Life as a parent can be extremely busy and chaotic at times. Throw housework, paid work and the hopes of a social life into the mix and it can leave you feeling frazzled on a regular basis. Everyone needs a break now and again. If you want to avoid burnout and stay functioning, it’s so important to allow yourself a bit of time off. When you have the opportunity, don’t feel guilty about it. It’s not lazy it’s important, so embrace it and enjoy every minute!
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Whether you spend your free time working on a hobby, exercising, meditation or anything else is entirely up to you. If you’re wondering how to find time here are some tips that might help.
Work a Flexible Job
A flexible job can make life much less stressful. If your kids get ill, you’re running a little late, or some other family dilemma crops up, you have the freedom of being able to attend to problems and catch up on work later. Freelance work from home gives you this benefit; rather than having to attend a workplace with regular hours, you can work the job around other commitments. Blogging and making Youtube videos are all examples of flexible jobs you can do in your own time. It can take a while to get set up and is likely something you’ll have purely as a hobby for a while before paid opportunities come your way. But eventually could be a good source of income. Freelancing sites where you can write, design, code and other jobs can be useful too. Here you bid on the jobs you’re interested in, and if you’re accepted will finish them by a certain deadline. It means if you have a busy day you can not take any work and if you’re not, work as much as you want.
Arrange Meetups With Friends
When everyone starts working and having families, it’s easy for friendship groups to drift apart. Everyone is busy with their own lives and finding a time when everyone’s free can be a struggle. But it’s important to do this when you can, your friends allow you to just be yourself without the part of you that’s a mother or wife. You can have fun and unwind, something we all need to do every once in a while.
Allow Family To Help
If you struggle finding time to get work done or just relax when you have so much to do, family helping out can make all the difference. If your children have aunts, uncles and grandparents who love spending time with them then take them up on their offer. Even a couple of hours one evening or weekend frees up time for you to do something else. You could get productive and tackle work or housework while you don’t have little people under your feet. Or you could just chill out, take a hot bath or watch a movie!
How do you maintain the elusive work/ life balance?