Stressed Out? Go on a Stress Walk

Hey guys!

I've been noticing that I'm getting stressed out or sort of feeling compressed recently what with college work, the daily commute and trying to stay balanced.

One thing that I've been doing to get out of the house, out of my room and away from zoning out to Netflix or YouTube is going out for a walk, or as I've been saying, a stress walk.

The weather now is not majorly cold or rainy so getting out in the fresh air really is great therapy. I prefer going out during the night after my day is over and the evening joggers, dog walkers and playing kids have retired into their homes for the night. There's something so calming about being the only one walking down a street-lamped path breathing in the cold night's air.

Sometimes I listen to music and sometimes I'll take out my earphones and listen to what's happening around me. But more often than not I'll have a podcast on the go to keep me company for an hour or so while I have some me time. As I've said before I'm obsessed with Katie Dalebout and the Wellness Wonderland podcast and I dip into You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes or Food Psych with Christy Harrison. All of these podcasts are so interesting, insightful and entertaining so it's like you're having a nice long conversation with someone while you walk. Or if you want sometimes calling up a friend to go with you can be an awesome way to catch up and put the phones away for a bit.

So yeah going on nice long walks has been my go-to tool for dealing with stress and anxiety at the moment, let me know how some of your own go-to tips and tricks for when you start feeling overwhelmed or like the world is going to come down on you full force!

London Adventures Part 3!

Hello lovelies!

As I've said before, during my London travels I was staying with my aunt in Richmond which is a beautiful town with gardens, town houses and parks. One day instead of bothering ourselves with trains and tubes by going into London we decided to have a ponder around Richmond and chill in the sun. 

It was a scorcher of a day and of course Niamh and I made it easy for ourselves by heading out at the hottest part of the day! Our intention was to walk all the way up to Richmond Park and have a little picnic but the heat got to us. I think we made it about 20 minutes before we surrendered to the sun and chose the first public garden we came across to find some shade.

Luckily we chose the flowered Terrace Gardens which were absolutely beautiful. 

 Books, food, sun = summertime perfection.

 

Sometimes it's nice just to sit back and chill out every now and again. 

Thanks for reading,

Ciara xx