SWE-ECI Relax Into the Holidays Enjoyed by All

On December 11, 2013 members and friends of SWE-ECI met at White Star Ale House to learn about relaxation and stress relief (a fitting topic for the holidays!), and have a little fun while networking.

The evening began with mingling and relaxing, and then a guest speaker from Mercy took the group through an individual stress assessment to evaluate our own stress level.  We also learned about different kinds of stress, and how it affects us.  As a group, we came up with a great list of things you can do when you're feeling the pressue to relax and let it pass, or how to change your habits to prevent the "little" stresses (running late, forgot your lunch) from interfering with your day at all! 

The evening ended with a fun white elephant gift exchange - everybody went home with a neat gift.  many came festively dressed in their favorite holiday sweater - there were a lot of awesome ones! All attendees voted, and the top two received prizes at the event  - Congratulations to Mary Beeson (whose sweater was complete with jingle bells) and Rachel Smith (who topped of her look with a large sparkly bow), who took the top awards! Sveral door prizes were also awarded - congratulations to Alyse Dreher, who won the top prize, a gift card to The Sanctuary Spa! 

Thanks to all who attended this event! We hope everybody had a nice relaxing holiday, and look forward to all that 2014 has in store for SWE-ECI!