Quote Originally Posted by Gaisgeil View Post
Not saying these would work for you, but they do for me.

Go buy some really GOOD tea, learn how to make it right. Make yourself some tea, sit outside somewhere serene, back yard, anything would do and just try to appreciate what you've got and the time you have being alive.

Get a pet and really pour your love into it, if it's a dog, walk it, feed it, play with it, teach it.

Drum rudiments. This is an every day one for me. I just sit there with a practice pad and do simple rudiments in time and get lost in the rhythm of it.

Get lost in a book.

Go for a long walk/hike in a natural environment.

You said no alcohol, so I guess you could modify this one but meeting with friends and having a pint and some laughs is very relaxing to me.
I'd make tea if I didn't have to wear a hard hat to open the cabinets to get a pot to make it in. There is no serene spot anywhere near this house. It's all clutter, especially the back yard. Darn the pack rats that I live with!

Don't want any pets. This house it too cluttered to have anything else under your feet.

I keep a headache, drums would only make it worse.

I can't focus enough to read. I'm too stressed out to follow the story line.

The only natural environment close by (Arkabutla Lake) is always packed with "riff raff."

Alcohol makes me not care. I'm all for going out and having a few beers. Problem is, I have to come home. I need to move.