When you feel like a ball of stress...

I've told my dad about this blog, and the suggestion he offered up today was a stress ball. For those who aren't familiar, this is a firm but squeezable ball about the size of a baseball. Squeezing or kind of kneading it in one fist is intended to relieve stress. I guess this is a pretty obvious relief to stress, but it's not the first thing I'd think of. Maybe he's more accustomed to seeing them around an office setting. I definitely see how it might provide a couple of outlets. The physical effort put into squeezing works off some stress, while the methodical action might allow mental ease or create focus.

So if this looks like stress relief to you:

Try it out!