Stress Relief for Working Men and WomenWritten by Cami Koralewski
Working 40+ hours a week does interesting things to a person. If you are not careful, you may start feeling stressed out all time. The office is not just your home away from home, it’s your life. You might as well bring your refrigerator and pillow to work because you’re there all day anyway. You are so worn out when you come home that only time you see your kids are to and from daycare. You begin to wonder: Is this all there is to life? Its like you packed so much in that you simply just can’t do it all. It’s called stress and in our technologically advanced day and age, there is a lot of it! So how do working men and women cope? Here are a few hints on making your life a little less stressed-out and a lot more fulfilling. 1. Keep up with housework. A messy house can really stress a person out. Are you kind of person that makes cleaning a once a month ritual? Allow me to introduce you to a new, more enlightened way of life called “keeping up with household responsibilities”. Instead of attacking your house for twelve hours on some Saturday, take about fifteen to twenty minutes after work and tidy things up. What a difference it makes! First, everything stays clean. Second, you have an extra Saturday to start seeing friends or playing with your kids!
| | Stress Relief for Stay-at-home Mom'sWritten by Cami Koralewski
While stay-at-home moms deserve a lot of respect, let’s face it, spilled cheerios, dirty diapers, and screaming children can really get to someone after a while! Dealing with personal stress can be tricky, especially when 5 page “de-stress your life” lists end up stressing you out even more! While attempting to avoid another huge list, here are four simple suggestions that are not only doable, but will definitely help stay-at-home mom feel a little saner!1. Take some time out for yourself Decide what helps you relax. Whether it is a hot bubble bath, painting, a good book, or even just a nap, you not only deserve it, but you need it. Find a hobby, visit a friend, start a home-business, take an internet course, experiment, create. Find an outlet! It doesn’t have to take two hours out of your day. Maybe it is just fifteen minutes, but make sure you do something for mom. Taking a time out for yourself helps you refocus your thinking, gain perspective, and keep your personal identity. Mom often has potential of getting caught into a rut of diapers, food prep, car-pooling, cleaning, and back to diapers again. Those things are good, but you are more than just that. You are a person with interests, hopes, dreams, disappointments, and desires. When Mom stops taking care of herself, potential for depression skyrockets. So take time out for mom, because everybody knows “if mom ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” 2. Simplify Your Life
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