[OT] Tips for Coping

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On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 07:03:28 +0200, Marina
yodeled:

Sherry wrote:
guess what she does every Thursday? Irons sheets. Yes, she irons
bedsheets. Not only is it expected of her, she feels it must be done. She
also irons table cloths, napkins, underwear, t-shirts and jeans.


IRONS UNDERWEAR? Underwear???? Whoooaaaa.
I iron tableclothes and napkins. Once a year, at Thanksgiving. :-)

I had a classmate who ironed underwear, too. LOL! As for me, I know I
have an iron somewhere...

An iron what?


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On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 07:03:28 +0200, Marina
yodeled:

Sherry wrote:
guess what she does every Thursday? Irons sheets. Yes, she irons
bedsheets. Not only is it expected of her, she feels it must be done. She
also irons table cloths, napkins, underwear, t-shirts and jeans.


IRONS UNDERWEAR? Underwear???? Whoooaaaa.
I iron tableclothes and napkins. Once a year, at Thanksgiving. :-)

I had a classmate who ironed underwear, too. LOL! As for me, I know I
have an iron somewhere...

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On 2004-12-04, Jeanette penned:

I iron once or twice a week, and don't stop until everything is done. The
ironing board is set up in front of the TV, and I watch music TV or DVDs,
and appreciate all the good looking young men. It definitely sweetens the
pill. I iron my T shirts because I like them ironed, likewise bedding. I
also iron Ade's workshirts, but not his T's, because when I was ill earlier
in the year, and he was doing the ironing, he said airily that they didn't
need to be ironed, so I've taken him at his word.


Okay, I guess I do have something similar to this -- I don't really *like*
washing dishes, but I do like seeing a pile of freshly washed dishes on the
drying towels and *no* dirty dishes in the sink, or anywhere else, for that
matter! I usually turn on the tv or listen to the radio while I do it.

But ... don't ask how often I actually manage to finish the whole pile without
wandering off to do something else =/

--
monique, caretaker of Oscar

On 2004-12-04, Jeanette penned:

Monique Y. Mudama wrote in message
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Well, I can only judge based on my own experiences. For me,
consistent, strenuous workouts have huge benefits psychologically.
If I fall out of that routine, I always become more irritable, less
confident, and more prone to brooding than I was when I was working
out. That, inevitably, leads to me being less inclined to work out,
and so it goes in a vicious cycle.

I'll admit that I've never had an ongoing health issue that prevented
me from working out. I imagine it would be really hard for me to
cope; it's wonderful that you have such a great attitude.

I was exactly the opposite, my husband bought me a gym membership, and
the more often I went, the more depressed I got. I loathed the music
in the place, the inane TV channels that everyone was watching, and
the incredibly boring repetitive nature of the workouts. Every minute
there was a minute I could have spent more enjoyably or productively
doing almost anything else at all. Quitting the gym was one of the
best things I ever did for my mental health.

Jeanette

Oh, I don't disagree at all. Gyms suck. Treadmills suck. I kind of like
freeweights, but it's hard to find a partner who would lift similar weights to
mine.

When I talk about working out, I mean actually doing stuff that keeps your
brain engaged to such an extent that you *can't* think about anything else --
mountain biking, skiing, martial arts, rock climbing (I don't do that but
would like to), even DDR (Dance Dance revolution -- a video game where the
objective is to step in time to the arrows. Surprisingly addictive).

Spin classes are kind of in-between. The instructor is always giving you
mini-goals to reach, so you're focusing on *something*, even though you're on
a stationary bike with no need to balance or react to scenery.

I like to walk or hike with people, but I can't stand running -- I get so
bored that I just come to a dead stop.

Saying that you don't like exercise because you don't like gyms is like ... um
.... saying you don't care for food because you don't like microwave meals. To
me, anyway. Gyms are a pale shadow of the real deal.

All my opinion, of course.

--
monique, caretaker of Oscar

Seanette Blaylock wrote in message
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"Jeanette" had some very interesting things to
say about [OT] Tips for Coping:

I was exactly the opposite, my husband bought me a gym membership, and
the
more often I went, the more depressed I got. I loathed the music in the
place, the inane TV channels that everyone was watching, and the
incredibly
boring repetitive nature of the workouts. Every minute there was a minute
I
could have spent more enjoyably or productively doing almost anything
else
at all. Quitting the gym was one of the best things I ever did for my
mental
health.

Walking works well for me, and I can pick my own music. :-)

Yeah, me too. We went for a two hour walk along the seafront today, with a
nice cafe at the 'turning back' point. It was lovely.

Jeanette

"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
message ...
"Monique Y. Mudama" had some very interesting
things to say about [OT] Tips for Coping:

I know some people who do, they say they find it relaxing. I can kind
of see
that, although I can't share it. Repetitive motions can be relaxing,
almost
meditative.
If I want repetitive motion for relaxing, I'll knit or crochet or do
some
form of needlework. :-)
See, I don't get that, either =P
If I wanted repetitive motion for relaxing, I'd ... well, I'd probably
type on
a bunch of newsgroups =P

Well, I do that too. :-)

Seriously, what's therapeutic does vary from person to person, and I
have no problem with that. I'll respect what works for you if you
don't snicker at what works for me. ;-)

I find knitting & crochet very relaxing, too. Its just like fidgetting, but
after a while you get something nifty, creative and unique for you troubles.

Not that my jumpers ever fit, but thats beside the point...

Yowie


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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

I often think about this
article: http://www.cwluherstory.com/CWLUArchive/wantawife.html

I remember that article! Read it in a Women's Studies course in college.
Wouldn't we all love to have wives?

I've often thought that our traditional family structure might do
well to give way to a structure where two couples jointly raise
their kids, with some number of them working and some number doing
the home stuff. But I guess that's just crazy talk.

I'm sure many people will tell you that's crazy talk, but don't believe
it. It wasn't that long ago that most families stayed together in what we
now call the "extended family" - grandparents, maybe an aunt or uncle,
cousins, spouses, etc. But in reality, the nuclear family we all take
for granted now is more like a "truncated family". It's not how people
lived together for thousands of years.

Joyce

"Yowie" wrote in message
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"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
message ...
"Monique Y. Mudama" had some very interesting
things to say about [OT] Tips for Coping:

I know some people who do, they say they find it relaxing. I can kind
of see
that, although I can't share it. Repetitive motions can be relaxing,
almost
meditative.
If I want repetitive motion for relaxing, I'll knit or crochet or do
some
form of needlework. :-)
See, I don't get that, either =P
If I wanted repetitive motion for relaxing, I'd ... well, I'd probably
type on
a bunch of newsgroups =P

Well, I do that too. :-)

Seriously, what's therapeutic does vary from person to person, and I
have no problem with that. I'll respect what works for you if you
don't snicker at what works for me. ;-)

I find knitting & crochet very relaxing, too. Its just like fidgetting,
but
after a while you get something nifty, creative and unique for you
troubles.

Not that my jumpers ever fit, but thats beside the point...

Yowie

Unique is the word if you saw anything I ever knitted or crotcheted.

Tweed

Lots of purrs and gentle hugs,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
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Thanks for this post. It's timely for me. This year has been full of
stress,
both from good and bad events snip