My days get pretty busy and super stressful. For example, here is a sample “day in the life” type schedule for you {and this is during summer so school hasn’t even started}:
4:15am – Get up and get dressed
6:00am – Start working
1:00pm – Head to physical therapy.
2:00-3:30pm – Physical therapy
4:00pm – Home to play with kids before dinner
5:00-6:00pm – Prepare dinner/lunches
6:00-7:00pm – Dinner and clean up
7:00-8:30pm – Play with kids followed by kid bedtimes
8:30-???pm – Answer emails, schedule blog related social media stuff, edit pictures, write posts, etc.

That schedule doesn’t leave much time for relaxation and, knowing all the needs to get done in a given day, can be really stressful!  My husband is super helpful but he has his own to do list too.  Sometimes, I know I need to just take a step back and recharge so my stress level goes down and I can really get back to be productive vs. crazy, stressed out no headed chicken lady.

If you follow me on Facebook, you probably saw that I am trying to quit drinking soda and am looking for new things to drink that are actually helpful to my body (i.e. no artificial colors or flavors and low calorie).  In my search, I discovered neuro BLISS drinks.  Neuro BLISS was developed after conducting a study that surveyed more than 1,200 consumers and found that nearly 50 percent of Americans spend at least half their daily lives stressed out.  Sound like you?  I know it sounds a lot like me.  Like…my face should be on the wiki page for stress 😉  In fact, many of us are actually more stressed than we even realized.

The cure for stress varies but a quarter of the respondents say personal time would help treat the stress.  Sure, vacations are great and typically greatly reduce stress but they aren’t always practical.  So, a delicious drink was created that is a combination of chamomile and a powerful blend of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants including L-theanine {an amino acid found in green tea which has been found to reduce stress}.  This combination provides a calming effect that reduces stress levels, improves memory and attention and supports the brain, resulting in the ability to concentrate on that to do list and not the pressure to get it all done.

Of course a drink can’t do it all for you so it is important to take some time and really enjoy a BLISS moment!  Mine was pretty simple but oh welcomed.  I grabbed my neuro BLISS along with a magazine I’ve been itching to flip through {a June issue to give you an idea of how long it has been!} and hit the couch.

The 30 minutes of relaxing on the couch with my drink and magazine was exactly what I needed to reduce my stress level.  A plus:  I found out about the BLISS and Tell Sweepstakes where my moment could win me a $10k dream vacation.  Pretty sure that would do a lot to get me off the wiki page as the poster child for stress 😉  Simply visit your local store {Target, Walgreens, 7-11 and other national stores} to pick up a neuro BLISS and then visit the sweepstakes page to share your moment.  I even have a coupon for a $1.00 off to help save you some money

Now, I’m headed outside to the deck for BLISS moment number two…July magazine issue here I come!

Tell me how you would reduce stress?  What do you need to create a BLISS moment?

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.