Friday Five:

1. What are your favorite ways to relax and unwind?
   Curling up in a big comfy chair with a book and some popcorn. Or exploring some place I've never been to. (Sometimes Jeff and I will just get in the car on the weekend, stick the GPS on the dashboard and point in a direction and say, "Let's find out what's out THAT way." The discoveries along the way can be a lot of fun.) Digging in the dirt and gardening.

2. What do you do the moment you get home from work/school/errands?
   I take off my shoes almost immediately. I just don't like walking through my house with my shoes on. I usually try to water my plants or read through my mail or basically putter around my place for a bit. I think I'll probably go outside into my garden with my pets when I have a house and a garden. For now, I take my shoes off and tend to my small space for a few moments.

3. What are your favorite aroma-therapeutic smells?
   Vanilla. Cloves. Recently I was reminded of how much I like the scent of kewra water. Also, real gardenia flowers make me swoon. On the other hand I hate - with a purple passion - most synthetic fragrances. I cut a wide swath around the perfume counters at department stores to avoid any one trying to spray me. Those usually just give me a raging headache.

4. Do you feel more relaxed with a group of friends or hanging out by yourself?
   It depends. I'm definitely an introvert and tend to prefer to spend my time by myself. I'm energized and relaxed by that. But very close friends, especially if we're doing something fun can be great and make me feel more open and relaxed.

5. What is something that you feel is relaxing but most people don't?
   Traveling. Once people get to their destination they can relax, but the act of traveling tends to make most people tense because there's so much to remember and things feel slightly chaotic. But for some reason, airports and cabs, packing and checking destinations, navigating and all the things that are part and parcel of traveling leave me in a zen-like "zone" of calm. I like all of it, even the rushing from one gate to another in an airport.

   Sometimes *cleaning* can be relaxing. I think maybe it's because I see immediate results the very second I do something. And afterwards all the order and neatness leave me feeling ordered and calm and relaxed. (A messy environment distracts me. The messier it is, the less I can tune it out, until it finally becomes a constant bit of tension that just bothers me until it's set right.)

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