My favorite Me Time – Sand Play to refresh my mind
7 am milk 10 am breakfast 12 pm lunch 3pm milk 5pm fruit 6pm dinner 7pm sleep strict routine for me and my kid …….always busy in house hold chores and family life. I want to go out for dinner but can’t as I have to put my little one on bed by 7pm. I want to go for movie on Saturday but can’t because need to attend some family function. Where I am and what am I doing??? I feel like I am stuck somewhere and want to run away from this. But can’t just can’t. In 5 years at least 50 times I felt to run away from all these!!!
This doesn’t mean I don’t like to do all these things or I don’t love my kid and family but yes sometime I really want a break from all the responsibilities and want to live life freely ….I want to sleep as much as I want; I want to watch late night movie and I want to go for night outs too…..wish list will go on and on
Who knows me or read my articles won’t believe this as for all of them I am very much patient and content but truth is I too become impatient sometimes. But I know how to regain my composure. What I need in these conditions is inner peace and I get that from “Me Time” and that’s why I am writing this article for those parents (especially my readers) for whom I am tickled pink.
What is Me Time
Time that you spend for yourself and with yourself is called Me Time.
Why Me Time is important
Your days start with the kid and end up with kid. If you are working, with office and kid but in both the case you are living same routine life every day and thus your heart demands for a change and Me Time provides you that change. With Me Time you will feel relaxed and satisfied and so you will enjoy with the routine things.
What can I do in Me Time
Me Time is a time when you can be with yourself and engage yourself with your favorite activity. You can fulfill your wish list or you can just relax.
Me Times includes anything and everything that can make you happy.
How to steal Me Time
I am sure now you are ready with your Me Time plan but the question is how? You know what do you want to do but how can you get time for that? Well here we are sharing few ideas to steal Me Time to give you reference.
- When you go to mall, ask your partner to go to kids’ area with your kid and enjoy shopping in different stores.
- Enroll your kid in sports class and have fun with your book in that spare time.
- Take a tour to kids’ friendly store like cross word or Barnes & Noble and feel free.
- Always put your kid on bed before 8 so you can have a late night call or TV time to freshen up your mind.
- Skip cooking for a day and clean your wardrobe or decorate your room or house.
- Set a baby sitter for couple of hours and go for movie.
- Leave your kids with your parents and go for a date to have a wonderful time as before.
- Hand over your kid to your partner and go for spa to relax your body and mind.
- Get up early and have a cup of coffee in garden with fresh air to rejoice your mind.
- Get ready in different dresses and click some photos to get smile on your face.
Why without kid
Do you think your partner likes to do all the things which you do? Of course not then how a kid can like all these things. So leave your kids at home let them enjoy and you too enjoy with yourself.
Of course you can do all this with your kid but trust me without kid having fun with your self is more refreshing and will help you to be content. So when actually you have to be with your kids, you can enjoy thoroughly with them and won’t feel helpless or impatient with their crazy behavior.
How much time I should spend for me time
As much as you can but at least half an hour every day and 2 to 3 hrs weekly. If you can have both that’s reward for you.
When can I start
If you want you can start from the first day of delivery but if you can’t don’t wait for more than a year. Kids are big responsibility so take a break to enjoy the responsibility.
Still It is better late than never
There is nothing secret about a great parent. It is all about to stay calm and patient and it’s easy to achieve with Me Time. So try to steal Me Time and be a great parent.
Very nice article Megha..
Even I want a me time as u know busy with two kids.
But really very interesting ideas I will surely try that.
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