When we are parents and we have a very busy lifestyle with so many responsibilities it is very easy to forget our self-care routine, we are busy all the time taking care of our family, work, home, we make sure that everything is ok, and we don’t have the time for our self-care, that essential space that allow us: rest, relax, refresh the mind and boost our energies again and keep us healthy. This is why organizing your time and schedule your “Me- time” to take care of you should be a priority.
Why is so important to make your self-care a priority? well, for many reasons:
1.- Your stress levels decreases and you avoid a burn out.
Everybody feel tired and stressed at some moment and that is normal, but if the stress overwhelm you for a long period of time you may experience a burn out, among many other health problems that can seriously affect your well-being. All this problems can be avoid if you give priority to your self-care routine.
Be sure to schedule every week a time just for you, to rest, relax, doing something that makes you happy and that you love, according with your needs. it is very important for your health to keep the stress levels under control, in order to avoiding negative consequences to your well-being and health.
2.- Increase your concentration levels and productivity.
Once you make time for yourself and you control your stress level, you will notice that your concentration levels increase and your cognitive abilities are better and therefore you improve your productivity at work and in all your activities.
3.- you look and feel better.
Health is beauty! when you eat healthy, sleep enough, doing a little bit exercise and when you pamper yourself regularly, your body and mind will feeling that caring and love and that will be reflected in your physical health and self-love.
4.- Improves your mental health.
Make your self-care routine a priority is not selfish. When you invest time in yourself and you take the time to refresh your body and mind, you invest in health and in life quality, and you receive the best reward, the balance, the strength and energy necessary to face all your challenges well prepared.
Here are some ideas that can help you to build a valuable Self-care routine:
Meditation
Take your time and meditate what make you feel in peace and happy. Meditating even if you do it just for 10 minutes has a great effect in you mental health, decrease the stress, regulate the emotions and helps to know yourself better.
Healthy Eating Habits
Maintain a balanced diet is essential for the proper functioning of your body, you will not only look better, you are going to feel better too.
It is important to control what you eat especially during the times of more stress, when you eat more for anxiety than for hunger, make sure to incorporate as many fruits and vegetables into your diet as you can, stay well hydrated and minimize carbohydrate consumption, especially at night.
Watch your sleeping habits
Sleeping is vital for the surviving and maintain your physical and mental health in optimal conditions. When you are exhausted and overwhelmed your mind can not longer concentrate in the same way as when we have rested, and if this situation lasts for a long time the stress can put at risk your health. Take care of your sleeping habits is essential for your well-being, because during the sleep time the body repairs itself and prepares for all the things we have to do the next day.
Excercise
When we have a very busy life practicing exercises or sports regularly becomes very difficult, but try to find a time in your schedule to do some type of exercise or physical activity, this will benefit not only your body but also your mind.
Keep in touch with your friends and family
Contact with other people and the people that you love (friends and family) is also very important. This will make it easier for you to forget the daily worries you have a regain of your strength. Haven’t you already experienced that good laugh or an evening at a restaurant can be so rewarding and give you new energy?
Especially parents of young children often have the feeling of isolation, that they are on their own. But keeping in contact with friends and family or if you have a hobby, can help you to have that social contact again that is so important for you own well-being.
Ask for help
We have to accept that sometimes we can not do everything ourselves, if you feel that none of these tips can help you, due to the nature of your problems, do not hesitate to talk with a friend or family or seek the help of an expert, who can guide you and help you to manage what it keeps you under stress and overwhelm.
When we have a very busy life, it becomes very difficult to make time for ourselves and this become in a challenge, but if we start schedule even 30 minutes each week to an activity that benefits us, we will be able to create a positive and sustainable change in our health and well-being.
Live and enjoy a more chic life.
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