subject: A Wicker Rocker: How To Relieve Stress At The End Of The Day [print this page] Moms fill many rolesMoms fill many roles. They are housekeeper, laundry maid, shopper, cook, gardener, counselor, confidante, chauffeur, the emergency room, I could go on an on. They are the heart of the home, but these days Moms usually have to go out to work to help keep the bills paid and give their family the best life they can.
If you're a Mom, you'll know what it's like to arrive home hot and sticky, with bags of shopping that you got on the way home from work. Has the boss been on your back all day or has it been just one of those days where nothing has gone right? We all have them. Was the traffic down to a crawl? Do you have a splitting headache? Sometimes it seems it's always one thing or the other.
If you're having 'one of those days' it's time to round the kids up to set the table, and later to clear it away, fill the dishwasher and take out the trash, leaving you to get the food and tidy the kitchen. If you're sweltering in the summer heat, keep the food cold. Cold chicken and salad is a dieters dream, well made sandwiches are very nutritious, it doesn't have to be hot to be a family meal and you don't really need the heat of the cooker. It's less work for you, unless you can persuade your other half to start up the grill and do the cooking outside.
Once everything has been eaten, the dishes done, the tidying finished and the trash taken out, it's time to have some time for you; relax in a deep warm bath filled with sumptuous scented bath salts or beautiful bubbles; or, have a long cool shower, pamper your skin with soothing lotions and get rid of everything restricting or tight. Stretch you muscles lightly and put on something soft, flowing and loose, something you feel really comfortable in.
Do you have a wish list? if so, right at the top add 'A Wicker Rocking Chair', Why? If you really need to relax - and who doesn't these days - it is exactly what you need, and what's more it looks good in any style of room. Wicker chairs are light, come in many colors and look lovely with their wide roomy seats and big fat comfy cushions. Best of all, they help you wind down, the rocking motion has been shown to reduce the stress of the day and slow you down towards a good night's sleep.
How to get one? Let everyone know your heart's desire! Perfect for the porch but just as functional in the family room, a wicker rocker blends with any decor, from bedroom to patio to formal sitting room. Put on your favorite music, pick up your cat and stroke it until it purrs. It's all a part of the therapy, sit back, relax, put your feet up, tell the world to go away and just rock.
