Rosh Hashana is right around the corner – and I don’t know about you, but for me, this time of year can be a leetle bit stressful!
Sometimes, I just need to get.away. Enjoy a few moments of silence – when no one is asking me to make them a snack or braid them a challah or invite them to a meal!
Ideally, those moments will feature either a cold glass of white wine – or a steaming hot cup of tea.
It’s my version of “Calgon, take me away”!
And since I love you all so much – and since I’m guessing I’m not the only one that needs a little break during these hectic days leading up to Rosh Hashana – I’m super excited to treat you to this fun giveaway!
Two lucky Kosher on a Budget readers will each win a $50 gift card to Jwines.com – my new favorite online store with just about every imaginable kosher wine on the market.
Whether you’re looking for rare and high end or inexpensive and blue (aka the Baron Moscato!), JWines.com has you covered. And from now until September 6th, you can save 10% off your Jwines orders when you use the coupon code kosherbudget at checkout.
Of course two lucky reader will get their own $50 gift card for super splurging on their favorite vinos. (And yes, gift cards can be used toward shipping, so no out of pocket costs for my winners!)
Now, sure, you can use these gift cards to buy some Rosh Hashana wine to serve at your table – or to bring as a gift for a host. But I won’t judge if you decide to squirrel a bottle or two away for yourself!
Here’s how to enter this JWines Giveaway:
(Remember, each comment is considered it’s own entry – so leave a separate comment for each one.)
Required entry: Leave a comment telling me how you de-stress from all the pre-yom tov maddness (eg. get a pedicure, have a glass of wine, etc.)
Optional entry #1: Subscribe to the Kosher on a Budget daily email newsletter – and then leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. (If you’re already a subscriber, that’s great – you can just say so in your comment.)
Optional entry #2: Like Kosher on a Budget on Facebook for all the latest in coupons, deals, money-saving tips and Rosh Hashana giveaways – and then leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. (If you’re already in like with KOAB, yay! I like you too! Just let me know in your comment.)
This contest will be open until the end of the day on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Winners will be notified by email and have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen. Hatzlacha!
Disclosure: KOAB is an affiliate of Jwines.com, however I was not compensated in any way to host this giveaway. The remarks are entirely my own, including my preference for cold white wine. For more information, please see my disclosure statement.
I de-stress by starting my cooking and baking a month before so I don’t have too much to do before yom tov.
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I de-stress by taking a walk in a beautiful, quiet place. Or, when I can afford it, getting a massage or a mani/pedi!
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I like to de-stress by having a date with my husband.
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A bubble bath de-stresses me
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I de-stress by going for a run or playing tennis. A massage always helps also.
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I haven’t figured out a de-stress activity that works for me. The wine might help! 🙂
I de-stress by trying to focus on/learn something new about the spiritual side of the yomim tovim. That way, it turns the drudgery of hours in the kitchen into something more meaningful.
It also helps to crank up the music and dance around the kitchen!
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I “de-stress” by rewarding myself with some little “present”- A little something I get for myself just as a treat. Some fun new makeup, costume jewelry, or yummy ice cream. 🙂
De-stress with some comfort food and rest.
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I am hoping the wine will be a good destresser. Otherwise, I don’t have a good answer.
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I de-stress on facebook 🙂
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I de-stress by planning menus and shopping lists well in advance.
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I like you and follow you. Any more actions and you’ll need a restraining order to keep me away:-) Thanks for the giveaway.
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I destress by allowing myself time to just ‘zone out’ online shopping. I also plan and plan ahead
Ice cream…best de-stresser ever!
I destress by drinking a beer or glass of wine, or baking and eating chocolate chip cookies.
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I de-stress by reading, taking a long walk or getting together with friends. I try to avoid holiday stress by planning ahead, keeping the menus simple and cooking and baking whatever I can in advance.
