famous last words: practicing to relax

This week my goal has been to focus on relaxing more. I tend to just go-go-go on the regular and begin to feel anxious anytime I have time to relax or am trying to take a study break. I know that this is not healthy and I want to start making changes to decrease the amount of stress I feel.

What I found this week is that I need to literally plan what I am going to do to relax and for how long. It seemed silly at first, but it worked wonders this past week. I planned either a show to watch or made dinner plans for 4 days this week which is 4 more than I usual do during the week.

I ended up going to dinner once and I planned to watch 1-2 episodes of "This is Us" each other night. This is Us is a show on Hulu that I just started. I really enjoy it because they are just long enough to destress and they keep me engaged more than any other show I have watched. 

(Photo from WikiMedia).

One way I have been making sure that I don't just get stuck watching the show is I make goals. For example, I may have to read a chapter of my physics book before I can watch an episode. Depending on when I finish and how tired I am, I would watch either 1 or 2 episodes. I even fell asleep during an episode one night which I haven't done in forever!

I am hoping to continue this trend until I finish this show. After I finish this show, I hope I can find another one that is just as good...but that may be difficult because this show is off the charts! If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to send them my way!