Post by countthestars on Jul 28, 2015 8:55:52 GMT -5
@awinter mentioned bristle blocks in another thread
I have this coworker with the most soothing voice. I mainly interact with her over the phone and as soon as she starts talking my whole body seems to relax. It's really weird.
Post by Willis Jackson on Jul 28, 2015 9:26:20 GMT -5
Sleeping with a towel over my pillow.
When I was little my mom would put a dry towel on my pillow at bedtime if my hair was still damp from my bath. I do it now when I'm sick. It makes me feel taken care of.
When I was little my mom would put a dry towel on my pillow at bedtime if my hair was still damp from my bath. I do it now when I'm sick. It makes me feel taken care of.
This reminds me of how my mom always used to give me ice chips with jello on them when I had a stomach virus (which was approximately 100x as a child). I guess it was to try and get me to stay hydrated and the jello was to make it taste sweet so I'd eat it? Now when I'm sick I always want this disgusting concoction lol.
When I was little my mom would put a dry towel on my pillow at bedtime if my hair was still damp from my bath. I do it now when I'm sick. It makes me feel taken care of.
Same here. I always make sure I put a towel on my pillow when I'm sick because it reminds me of my mom taking care of me.
I have various fiddly things at my desk (a couple of Kinder egg toys that I assemble/disassemble over and over, a funky clip thing, a few silver seashells that have a "worry" groove on them to rub) that I play with when I'm doing certain tasks that require lots of concentration. I need to have my hands moving.
We cloth diaper and I love putting them together after they are done in the dryer. I don't feel the same about regular clothes. Lol I think it's because they are so cute and colorful and it puts my mind at ease when I line them all up by color. Everything is in order. Hah
I totally get ASMR (head tingles a lot...I call it a head orgasm..haha) when being taught things or having things explained to me. I've talked about this with DH. He doesn't seem to have the ASMR to anything, Maybe it's why I liked school so much. Lol
Certain children's books. I was doing PR for a university during some huge upheavals. To calm down I would go to the library on campus during my lunch hour and read books I loved as a kid. It's why I'm a librarian today.
Playing with my hair - especially twisting and twirling strands around my fingers.
Organizing hanging clothes - I love putting away B's laundry. I like grouping by style, then by color.
I used to work for a retailer, and would always offer to help in the clothing areas, organizing hanging clothes, sizing, etc. I still sometimes fix sizing and spacing while I'm shopping
Doing laundry. Especially folding warm, clean-smelling clothes and putting them in neat piles. I used to feel that way about ironing too, but now trying to do it with DS around/underfoot makes me a little nervous, so that takes away from the good-feeling part a bit.
Facing merchandise at stores (making sure everything is facing forward and lined up nicely)
My ILs own grocery stores and love when I visit lol.
LOL we called this blocking and was punishment for bad customer service.
It was also considered a punishment for my H and his brothers when they were young and they were acting up at the store! They'd have to go face the Jello boxes lol.
Vacuuming can be very calming to me if I have time to do it right. I like to do it slowly and make sure all of the lines in the carpet are the same length. I love to have all of the curtains open, the front door open and as much natural sunlight coming it. The room always looks so calming to me with the sun shining on the carpet with the perfectly lined up vacuum lines. Even if the end tables have stuff on them and the shelves need to be dusted it makes the room seem so clean and relaxing to me.