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I de-stress with a glass of red wine and a piece of dark chocolate- so heart heathy 🙂
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I am a big cheater – instead of having to de-stress I just try to avoid stress! I go ahead and accept any hint of an invitation for holiday meals (lucky having family nearby!) and when we’re home I keep things simple. I know the honor of yomtov deserves special treatment but in my home the philosophy is that the best special treatment is a calm home. I will definitely prepare special foods, but what that means is something like a special meat dish (we rarely spend on meat for non-holidays) not five courses with multiple side dishes – we’ll have approximately the same amount of food as always, just of a special quality, so that doesn’t have to mean harder or more work. Putting up a nice cut of meat to roast isn’t that much more complicated than putting up anything we’d normally eat for dinner.
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I de-stress from all the Yom Tov madness by being grateful that I am going to my parents house for chag (sorry!). Once I get there and chag begins, that’s when the madness starts for me.. (sigh..)
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De-stress? I wish I knew how! But I do love to learn about the essence of the chag.
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I destress with a jog on the treadmill. A glass of wine doesn’t hurt either!
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I plan a short vacation over the Columbus Day weekend (won’t work this year since that coincides with Sukkot).
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I get a pedicure and buy myself something new for Yom Tov. 🙂
I de-stress by watching a movie! Usually it’s late at night after or during all my cooking and cleaning!
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To destres from my yom tov madness, I like to nibble on the food that im busy cooking and get a little early enjoyment from it!
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I destress by watching a movie and having some chocolate 🙂 thanks!
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I destress by relaxing by the computer!
I read a book – preferably some historical fiction that goes some place I’ve never been, not to mention a time!
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I destress by having some alone time- to read a book or watch a movie- even if for only 15 min it makes such a difference!
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I de-stress by relaxing by the computer 🙂
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I’m a subscriber. You want to know how I de-stress prior to YT? De-stress? No such luck. I’m in freak out mode until I light candles. And it’s already started.
I de-stress by playing on the computer, hanging out with my kids or taking the dog for a long walk. Sometimes I run away from everything to hang out with my mom.
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I de-stress by taking a nap
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I de-stress by buying or borrowing a new Jewish novel, putting my feet up and reading over a cup of coffee and something sweet. I already subscribe to your newsletter and am very grateful for it!
I let my husband the chef do the cooking. Then, when I finish scrubbing the pots and cleaning up his mess, I chill out by baking a chocolate cake, eating a few spoonfuls of batter, and going out to the track for a nice, long run.
I collapse on the couch and surf the internet or watch a show…anything mindless.
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I de-stress by planning ahead and booking time in my prep schedule to spend non-prepping time with my husband, even if it’s just a quite walk by the river.
Sometimes I’ll pick myself up a sefer on the holidays to dip into once it’s begun.
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I already like your page on fb! I never thought of destressing after YomTov since YomTov is usually a destressor for me.
I relax on the couch with the laptop.
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I find a few minutes to go shopping alone without any kids! Even 30 minutes does the trick. Sometimes I also have a small glass of wine.
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I de-stressed by turning off my cochlear implants/or taking my cochlear implants off and watch TV (yes, in silent) . By doing that, I could enjoy my natural silent world that I was born into. I like to cook without my cochlear implants so I don’t have hear pots banging to each other or something spilled. (Don’t worry I have a special fire alarm that will flash to me if I have a fire in my kitchen). Wine or whiskey will also calm me but if I am too tired on that time, it is not good time to drink because it made me even more tired. (I already subscribed to your newsletter)
I don’t usually get stressed, so I haven’t found a destressing solution 🙂
I’ve made a spreadsheet (I think I just left a comment on the FB post) because being organized makes me feel better. Then I cook extra when I’m cooking anyways (like tonight)…..and THEN I have a glass (or two) of inexpensive red wine from Trader Joe’s with my dinner to relax 🙂
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I destress by having a positive outlook.
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I like to plan ahead and be organized. I also try to make simpler recipes, as opposed to tedious ones. This, in addition to cooking in advance and not last minute, makes me go into Yom Tov de-stressed.
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i de-stress playing spider solitaire on the computer!!
I de-stress in front of the computer, by myself, with no kids around.
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I de-stress by taking a yoga class or by going to bed early (or early-ish!)
