Stress Management Hero Gifts

'Yes, as a matter of fact, you have caught me at a bad time.'

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

"I think I'll be late back for tea. . . about a week."

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

'Now then - I just wanted to see how you handle pressure, Mr. Boyle.'

Late/Too Late.

"When troubles begin to take their toll, it’s nice to take a little stroll!"

"Good morning Rudy. I suppose you're wondering why I've summond you....It's time for your annual performance review...."

'You obviously took my suggestion to reduce stress to the extreme.'

"I've got a strict work/life policy at work... Anyone who has a life doesn't work anymore!"

'I'm down to a pack of neuroses a day.'

The Adrenal Gland Answers Your Questions

'That's my 'job security' barometer.'

'I call it laziness - He calls it stress management.'

"I'm going to tell them our number one way to be stress-free is taking a day off to go fishing."

"Jerry's blood pressure jumped to a six month high on News of the dollar's weakness."

Whelmed and Over-Whelmed

White flag being waved around bosses door.

"Dude. You seem tense."

Monday around 9PM.

'My doctor told me avoid any unnecessary stress, so I didn't visit him today.'

"It's bad. He's not even responding to my emails."

"I don't understand, having a pulmonary embolism isn't on his to do list!"

'The trouble with success is that the formula is the same for a nervous breakdown.'

"When the doctor said you should get a pet for lockdown I think he meant a cat!"

Grok's Thought Stopping.

"I have had three work-related heart attacks, witch shows you that I care about my job."

"Oh, stop hyperventilating! You went on vacation to relax, remember?"

"You're incredibly tight."

'I don't suppose I need to remind anyone that when I use the term 'bite the bullet,' I mean it metaphorically.'

In-tray, Out-tray, While you were on holiday-tray

A Visit From The Procrastination Muse

'My best method for relieving stress is to misplace my cellphone.'

'I see Phelps is back from that stress reduction seminar.'