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Staying Grounded: Practical Ways to Manage Stress Day
to Day
Stress doesn’t always arrive like a thunderstorm.
Sometimes, it seeps in quietly—through tight deadlines, constant notifications,
the pressure to show up perfectly in every role you play. Managing it isn’t
about mastering a secret formula but learning to create room for your
well-being amid the chaos. You don’t need to reinvent your life to feel better;
what you need are strategies that slip into your routine, ones that feel like
something you’d actually do, not a checklist written by someone who’s never had
to answer emails during dinner. The truth is, managing stress well is less
about controlling your surroundings and more about learning how to ride the
wave without letting it knock you off balance.
Lean Into
Movement
You’re not being asked to sign up for an ultramarathon
or do sunrise yoga on a mountain. Just move. That walk around the block,
dancing in the kitchen while dinner simmers, even stretching while watching
TV—these are little acts of defiance against stress. Movement
doesn’t just release tension; it reminds your body it’s not trapped, that
there’s still flow and freedom in your limbs.
Let the Small
Stuff Stay Small
You already carry enough. Why pick up things that don’t
belong to you? Letting go of minor irritations—like someone cutting you off in
traffic or your partner forgetting the milk—frees up emotional space. It’s not
about ignoring problems; it’s about refusing to let the tiny stuff set up camp
in your head and act like it owns the place.
Explore
Alternative Remedies
Sometimes what you need isn’t another productivity
hack, but something gentler—something that speaks to your nervous system in a
different language. Chamomile tea offers a calming ritual that
helps you slow down and exhale after a hectic day. Ashwagandha works behind the
scenes, supporting your body’s ability to adapt to stress over time. And THCa,
a non-psychoactive compound in raw cannabis, can provide soothing effects
without the high—this may be a good option for stress relief.
Rethink Your
Digital Diet
It’s not news that scrolling endlessly through bad news and
perfectly curated lives isn’t helping. But the solution isn’t to throw your
phone into a river either. It’s choosing when and how to be online—turning off
notifications for a few hours, unfollowing accounts that leave you feeling like
you’re not enough, or simply swapping screen time for a real book. The world
keeps spinning whether or not you check your phone every ten minutes.
Create Tiny
Rituals
Not everything has to be efficient. There’s quiet power
in building small, intentional moments into your day that have nothing to do
with productivity. Maybe it’s making coffee slowly, lighting a candle while
answering emails, or ending your day with a hot shower and zero screens. These
rituals don’t just anchor you—they whisper that you’re worth a pause, even when
life says go.
Talk, Don’t Just
Cope
Bottling things up might feel like strength, but it often turns into weight you weren’t meant
to carry alone. Having someone to talk to—a friend, a therapist, even just a
coworker who gets it—can turn the volume down on your worries. It doesn’t have
to be dramatic; sometimes just naming what’s bothering you is enough to shrink it.
The goal isn’t to fix everything—it’s to feel seen in the middle of it.
Embrace Nature
There’s something about trees swaying in the gardeningwind, a
quiet trail, or even clouds drifting by that puts things in perspective. Nature
doesn’t ask anything of you—it just exists, and in doing so, invites your
nervous system to unclench. Even if you’re stuck indoors, glimpsing nature
through a window or even pausing to look at wall art with a nature theme can relieve
stress and improve your mindset. You don’t need a cabin in the woods—sometimes,
a park bench or a potted plant on your desk will do the trick.
Let Yourself Off
the Hook
You’re going to mess up sometimes. You’ll forget
things, miss deadlines, react badly, or drop the ball. That’s not a moral
failing—it’s being human. The faster you forgive yourself, the faster you can get back to
living instead of dragging around the guilt like a suitcase full of bricks.
Stress happens. It’s baked into life in a world that’s
always “on.” But your job isn’t to eliminate stress—it’s to know yourself well
enough to soften it, to take care of the person you are under all the pressure.
With practical tools that feel like you—not some self-help fantasy—you can
carve out space for calm, even when the day is loud. And that’s not just how
you manage stress—that’s how you stay human.
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June Gardening Calendar
June is the time of year to trim your Big Leaf Hydrangea, Oak Leaf Hydrangea, and Gardenia after blooming. After trimming, use an Azalea and Hydrangea fertilizer and add
Your cool season vegetables have already started
to bolt (bloom), which alerts the gardener the season is over for cool season
vegetables. You can either pull out the vegetables or till them into the soil
to enrich and add nutrients to the soil.
We can start thinking about planting winter
squash, pumpkins, gourds, okra, and southern peas.
There is still time to plant tomatoes, peppers,
eggplants, and watermelons.
It is always a good idea to monitor your garden
for insects and diseases. Early detection is the key. When you are uncertain of
the insect or disease, take a sample to your local garden center or nursery.
Fertilize tomatoes every two weeks with a calcium
enriched fertilizer. The calcium will be listed on the label.
In June, there are numerous perennials in stock at
your local garden center. A perennial is defined as a plant lasting more than
two years. Asclepias (milkweed) is one great perennial that is gaining
popularity. Milkweed is the host and nectar plant of the Monarch Butterfly. Last
year the Monarch Butterfly was put on the endangered species list. As gardeners
we can start incorporating Milkweed (Asclepias) into our gardens. Asclepias do
extremely wonderful in containers for the apartment gardeners. We have to act
now and quickly. Buy your plants or seeds now. The Monarchs need our help. For
more information on Butterfly Gardening, Cheryl has written Gardening for
the Butterflies available on Amazon. Click Here. Click Here.
Deadhead perennials to get a second flush of blooms.
Color annuals
and Tropicals are blooming
brightly at your local garden center. Start thinking about starting your
container gardens and color bowls to place around your deck, patio, or outdoor
living area. Tropicals know how to beat the heat of summer and will bloom
continuously till first frost.
Hibiscus and
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prints of Cheryl Meola’s plant photography. Fine Art Prints. Fine Art Prints.
Cheryl Meola’s
Plant Photography Merchandise. Click Here.
Floral &
Foliage Stock Photography. Stock Photography.
Botanical &
Seasonal Stock Photography.
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Sunday, June 16th
is Father’s Day send
something special from Hibiscus and More. Gardening Books are great and
make excellent Father’s Day Gifts to give for gardening Dad’s. Cheryl has
written books on General Gardening Click Here, and Houseplants Click Here.
HibiscusAndMore is very excited to announce their first
plant sale of the season. HibiscusAndMore is back in business offering the
beautiful plants such as Live Fresh Herbs and House Plants. All herb plants are
planted in OMRI organic listed soil, and the plants are in 3-inch eco-friendly,
biodegradable pots that are ready to be transplanted into your favorite
container or directly in the garden. Click Here for Live Plants.
This year our beloved Monarch butterfly is now listed
on the endangered species list. As gardener’s we need to help and fast. My
book, Gardening for the Butterflies will help get you started. Need more
information on Butterfly Gardening? Click Here.
Grow Fresh Air will help you with your HousePlants and
inform you on the wonderful benefits of having houseplants. Need more
information on HousePlants. Click Here.
Visit Hibiscus and More for fine art Prints because we
have more than just plants. Click Here.
Cheryl Ann Meola’s stock portfolio specializes
in tropical botanicals and Nature photography. Each image has the current
botanical, scientific, and common names. Cheryl just added new images to her
stock photography portfolio today and there are 300 images on display to
download. Check back weekly because images are being uploaded daily. You can
search Cheryl’s portfolio by common or botanical name. The images are
royalty-free images.
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