Lazy Lemming

[mdlbear]

Because cflute asked...

Five things I do when alone that thoroughly relax me, and five people who I'd like to see answers in a similar vein from:

Relaxing things:

1. Take a walk. Best if it's someplace with running water; the Los Gatos Creek trail intersects Leigh Avenue, where I live, a mile or two from my house. At work, I can walk to a little park with a koi pond.
2. Play guitar. Usually if I'm by myself I just noodle; half an hour or soo of strung-together bits of folksongs and blues.
3. Read. Exactly what I read varies considerably; these days it's mostly LJ and an assortment of websites, or Science magazine. Sometimes SF or a good mystery. For a "comfort book", usually either Tolkien or Cordwainer Smith; sometimes Andre Norton or James H. Schmitz. Yeats if I'm feeling lonely and depressed.
4. Oddly enough, sometimes some totally mindless bit of housework, like laundry or dishes or pulling weeds. It's not that my mind wanders, more like a form of Zen meditation.
5. A nice hot bath, just before going to bed.

Don't think I'll tag anyone specific; feel free to join the chain letter if you're interested.

Comments

[jilara.livejournal.com]

Ah, another person who relaxes with walking, reading, and mindless housework. For me, ironing really works well. It's that same Zen state.