Tips for Taking the Daily Stress and Tension out of Working Moms
Juggling family responsibilities, mom responsibilities and work responsibilities can get very stressful and nerve racking for the working mom. In today’s technology driven society it is probably capable to stay awake and get everything done in a 24 hour period, but you do not need to stay awake for 24 hours!!!
Working moms have a lot on their plates, and sometimes it’s hard to figure out how to deal with it all. Finding a work life balance is hard to do. The following list, created by motivational speaker and trainer Joan Woods, will help the stressed out and tension filled working mom prioritize what is important and what can be actually be done without killing yourself.
- Change your response to the world — it’s not the stressor but our response to it.
- Laughter is the best medicine — there’s no fun in medicine but a lot of medicine in fun.
- Become productive not destructive — learn lessons from life; don’t keep making the same mistakes.
- Be a ‘Competent Coper’ — know when perfection is not possible and adjust.
- Get rid of anger — know your stress threshold.
- Make a ‘hit-list’ — “so much to do in so little time” so prioritize; do what you can, now.
- Nurture your spirituality — find peace of mind, regularly.
- Stop Procrastinating! — set achievable goals. Don’t fail to plan or you’ll plan to fail.
- “Don’t go there” — that well known phrase that, to me, means anywhere negative, critical, unsupportive, or that causes you to lose control, self-respect, or your mind!
- Slow Down — get a hobby … take a vacation, make use of the present moment
With these insights to de-stressing your life as a busy working mom, you will be able to take the tension out of your daily routine and start to focus on the things that actually matter. Taking out stress leads to more time to hang out with your family and kids as well as living a healthier life.
Source: MomsRefuge.com
