{"id":5506,"date":"2014-06-26T12:30:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=5506"},"modified":"2014-08-03T17:14:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T00:14:11","slug":"pgeveryday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/06\/26\/pgeveryday\/","title":{"rendered":"The habit of stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- P&#038;Geveryday \/ Clever Girls Snippet --><\/p>\n<p class=\"none\"><script src=\"http:\/\/member.clevergirlscollective.com\/track?u=6354&amp;g=823\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none; width: 1px; height: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.clevergirlscollective.com\/pixel\/p.png?w=1080\" alt=\"relax and let go of stress\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- END Clever Girls Snippet --><\/p>\n<p>My To Do list for today has 32 items on it. This is ridiculous. I know there is no way all 32 items will get done today. I also know that I will spend an unreasonable amount of time fretting about the items that will not get done today.<\/p>\n<p>If I really power through and don&#8217;t lose my focus too often, I might get 12 of those items done. Maybe. But many days I spend more energy figuring out HOW\u00a0I will get things done, more energy stressing about getting things done, than actually getting things done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5521\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/06\/26\/pgeveryday\/relax\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?fit=2172%2C1448\" data-orig-size=\"2172,1448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302953828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Relax\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"Relax release the stress\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=640%2C426 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?w=2160 2160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Worrying plays a big role in the amount of stress I carry around. I worry about whether the cancer will come back, I worry about the well being of my child, I worry about how we will pay the rent. But worrying only increases the amount of stress that I carry, and it does nothing to help solve the problem. Sometimes I think I&#8217;m just worried and stressed because I have become accustomed to being worried and stressed.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We live in a competitive world, and stress is the name of the game. I&#8217;ve even noticed people getting competitive about their stress. I&#8217;ve noticed myself getting competitive about stress, and I&#8217;m not generally all that competitive.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5520\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/06\/26\/pgeveryday\/breathe-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/breathe.png?fit=1865%2C1068\" data-orig-size=\"1865,1068\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"breathe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/breathe.png?fit=640%2C366\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/breathe.png?resize=640%2C366\" alt=\"breathe\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/breathe.png?resize=640%2C366 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/breathe.png?resize=300%2C171 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/breathe.png?w=1865 1865w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Are you addicted to stress?<\/h2>\n<p>I read an article on <a title=\"P&amp;Geveryday\" href=\"http:\/\/clvr.li\/PGeveryday\">P&amp;Geveryday<\/a> today that asked: <a title=\"PGeveryday | are you addicted to stress?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pgeveryday.com\/health-wellbeing\/stress-relief\/article\/are-you-addicted-to-stress\/?utm_source=clever_girls&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=june14_boomers\">are you addicted to stress?<\/a> That stopped me in my tracks.<\/p>\n<p>This article turned the way I think about my relationship with stress on it&#8217;s head. And there&#8217;s more.\u00a0<a title=\"P&amp;Geveryday\" href=\"http:\/\/clvr.li\/PGeveryday\">P&amp;Geveryday<\/a>\u00a0has many articles on how to handle stress and reduce stress, including quite a few convenient workouts that can be done from the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"P&amp;Geveryday\" href=\"http:\/\/clvr.li\/PGeveryday\">P&amp;Geveryday<\/a>\u00a0site is a quite useful lifestyle community website created by Proctor &amp; Gambel. The site is full of recipes and helpful articles on parenting, DIY projects, and of course, stress management. The site also includes coupons, product reviews, and new ideas on creative ways to use a number of their products.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>I was selected for this opportunity as a member of <a href=\"http:\/\/clvr.li\/OHjC82\" target=\"_blank\">Clever Girls Collective<\/a> and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worrying plays a big role in the amount of stress I carry around. I worry about whether the cancer will come back, I worry about the well being of my child, I worry about how we will pay the rent. But worrying only increases the amount of stress that I carry, and it does nothing to help solve the problem. Sometimes I think I&#8217;m just worried and stressed because I have become accustomed to being worried and stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[694,554],"tags":[671,642,691],"class_list":["post-5506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-living-well","category-sponsored-creating-a-living","tag-life-lessons-2","tag-stress","tag-worry","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?fit=2172%2C1448","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?fit=2172%2C1448",2172,1448,false]},"categories_names":{"694":{"name":"Living Well","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/living-well\/"},"554":{"name":"Sponsored","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/creating-a-living\/sponsored-creating-a-living\/"}},"tags_names":{"671":{"name":"life lessons","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/life-lessons-2\/"},"642":{"name":"stress","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/stress\/"},"691":{"name":"worry","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/worry\/"}},"comments_number":0,"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=300%2C300",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=305%2C207",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=400%2C600",400,600,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024",1024,1024,true],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?resize=130%2C95",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Relax.jpg?fit=2172%2C1448",2172,1448,false]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1fDeG-1qO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3664,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/06\/expecting-about-the-new-fashion-trend-in-2018-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":5506,"position":0},"title":"Expecting about the new fashion trend in 2018","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":"audio","excerpt":"Sed ut pervspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperia must, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt exp licabo lolirta. 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