All us adults face some form of stress or the other and this takes its toll on our body’s ability to fight infection, maintain vital functions, and even ability to side-step injury; you become more short-tempered, depressed, and fretful, your memory may become worse and you’ll make poorer decisions. A vacation is the best solution to break this stress cycle. All of us have done month-long planning to execute a holiday at a place outside our city.  But sometimes the best plan is to cut down expenses and enjoy your holiday within the four walls of your home! It can be as exciting as the ones you do while you travel out of town and if you have not tried it yet, we suggest you give it a try when you have your next long weekend.

 

Here are a few tips to help you along:

 

1.  Say NO to gadgets: Be it at home or a far-away place-vacation means vacation! You deserve to rejuvenate your mind and soul and relax every cell in your body. So make sure you send those out-of-office mails or other such intimations to all your friends and people at work. Keep priority alerts on your phone for selected contacts and chill.

2. Prepare your home: Vacations mostly involve change of environment. In order to holiday at home, you need to make some changes in your living space. Be it decorating your room with fairy lights, changing the positions of your furniture, using a rich fragrance diffuser, filling the vases with fresh flowers or whatever it is, make sure you have everything you love around you!

3. To Cook or Not? : If you are a person who considers cooking as a hobby, you must definitely explore your culinary skills. For those of you who consider it as a burden, please feel free to order your favourite food and get it delivered at home.

4. Pamper yourself: What’s more soothing than getting a nice massage with aromatic candles lit around you? Call a masseuse home and enjoy a peaceful experience at home!

5. Films & Music: Nothing can beat dancing to your favourite music at home while you’re still in your pajamas. Create a playlist of your favourite films and music and binge watch like it’s the end of the world.

6. Outing, maybe? : Not everybody would want to dress up and go out while on a home holiday. But if you’re not that kind, make a list of places you wish to visit inside your city and do it in style.

7. Skip the chores: While vacationing at home, all you have to remember is to do things that are not part of your everyday life. Make deviations and break rules if it gives you peace. After all, your mind deserves to be treated that way.

References: http://urbannaturale.com/stayc ations-good-for-your-mind-and- the-environment/ http://www.idiva.com/news-heal th/how-to-take-a-staycation- and-relax-and-rejuvenate-in- the-comfort-of-your-home/ 1610136