Stress, Take it Down a Notch

It seems like the more "time saving" devices we come up with the more we try to cram into our day.  Stress is very similar to pulling on a rubber band, adventually its gonna snap and its gonna hurt.  However sometimes its just taking some time for ourselves and creating some solid mechanisms to cope that protect us from that "snap" of stress.  Exercise can be a key in keeping cortisol a stress hormone in the body down, so that is certainly a powerful method but some times we need more.  Maybe we need to start viewing that Bubble bath not as much as a luxury but as a necessity to our mental and emotional health.  What healthy methods do you use to cope with stress? 
photo credit: A*Kang