10 STAY AT HOME WAYS TO RELAX AND UNWIND FROM THE DAILY GRIND!

Let’s face it, no matter how much you love life and live it with gusto, all of us at times need to take a break from it all and just slow down. When you’re overloaded with family, work and other obligations and responsibilities, a little at home “me” time is exactly what you need to revitalize your weary, stressed out bones.

So what do you do to pass the time over a weekend when you’ve chosen to stay indoors? Through either rain or shine, pampering yourself, challenging yourself and/or simply shutting down can work wonders to recharge your batteries: mind, body and spirit. Be it through good food and wine, and yes, even going on a house cleaning frenzy, here are 10 stay at home ways to relax and unwind from the daily grind.

• Ramp Up Your Yoga and Exercise Routine: Physical exercise not only passes the time, but makes you feel good, healthy and confident with yourself both during and after your workout. Yoga is a great way to lower your stress, meditate more, and bring your anxiety and frustration level down to zero.

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• Read a Great Book: Much like watching an excellent movie or TV sitcom, reading a juicy or entertaining novel can take you into an enchanted world that erases every form of your own stress and anxiety away. You are transformed into the story and time passes by quickly. Think spicy romance novels!

• Treat Yourself to a Mobile Styles Beauty Makeover: Experimenting and playing with makeup is fun, even if you aren’t a girly girl. Cosmetics and makeup allows you to define your features, add depth and dimension to your face and build your confidence. Everyone looks pleasing and pretty with a great makeup job. Better yet, contact Mobile Styles and let a trained beauty professional come directly to you, in the privacy of your own home. Invite some friends, relax with a glass of wine, and let Mobile Styles professional stylists make your faces glisten and shine! Download the Mobile Styles app or visit their website at http://www.mobilestyles.com Get your makeup glam on!

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• Either Binge on Social Media or Disconnect From Social Media: If you are on overload and you need a break from all things social media, shut down your phone and take a breather from your favorite social media sites. If you need some “me” time but still want to see what’s going on in the world, sometimes surfing the internet and other social media sites is both fun and mindless pleasure. If this is how you feel, then by all means, lose yourself in social media and play away.

• Order Delicious Take Out Food and Feed Your Inner Foodie: Yes, even healthy eaters need to splurge once in awhile. Treat yourself to a yummy meal of fast food or vegan or whatever your preference. Top the meal off with a sinful dessert that’s out of this world and don’t count calories. An occasional to-die-for meal and scrumptious dessert once in awhile won’t hurt you. In fact, it might do your body and mind good!

• Paint and Decorate Your Nails: We all love a great manicure! Nail art is playful, youthful, fun and decorative. Either cater to yourself with a do it yourself, at home manicure or download the Mobile Styles app and book a professional nail artist to come to your home and take your hands to gorgeous, “hand model” levels!

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• Tackle a Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle: Putting together a jigsaw puzzle provides you with the same benefits as coloring: you relax, your mind blocks out all negative thoughts as you concentrate on your project and when you finish, you are proud of your accomplishments. A final creative masterpiece!

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• Clean Closets or the House: Okay, I know some of you are saying wait, I need a relaxing weekend, not a dreaded weekend. Believe it or not, cleaning can make you feel useful, productive and happy. A good cleaning provides you exercise, an obtainable goal and a happy ending: organized closets and a clean house. Removing dirt, clutter and unwanted items will make you feel lighter and satisfied, not to mention you’ll see the results of your accomplishments immediately!

• Treat Yourself to a Fabulous Facial: We all adore soft, blemish free, beautiful skin. Whether you are male or female, everyone cares about the skin they are in. Take care of your skin with a do it yourself or a Mobile Styles fabulous, fantastic facial.

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• Movie Night/Game Night: Invite your closest friends, people that are upbeat and fun to be around. Binge watch your favorite movies and/or television shows, or play games all night long. Party until the wee hours of the morning, and sleep the following day, all day long! This will revive you to feeling mentally and physically alert and strong. An equal amount of play and rest will bring you back to your emotional best!

Wahlah. Your weekend at home has ended and it’s back to the daily grind. You have nothing to fear. Your exhaustion has disappeared! You feel refreshed, ready to tackle the world and simply divine!

Treat yourself to a stay at home weekend doing whatever you desire! A surefire way to ignite your inner fire!

Nancy Mangano is an American beauty/fashion/style influencer, fashion journalist, screenwriter and author of the Natalie North murder mystery book series. Visit Nancy on her global online fashion/style/beauty magazine Strutting in Style! at http://www.struttinginstyle.com, her Facebook page Nancy Mangano at  https://www.facebook.com/nancymmangano/  Twitter @https://twitter.com/nancymangano and her author website http://www.nancymangano.com