
- keep up with this is more stressful! than letting them lie for a while... 11. Allow 15 minutes of extra time to get to appointments. Plan to arrive at an airport one hour before domestic departures.
- hey! my clock is set 15mins fast anyway! but time allowance when meeting others on a casual basis has proved to be more useless, coz I end up early, and they late. so.. might as well be late too! 13. Always set up contingency plans, "just in case." ("If for some reason either of us is delayed, here's what we'll do..." Or, "If we get split up in the shopping center, here's where we'll meet.")
- I think I do it pretty well... to the extent, people around me frustrate me! hey, don't blame me if I got good training from mum. 14. Relax your standards. The world will not end if the grass doesn't get mowed this weekend.
- errrrrrr... *shifty eyes* What did i mention up there? 17. Say "No!" Saying no to extra projects, social activities and invitations you know you don't have the time or energy for takes practice, self-respect and a belief that everyone, everyday, needs quiet time to relax and to be alone. - NO! *DAMMIT* 18. Unplug your phone. Want to take a long bath, meditate, sleep or read without interruption? Drum up the courage to temporarily disconnect.
- you mean... computer? (The possibility of there being a terrible emergency in the next hour or so is almost nil.)
19. Turn "needs" into preferences. Our basic physical needs translate into food, water, and keeping warm. Everything else is a preference.
Don't get attached to preferences.- ah, this is good shit. so... I should be flexible, eh? and eventually, I will have no opinion. I think this is good............................. 20. Simplify, simplify, simplify.
- sometimes, even after simplification, things still look as morbid as 
22. Take many stretch breaks when you sit a lot.
-you can't take too many! :D:D:D:D:D
24. Get enough sleep. Set your alarm for bedtime.
- *snigger* 27. Write your thoughts and feelings down on paper. It can help you clarify and give you a renewed perspective.
28. Do this yoga exercise when you need to relax: Inhale through your nose to the count of eight. Pucker your lips and exhale slowly to the count of 16. Concentrate on the long sighing sound and feel the tension dissolve. Repeat 10 times.
- reaaaaaaaalllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy nooooooowwwwwwwwwwww 29. Visualize success before any experience you fear. Take time to go over every part of the event in your mind. Imagine how great you will look, and how well you will present yourself.
- this will also take you over the mountains of fear, into the realm of... overconfidence 30. If the stress of deadlines gets in the way of doing a job, use diversion. Take your mind off the task and you will focus better when you're on task.
- yippee, then lets go swimming at the beach! 31. Talk out your problems with a friend. It helps to relieve confusion. 33. Learn to live one day at a time.
- err...... I do that. its.. not that great either :/ 34. Everyday, do something you really enjoy.
- SLEEP! means I can SLEEP MORE! All your troubles and your fears, dissipate. into the black hole.. (yeah, i seldom dream. If i do, then I feel i'm not getting good sleep) 35. Add an ounce of love to everything you do.
- pui. like how are you gonna quantify. 39. Looking good makes you feel better.
- i try, i try. 43. Change pace on weekends. If your week was slow, be active. If you felt nothing was accomplished during the week, do a weekend project.
- easier said than done. weekend projects can also stress one out! 44. "Worry about the pennies, and the dollars will take care of themselves." Pay attention to the details in front of you.
- orh, and be "penny wise, pound foolish"? 45. Do one thing at a time. When you are working on one thing, don't think about everything else you have to do.
- man! how many people can say they are able to do that 100%!!!! this is easier said than done! 46. Allow time every day for privacy, quiet and thinking.
- hahha, in the "meditative state", right before sleep 47. Do unpleasant tasks early and enjoy the rest of the day.
- . Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. 50. Count to 1,000, not 10, before you say something that could make matters worse.
- yeah, ok. but i rather go with the "if there's nothing good to say, don't say it" - the claus is, unless you're already bursting your limits. 
Sucker for Romance) ,cosmetics, and being anal about how my nailpolish looks, yoga, dancing, fit and muscular looking blokes, intelligence, Dressing up, men that can take charge.. or yummy healthy looking male bods with delicious apparatus... ooohhh, laa laaaaa (Ooops, my specs seem to be a lil misted.... ok, too much detail for you... but you get the picture)
like the handsome (?) Orlando Bloom.. So strong and powerful, quiet and manly..
like the handsome (?) Orlando Bloom.. So strong and powerful, quiet and manly..
Or, God Forbid... this.. disaster..
Or, God Forbid... this.. disaster..
