Sounds like you know how to relax. They all sound wonderful. It's so important to take time for these things.

I like to go in the bathtub with a magazine, go for a walk with ipod music, ride my bike, read.

I go to the Dollar store and buy about twenty things

I like to work in my yard potting up plants and watering.

A daily nap!

Soak in a hot bubble bath with a good book.

Summertime relaxing is the best. There's a spot on my front porch that always shady and will always catch a breeze. I love being out there with a chair and a book, just me and the garden wildlife.

I'm another one who loves to be on the porch with a book.

For real, total relaxation, I put a meditation/relaxation CD into my Walkman, put the headphones on, and lie down on my bed. Sometimes I actually stay awake. :-)

Everynight I read for a few hours in my swing on the patio. That is my ultimate relaxation! I have noisy kids all day and I really look forward to my quiet time! I take my coffee out there in the mornings and read a little more before the kids get here too...or water the plants, I love that also.

When we had the trampoline our boys were little and we'd sleep on it when the nights were really hot! They loved it!

A coupla margaritas.
Actually I enjoy an afternoon nap.
I lead a fairly relaxing life. Very little stress.

I pet Roxie, pick up the phone and call a friend, or read a good book.

I am most relaxed when I take my daily nap after work. I love it!

I also
-love to garden
-soak in the tub
-read a book
-go to nurseries
-visit the library
-make cards
-sip my Starbucks mocha
-let my DH drive me around!

To be honest, as I'm getting older (45 now), it's getting harder for me to relax.

Sheryl

At home I read. Going to the rink and ice skating is super relaxing for me. Sometimes when I need a whole "me" day I drive over to the ocean for the day.

curl up with a good book in the basement where it's dim and chilly...gotta have a blanket to feel really comfortable so I want it somewhere chilly...These days I'm in our pool most everyday just thinking and floating...

In the summer - floating on a raft in the pool. It's so relaxing that I don't even think about all those chores I should be doing. There's something about water that seems to erase extraneous thoughts from my mind.

When the weather is colder - sitting by the fire and watching the autumn leaves drop or snow falling.

At odd moments - calling a close friend, reading, visiting the KT, gardening, listening to music.

Sometimes during the work day the best way for me to "chill out" is to sit with one of the cats and just love on them or take a stroll through the gardens and just marvel at what God has created here.

At home nothing beats a bath. My kids laugh because I take a book with me and can be gone for hours. If it is too warm for that I love to lie on my bed under the ceiling fan.

Trish

My favorite way is to just sit on the beach at sunset-no talking..just 'reflecting'. Secondly is dancing & listening to live music-it's my 'other world'.

During the non-summer months, I retreat to the bathroom (lock the door!) for a hot bubble bath and a good book or a magazine or two.

I also go to Barnes & Nobles, select a big stack of books/magazines and find a chair in a quiet corner and get lost in my reading. If all else fails, the public library works too.

If I can, a nap on Saturday or Sunday afternoon really help to take the edge off. It's a GREAT weekend if I can get a nap in on both days!

I read books or magazines~~I am back to my yoga classes and they really relax me I go to sleep an hour realier now feels great. I also have meditation music that helps me. Real stress I just curl up next to my DH and listen to his heart beat that works too.

My absolute favorite way to relax is to lay in the hammock with my puppy angel by my side and stare up at the trees. He loves laying in the hammock and will stay with me for hours.

Gardening, reading, watching a good movie, laying on a lounge chair with Elvira on a nice afternoon.
Clare