General Chat

Hi Everyone :):)

When time becomes a little stressful or things just dont seem right I like to spend a little time generally by myself chilling out.

Often this might include just sitting back listening to some soft relaxing music and drifting off into a relaxed state where I can be alone with my thoughts. Other times it could be heading off to the local beach or shores, more so if it is a rough windy day with the wind blowing in my face, I am starting to feel relaxed just thinking about it :):)

How do you chill out

Colin :):)

usually by falling asleep

lol :):) Defintely a chilling out Ann :):)

I get in the bath with a book or magazine and keep running the hot water, always manage to get my book a bit damp though, could someone invent waterproof books!!!

Barbara :)x

I used to do hand washing of clothes.
As I squished and squeezed, any pent up feelings were used getting the clothes clean. When finished, I'd pull out the sink plug and let all the 'feelings' go down the drain.

Now I would usually go for a walk, - country or shore,but am lucky to have a reasonable life and don't get easily stressed.

Gwyn

Hi Barbara, Hi Gwyn :):)

Barbara :) Sounds like heaven to me :)

Gwyn :) I can imagine how that squidging and squeezing works to, Mind you I can only imagine :) If I was to try it my wife would have me doing the washing all the time :)

CHILL OUT, CHILL OUT - WHATS THAT!! LOLOL

Do I seem a bit stressed pmsl.

When I could get into a bath it was a lovely hot bath full of bubbles. These days if I am doing cross stitch tend to be concentrating so much on that, that I find it relaxing as I cannot think of anything else but "in one and out one" lol

Tina x

Hello Gwyn

It's funny, you saying that, I like to hand wash clothes too, I prefer to hand wash my tops and then hang them on hangers on the line, they always stay newer for longer.

Barbara xx

Hi Tina :):):) :)

You had me ducking under my desk with the first part of your message lol Im chicken you know lol

My Oh relaxes with the crossstitch to :):):)

Hi Colin :))

Thought it would !

Hope your OH has not got the Titantic in the dark! My darling sister gave it to me about 3 years ago - need serious specs to see what I am doing with that one lol :))

Hi Tina :):)

Ive never seen her do that one, Yet that is, just the image of it makes you think of how complicated it might be :)

Here is a few of Hayleys that she has completed in the past, these ones she kept around the house :)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=15223&l=3cdee&id=618961788

Hi Jean :):)

I could just see myself sitting out on the moors chilling out to. Although I dont ride I can see how peaceful it must be for you :):)

All I can see is me with my legs being flung up and down bouncing around and the reins all over the place and being thwacked by branch trees. LOL

Jean thats wonderful to be able to ride a horse. Unfortunately they and me have never got on, had a bad experience on the beach with donkey once and vowed never to get on another one. lol

Tina x

Colin, thank you for sharing that. Serious respect for OH they are brilliant. My neighbour across the road is a serious cross stitcher and loves cats & big cats and she has quite a few framed and hanging up. I especially like the two white wolves? and the pack in the moonlight brilliant.

Hayley is very talented indeed - love the canal boat artwork.

I am still doing the Millenium Sampler some 8 years on lol.

Tina x

Your Welcome Tina :) and Thank You, I will pass your comments onto Hayley. Im pretty lucky really in that Hayley is pretty artistic, I nearly said crafty but I darnt say that :):)

an unfortunate experience with a donkey on a beach heh!!!! Do you really think that's a suitable topic for these boards Tina!!!!!

Ann X

Ann of GG you have a very dirty mind! lol

I will expand the story - my donkey insisted in running off into the sea while all the other little darlinks on their well behaved donkeys looked on laughing! lol

Tina x

LOL Colin, I would have quite understood what you meant. Does Hayley do watercolour painting by any chance or acrylics?

Tina :):)

The ones you see are done in acrylics, they are then sprayed over with protective car laquer to go outside.

I meant to say on canvas lol :))