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Stressed at Work? Work it Out, Girl!

5 Ways to De-Stress Your Workday

-Megan Southwick

I know I'm starting to get stressed at work when my hands slowly but surely make their way to my face and I start rubbing my eyebrows. (Luckily, I've yet to rub one off - key word being "yet.") I have a friend who bites the inside of her cheek when she's stressed - resulting in very sore cheeks that don't play well with her favorite salty snacks.

 Work stress gets us all at some point, but there are a few tricks I've picked up along the way that help keep my eyebrows - and my sanity - intact.

1. I clean my desk. I am a cluttery person, so this is a big deal for me. I find that if I take five minutes at some point during the day, or before I leave at night, and just pick up my desk, my mind seems to declutter as well. Post-its go in the trash, old to-do lists are likewise disposed of. Paperclips and pens get swept into a drawer, the same way I used to sweep my toys under my bed at night. Suddenly, I have a clean desk - and a clean slate inside my head. Read more about de-stressing yourself...