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I destress by taking a long shower
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I destress by getting a weekly half hour massage. It is my little treat to myself.
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Wine always helps. 🙂
I destress by trying not to think about it beforehand and then stressing about it the day before- that way, it’s a very stressful Erev Yom Tov but a lot less stress overall. 🙂
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I usually destress by planning and cooking ahead of time but somehow that hasn’t happened this year so I think I’d better drink some wine instead!
Have to get a workout in every day! Kickboxing is the best stress relief!
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I de-stress by doing some little craft or something, or just watching TV. Thanks for asking!!
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I de-stress by going to my parents for yom tov! Can’t beat my mother’s cooking! But I provide the homemade challah. 😉
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I destress by walking.
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I go to an exercise class to de-stress 🙂
I like the idea of getting a pedicure to de-stress! Thanks for that! Other than that, I like having some things made and in the freezer, so I better start on that.
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I de-stress by having a date night with my super supportive husband. I ready subscribe to your awesome newsletter and like your facebook page! And we love trying new wines!!!
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de-stress? ummmmmm…. 🙂 usually watching tv or online window shopping
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I am a loyal subscriber. As to escape stree, I try to walk by the shore and unwind. Thank you for this contest. I will now like you on fb.
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i don’t know if I actually do de-stress before. I tend to catch up with lots of rest during yom tov.
I like to get a mani right before the chag if I can. I nice glass of wine helps too.
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I subscribe to your newsletter. I de-stress by going to the gym and then for a swim. When I am done I sit in the hot tub!
Umm… De-stress? Sorry, does not compute ;).
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I’m already a facebook fan! And I destress from most things by taking my toddler out on adventures.
And I already do receive your daily email. Hmmm… Another destressor? Drinking warm hazelnut chocolate “milk.”
I destress in November. (Already a subscriber)
I de-stress by cooking I find that it relaxes me
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I destress by sewing and embroidering. relaxes me and gives me pleasure
Will you hate me if I tell you that I de-stress by usually going away to my mother’s for yom tov?
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I de-stress by taking a walk and then an relaxing bath..with a glass of kosher wine 😉
Reading a good book with a good glass of wine!
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I de-stress by putting on some music and dancing with the kids.
I de-stress for yom tov by pacing myself with the cooking and eating chocolate.
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I’d like to say I de-stress by running at the gym, but usually I grab a cup of coffee and then sit in a quite place and drink slowly.
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I try to do as much in advance so I don’t have to do any cooking on YomTov itself. That way, on Erev Yom Tov, I can relax and not be frantic, knowing it’s done and my house is clean and ready.
I usually try to take an hour hide away and read a magazine or a book. If Im really lucky I can do that in the tub with a glass of wine!
I de stress with a glass of Pinot Grigio, a warm bath and candlelight.
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I try to de-stress by having my menu’s, shopping and cooking done early or at least a day before yom tov begins! When I am in the kitchen all day and I need a break I usually just sit on the couch with my feet up and either nap (briefly), read or just veg out for about a half hour.
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I de-stress by planning in advance and having a new book in reserve for chag! (And maybe a manicure as well…)
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I take a shower and read a book or take a walk and read a book so I can take my mind off of whatever. I also really like if I can to put on cd of classical /nature music to listen to if the house is quiet enough to hear
I love the KOAB newsletter- I feel it has changed my life in that while I am not bringing in income I feel that every cent saved is “my income” and it makes me feel so good. thanks and keep sharing
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I destress by having my crads written three weeks before. It is a real big help and if I forgot someone I have time to pop it in the mail without freaking out. I also play video games when the kids are in bed. 🙂
I de-stress by taking a few minutes alone – read a book, go get a pedicure, just watch a little TV.
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I already subscribe and like your page! I look at your page religiously and am learning that I can save in so many ways and still buy brand names. Thanks!
Destress = Chocolate.
To destress – chocolate!
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i de-stress by reading a good book!
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i destress by reminding myself that it’s only once a year, that one of the great things about yom tov is bringing friends and family together……and remembering that this year, it won’t be at our house!
