08/09/2023
Anyone else have a hard time winding down over the weekend?
I hear you! My weeks used to slide right into the weekends, and Saturday looked just like Monday. By 8am, I’d have my laptop open and my to-do list ready.
Working from home means the work’s always there and it can be hard to put it all down. But we need time to rejuvenate and experience life outside of work too, right?
I finally figured out a weekend Anyone else have a hard time winding down over the weekend?
I hear you! My weeks used to slide right into the weekends, and Saturday looked just like Monday. By 8am, I’d have my laptop open and my to-do list ready.
Working from home means the work’s always there and it can be hard to put it all down. But we need time to rejuvenate and experience life outside of work too, right?
I finally figured out a weekend routine that doesn’t include work. Consider this a proven recipe for actually de-stressing on the weekend!
1- No social media. Sounds simple, but most of us are so buried in email and social media that we forget to disconnect and experience real life!
2- Spend time with friends and family. I keep a list of people I’d like to see or connect with and try to put one social activity on the calendar each weekend.
3- Exercise. While I do exercise during the week, I always feel like I’m squeezing it in. Weekends are my time to really enjoy it. I’ll go for a longer run or double up on yoga or the gym so I can really experience it and take it all in.
4- Cook. Trust me, you don’t want me in the kitchen during the week! But on the weekends I like to experiment with new recipes and take my time so it relaxes me.
5- Get outside. Even if it’s for a long ride or a walk, or if the weather isn’t great, I’ve found that breathing in fresh air and getting outside makes me happy.
Weekends are when we can do more of what we love to do outside of work so that by Monday we’re excited to get back to it!
How do you de-stress at the end of the week? that doesn’t include work. Consider this a proven recipe for actually de-stressing on the weekend!
1- No social media. Sounds simple, but most of us are so buried in email and social media that we forget to disconnect and experience real life!
2- Spend time with friends and family. I keep a list of people I’d like to see or connect with and try to put one social activity on the calendar each weekend.
3- Exercise. While I do exercise during the week, I always feel like I’m squeezing it in.
Weekends are my time to really enjoy it. I’ll go for a longer run or double up on yoga or the gym so I can really experience it and take it all in.
4- Cook. Trust me, you don’t want me in the kitchen during the week! But on the weekends I like to experiment with new recipes and take my time so it relaxes me.
5- Get outside. Even if it’s for a long ride or a walk, or if the weather isn’t great, I’ve found that breathing in fresh air and getting outside makes me happy.
Weekends are when we can do more of what we love to do outside of work so that by Monday we’re excited to get back to it!
How do you de-stress at the end of the week?
