Yes indeed, I was reading an article on Huffington Post by Rachel Moss that suggests if we adults would colour more we would reduce our stress and anxiety (Colouring Books are Helping Adults Beat Stress and Anxiety 07/10/14). Did she say colour?  Brilliant idea!

Personally as a little girl I would have given my eye teeth to own a large box of crayola crayons. All new, sharp and full of multiple colours.  My dream gift (people christmas is approaching).  Just imagine how engrossed we could all get in opening a new colouring book, dropping to the floor in our PJs and just spending an evening quietly colouring away the hours.  Can you conjure this picture?

Of course, we would have to postpone cleaning the kitchen, putting in the loads of laundry, getting off the computer, or watching telly, but I think that’s the point! All of those chores will be there again tomorrow and the day/evening after.  What isn’t constant in our evenings is a sense of focus, calm and utter enjoyment in some sort of endeavour (yes crayoning can be artistic endeavour).

The article makes the point that 59% of brits are more stressed today than they were 5 years ago, so having a little colouring book and crayons might just be the thing to come home to in the evening. No one at work needs to know what you’re up to….unless of course, you are brave enough to bring one of your masterpieces into the office to hang on your wall!  You could always say it was done by one of the kids, or the dog!!!!

Come on all you adults who are depleted, tired, and exhausted… a box of crayolas and colouring book might be just the thing to wash away the stress of the day or week and give you a beautiful (and artistic) sense of calm.

The Burnout Queens xx