3 Self-Care Holiday Tips You Need This Year

Step away from the computer and embrace relaxation with these simple self-care holiday tips.

The holiday season is not always the most wonderful time of the year for everyone. The holidays often mean more work for working moms who are already stretched to the max. And no matter how much planning and prep you do, this time of year seems so hectic and frantic. Does that sound like you?

Below, I share three self-care holiday tips to help you have your most balanced holiday season ever.

1. Spend less time on your phone. Smartphones draw you in to keep clicking. Don’t do it! Set a timer, set a boundary, set a limit and turn your attention to something else that doesn’t involve a screen. These days it’s too easy to spend your entire day on a screen.

2. Keep yourself accountable for when you’ll log off for the day. Keep this time consistent if possible. Have a log off time and a back-up log off time if your first time falls through. Honor it as closely and as much as you can.

3. Don’t make any plans for a day. Wait. What? Am I really suggesting that you do nothing for a day. Like an empty day? No appointments, activities or meetings? Yes. It can be done. Don’t be tempted by the lure of email or social media. Shut off your notifications. It’s the unplanned days with spontaneity where life can truly be lived. There is more to life than the daily grind. Here's why you should take a self-care day for mental health.
   

Practice It: Self-Care Holiday Tip: Journal Your Way to Wellness

Who are you when you’re not working? Journal about how you feel when you don’t have a deadline to meet or something specific to do. Not productive? Anxious? Emptiness, maybe? These restful pauses are part of life. We don’t always need to fill them with stuff and things to do.