I was thinking of life a few years ago and how busy and stressed I was. I envied those friends I would meet in the grocery store, at the bank, passing by on the street, that would greet me with this huge “Hello”, physically stop and say “So how are you, what have you been up to?” My response was mostly the same every time, “Oh Hi” keep walking, ” Oh not too much”, keep walking! The thing was, I wanted to stop and tell them what was new and what I was “up” to but I was always in a rush and I envied the fact that these people didn’t seem to be hurried or rushed and genuinely wanted to know what was going on with me.
I was spreading myself too thin. Trying to do everything for everyone. I looked at my Mother and relized how she does the same thing yet she is retired. The problem: Yes, poor time management is part of it, too many tasks to accomplish, and trying to maintain the lifestyles we want to live up to in todays society. I decided I was not only going to do something about how I manage my life, I was going to help others learn solutions to life management. Lifestyle Management Solutions was born!
For myself, I learned to use my time more effectively. I use my day planner all the time, I set goals, allow realistic blocks of time to get things done, I started to realize I can’t over extend myself to do everything for everyone, and the big one…I allow for self care and time for myself!
I know what your thinking…”This is not realistic for my life, I have kids and a husband and they depend on me, blah, blah, blah”. I will tell you right now if you don’t schedule this time in for you….You are at risk for severe burn out. You could become very stressed, your immune system will could be affected, you could become ill and who will take care of everyone then? Who will take care of you? Get out of the mind set that if you block time off for yourself you are being selfish because that is simply not true! You need to do this for everyone else that depends on you, you need to be well.
Start Today
Grab your calendar or day planner and take a look at your schedule, ask yourself what tasks must be done by you, which tasks can be delegated to someone else, don’t procrastinate leaving everything until the end of the day or week, allow for the unexpected. Make a list on the side prioritizing each daily task. Don’t put “self care” time at the bottom of the list!! This is a start in the right direction, making small changes towards a big pay off in the end….your time!!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: self care, Stress, wellness
