Be sure to get enough rest, water, nutrition, exercise and friendship.

Appreciate that you have enough rest, water, nutrition, exercise and friendship!

Schedule time for the things that bring you joy - the things that make your heart sing.

In order to manage my disease, I've developed a list of "givens", which is another word for "habits". Here is an example of some of the things on my list:

• Getting some form of exercise each day.
• Choosing foods that are nutritionally sound.
• Having my afternoon tea break which includes a piece of fruit and a handful of nuts.
• Making sure I get enough rest.
• Scheduling time with friends and family.
• Regularly undressing my stress.

What's on your list?

My daily year-long project is nearly finished. To celebrate, I've put together an Auntie Stress giveaway - one that will help you undress your stress, through the power of your heart. Please read on for the details!

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that I often post about how undressing my stress has made a big difference to me.

I'm offering one reader a chance to win the following:

• 1 hour of telephone coaching
• 1 emWave®Personal Stress Reliever

The emWave Personal Stress Reliever® provides advanced mobile technology that will help you reduce the negative effects of stress, allowing you to experience greater health, more energy, and improved emotional and mental clarity.

The Rules:

1. Leave a comment completing the following sentence: Stress is ____________ .
2. Entries must be received by midnight PST on Thursday, September 13th, 2012.
3. Entrants must have a mailing address in either Canada or the US.
4. On Twitter? For an extra entry share the following: I just entered an undress my stress #giveaway from @AuntieStress - http://wp.me/p1OifR-13l.
5. The winning entrant will be drawn from a hat. You will be notified via email. Your name will appear here and on Twitter.

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