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I try to say you have done enough and get a babysitter~~
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i de stress my cooking!! i work full time when i come to my kitchen a cookl it relax me!!
drink a cold bottle of Smirnoff raspberry!!
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I de-stress by making sure not to procrastinate (plan out what i want to see happen, i.e. my menu). Beyond having a game plan, though I try to focus on Ikar Ha’inyan (the main point) of the high holidays: introspection, tshuva, & overall trying to be a better person. For me, davening on a daily basis throughout the course of the year has been a struggle due to time constraints; during the month of Elul this year, however, I’ve made the time to daven & (as trite as it sounds) its been helping me become relaxed & centered (kind of like meditation). And at the end of the day, I tell myself that thanks to G-d, everything has this curious way of working out, so no need to stress out too much. I hope I can keep this in mind as I’m cooking : )
Thank you for the oh so helpful deals, coupons, & advice. I wish everyone a Shana Tova u’Metuka.
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i make alot of lists in advance so i dont get stressed to begin with!
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i like to hang out on te Computer wen I need a break before Y”T!
I have had a hard time destressing other than a nap in the past. And then I took a hypnobirthing class and learned to meditate. It is WONDERFUL!
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To destress, I find time to sit and laugh with my kids
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This year I am looking forward to de-stressing by having my mother in town! She’s coming for Rosh Hashanah and arriving a few days early.
I talk to my friends and surf to find interesting recipes, menus and ideas. I already like you on FB and subscribe to your email. Yay!
I de-stress by having date night with my husband and going out for dinner or ice-cream together and just talking without a million things distracting us. If possible I also love to de-stress by horseback riding or taking a Yoga class. A glass of wine at the end of the day doesn’t hurt either!
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I destress by exercising and particularly like walking and listening to rock and roll. I also think about my grandkids and all the other good things in my life.
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I de-stress (and pre-prepare for all those yom tov meals) by hitting the gym.
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Wish I had a way to de-stress but my de-stressing usually happens after I light the candles and relax into the yom tov 😉
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I de-stress from all the work by sending the kids to have some quality Bubbie time with my mom. Also, creating a menu that I know will be fun for me to make. I really like cooking and baking so if it is something that I am looking forward to doing it is a lot less stressful.
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I destress by splurging on extra treats. Normally I don’t allow potato chips in the house since that is my weakness, but I’ll pick up a big to enjoy!
I de-stress by making lists, lists, and more lists. Knowing what I need to do, and crossing things off my list keeps it all under control. Then when there’s nothing left to do, or no more time to do it, I exhale. (Facebook fan).
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A hot cup of tea with a good book.
I take a long walk or park myself in the library in the cookbook section, eye candy for me.
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I cook in advance. I have already made my challah!
I destress for yom tov by shopping on my own, sans kids! Its always even better when I find great deals. 🙂
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I de-stress by alternating fun and fancy meals with ones where we just have challah, soup and salad. That way we have plenty of time to read on the couch!
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I destress by going on kosher on a budget!
I like you on facebook and everywhere! I do love a glass of wine before yontof but also I try to get just about everything done by the day before erev yontof. It’s not 100% possible but if I have 2 hours at the end with nothing to do I feel pretty good!
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I listen to music or go on the computer.
I sit in the car with two kids and a husband driving up to Montreal for the holidays!
I find a glass of wine is a great way to relax. 🙂
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i de-stress by making my to-do list and then crossing things off to see that i am really making progress-and i keeep the list from year to year so
i don’t get stressed recreating it.
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A deep breath and refocusing on what this season is all about. All the work is not just craziness but purposeful!
I destress by running around with my boys (relay races, races or floor exercise competition)! We all get some exercise that way and we all feel better!
I destress by writing lists of things that need to get done and try to do three items on the list a day.
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To de-stress, I do get a pedicure right before the school year begins and then right before the New Year. I also do my shopping alone, so I can think clearly. Normally I insist on help for my regular weekly shopping.
