I am not the type of person who likes to complain. The reason that I don’t like to complain is because I think it is an unproductive activity. While there are countless people who prefer to sit around and complain about their problems, I can never understand why they don’t use that same time and energy to figure out a way to fix their actual problem.

However, even though I’m not one to complain, I will admit that I have a pretty stressful life. The reason that I say my life is stressful is because of my job. On average, I work between nine and eleven hours a week, for a total of six days a week. That may seem like an insane amount of work to some people, but it is what I have been doing for over five years, so I have gotten used to it. That being said, all of my hard work allows me to live a lifestyle that I had always wanted, so it’s a trade off (which is why I’m not complaining about my work).

While I do a good job of managing my stress level at work, there are times when it gets to a point where I can’t handle it anymore. When it reaches this point, I have learnt that the best thing I can do is to temporarily get away. For example, my most recent getaway was a short trip to Bristol. I got a Bristol airport car rental, and spent several days driving around Bristol, which allowed me to have a clear head when I returned from my trip.