What relieves your stress?

It's been awhile. I'm a busy girl. I won't complain because I've brought it on myself of course, but now I must find ways to deal with the stress I have in my life. So, my question to you is: What relieves your stress? Here are my ideas...

Wine. Seriously, there is not a faster more reliable form of stress relief. I love it. Red, white, mostly red. Different kinds, Merlot, cab, mostly Merlot. FYI wine is not to be confused with "whine", that kind doesn't work. Drink lots. Drink often. Drink responsibly..I guess.

Sitting outside on a warm humid day with a calm breeze blowing in your face. Initially this sounds horrible, but if it's just warm, not hot, and if it's mildly humid, not severely humid it's awesome. I'm in WI, and if it's the right kind of day, it feels like Florida. If you can keep the bad thoughts from penetrating the moment it's awesome. Try it.

Doing something crazy you would have done as a kid...more so if you do that something WITH your kids. I suggest those swings they have at the fair, or the amusement park that aren't just little swings, but have seat belts and fly around and around up high and down low. The kids giggle like crazy and you feel that wind in your face and remember what it was like to not have a care in the world. If you must, it's possible to resort to the swings in your backyard but I find that my big toosh isn't the most comfortable in those things. Things that give the same effect as the big swing are riding bike down a hill, playing tag, or running through a sprinkler. I also recommend jumping on a trampoline, but only if you are prepared for the ridicule of your brother-in-law and/or children.

Eat something yummy. Either make it yourself or go out to eat. It doesn't matter what you eat, just as long as it is something you love, something you may not always get to savor, and something that is probably really really bad for you. I suggest cheesecake, ice cream, mostly ice cream. I also love savory foods like a good baked bread, garlic mashed potatoes (any mashed potatoes actually) and wine...Merlot.

Vent. Vent. Vent. I use this ol' thing...blogging. But others use Facebook (ok, I use that too). It's good to let things out. Sometimes it doesn't even matter if anyone reads it (as I'm sure these are rarely read) but it just feels good to say what you wanna say and not care. Careful what you say though, that one person could read it that is standing between you and your dream job of traveling across Europe for a lot of money and little work.

Those are just a few of my ideas. Today I drank a glass of wine, had a dinner consisting of chicken Marsala (my fav), blogged (duh), and now I'm heading out to take a bike ride with my kids. I should be floating tonight right? I hope!

What are your ideas?