I keep my stress in check by making lists: shopping lists, to do lists, etc. And I usually try to escape just before yom tov for a mani/pedi. After days in the kitchen, I deserve it!
uh, i dont know how to de-stress! lol…
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Love your site and I de-stress by having a glass of kosher wine with my boyfriend:-) It would be nice to win some new wine and from a new group.
reading, WINE, going for a run, trying to be as organized as possible by planning ahead of time, venting to friends. Did I mention WINE??
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Chocolate! my favorite de-stresser!
I joined your daily emails, which I’ve been meaning to do for a while. Thanks for all the great tips and deals!
Compared to Pesach this season is a breeze! I probably don’t need to de-stress because our prep is simpler from the beginning: just plan menu, shop and cook, and I try to simplify it as much as possible. We don’t have our own sukkah, we don’t make a point to buy new clothes for everyone, and we attend a few meals in our synagogue.
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I just relax on the couch with binah magazine or some other light reading!
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I call a gal pal and vent while I’m cooking to de-stress.
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Sadly, I don’t really have a way to destress. 🙁 Maybe by writing lists so I feel slightly more in control.
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I destress by eating chocolate
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I jut discovered the Skinny Girl Margarita – so I enjoy a glass of that now and again to decompress
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I destress by exercising.
I de-stress by playing with the kids (and a glass of wine after they go do bed). And I also try to avoid stress by planning/cooking ahead of time.
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I de-stress from pre-Yom Tov madness by going into Yom Tov. :>) I also have liked KoaB on facebook.
Destressing is not my strong point, but I do enjoy a good nap…
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I don’t do anything to de-stress for Yom Tov other than try to make sure I’m caught up/ahead at work so I do not arrive back afterward to chaos. I find that there are so many other things much more stressful than what food we’ll have and where we’ll eat… Finding time to build the sukkah is a challenge since we cannot park on the street overnight w/o getting a permit, which we can get for 10-14 days max., and the sukkah takes up the driveway spot of the minivan.
I de-stress by taking a little break from all the prep madness to spend some downtime with my husband! 🙂
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Hi! I de-stress by reading a book and/or eating some ice cream. Ice cream always makes things better 🙂
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I destress from yom tov preparation by eating cake batter 🙂
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Mani pedi, massage the week before if I can!
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De-stress Erev Rosh Hashana? Wake up in yom tov when there’s no work!
I destress with a cup of chai late in the evening.
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I destress by smiling and taking a deep breathe.
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I destress the best with wine and gelato
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I de-stress by going to the park with my daughter midday
I also destress by reading.
I like going to my bedroom, pick up a book and read while eating chocolate.
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I destress by seeking out some fun Simanim for Rosh Hashana.
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I destress by planning – I have the meals planned out, with what I’m making (and what I need to buy) and who is bringing what. That helps take away much of the stress!
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Shana Tova
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Nice hot shower. With no kids running in!
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Chocolate always helps…
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I destress by having my husband cook a few things while I veg out on the couch. 🙂
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I de-stress by cooking and freezing in advance, that way I know I am well prepared.
I destress by reading or baking!
I destress by scrapbooking, eating my favorite coffee flavored ice cream and shopping (with coupons, of course) 🙂
I start cooking a few weeks before and freeze, and then I destress by collapsing on the couch the minute I am done lighting the candles….
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It has taken many years of practice but I have begun to learn not to get stressed in the first place so then I do not need to destress. Cook less, clean less – everyone will be happier with a happier YOU!
I have also learned how to knit this summer. Knitting keeps me very calm!
Shana Tova everyone. Have a beautiful and serene Yom Tov! That is the way Hashem wants to see you!
I also make sure to go for a swim at the gym and take a good shower there before coming home erev yom tov…
I cook in advance and freeze. Erev Yom Tov I make sure to get in a swim at the gym and a long nice shower before coming home to last minute preparations. Then I collapse on the couch the second after I light candles….
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I destress by playing games with the family.
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I destress by knowing we have so many leftovers I don’t have to cook. Gives me time to take a nice long NAP:-)
I destress from Yom Tov madness by playing on Facebook while drinking a glass of wine!
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