Stress effects us all in very different ways and our skin and physical appearance knows it very well. For me, I lose weight like nobody's business (contrary to popular belief, this is NOT a good thing), I get headaches pretty constantly, I'm exhausted all the time,I break out regardless of my skin care routine and I get anxiety over everything. Other effects of stress include:depression, hair loss, weight gain, ulcers, and many others.
So how do we avoid stress? Well, unfortunately we don't and we can't, but we can do our best to prepare for it. As we started on this journey, I knew how I'd react towards the end so I started preparing early.
- If you're prone to anxiety or OCD (re)actions, start a list of things to do - this helps with seeing that you are actually accomplishing something on paper
- Start packing early. I started a month in advance and started with all the little things that don't really have a home - this helps with the final packing days and not trying to figure out where a logical place for them to go is.
- Come up with a plan! I found this blog to be very helpful when we started packing
- Keep your bedroom clean - a nice place to retreat to at the end of the night is relaxing.
- Stay on top of laundry - if you're like me, you will want to wear your comfy clothes and it's a hard thing to do when they're all in the wash.
- Light candles
- Eat healthy
- Take a moment for yourself and take deep breaths when you need to.
- Get out and enjoy the outside if you can
- Go to bed at a decent time
- Exercise, the endorphins will help.
- Ask for and accept help
I hope that if you're moving, you have as stress-free of a move that you can!
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