Get The Most Out Of Your Time

Below are some do’s & don’t’s  when it comes to getting the most out of your time effectively 🙂

I hope the below helps you – let me know what you do to de-stress & relax 🙂

Before Work:

• DO:
  • Energise by sitting in the shower for a few mins
  • Reduce your stress hormones ahead of work by smelling coffee
  • Enjoy a home made bevergae (coffee,tea or hot chocolate) after your breakfast – this will perk you up & save money at the pricey coffee shops)
• DONT
  • Hit the snooze button on your alarm
  • Force your sleepy self to make decisions – sort out everything the night before
  • Wake up in the dark, leave your curtains half open
  • Leave the house without drinking something (whether that’s be a coffee, tea, hot chocolate, water or even juice)

On Your Lunch Break

• DO:
  • Get into the sun to uplift your spirits
  • Spend a few mins looking out the window
  • reduce stress by de-cluttering your desk
  • Drip cold water onto your wrists to help cool + calm you
  • Drink some herbal tea, chamomile aids relaxation
• DON’T:
  • Pay to entertain yourself – many towns + cities have free lunch time performances
  • Buy your lunch, bring it from home
  • Waste your time, do something productive on your break
  • Stay still – go for a walk instead
  • Eat fast food – the high fat + salt content can affect stress levels
  • Do the same thing – every lunch break, find new places to eat or walk.

After Work

• DO:
  • Clear your mind with 5 mins of alone time
  • Listen to classical music before bed
  • Take your mind off your work by doing some colouring in
  • Telephone someone close to you
  • have a bite of chocolate – proven to de-stress
  • Pamper yourself
• DON’T:
  • Waste your commute home, clear your mind with a book or even get off the train/bus a stop early + walk.
  • Be drawn to continue dealing with work issues after the working day is done
  • Leave the office without typing up loose ends
  • Forget to eat a proper dinner, even basics in your cupboard can be used to make something nutritious and soul-warming
  • End the day on a negative note, try to do or think of something positive.

Weekends

• DO:
  • Meditate twice a day, even if only for a few minutes
  • breathing exercises – use your fingers to cover your nostrils and breathe in through on and out through the other.
  • Something that will make you laugh
  • Leave your work at the office
  • Get out of the house, take a walk, get outdoors.
• DON’T:
  • Spend your weekend on your phone or computer
  • Overeat – you will regret this when Monday rolls around
  • Succumb to the pre-work ‘Sunday blues’
  • Sleep in too late
  • Do too much house work

Travels

• DO:
  • Imagine our holiday first, enjoy the planning
  • Keep up with daily routines
  • Ditch the electronics
  • Nothing – just being away from the normal environment can be enough to help you relax
  • Enjoy the odd siestas
• DON’T:
  • Plan too much, leave some time to do nothing, relaxing + soaking in the atmosphere
  • Plan anything your first day, take it as it comes.
  • Be too rigid in your plans
  • Go armed with too many expectations
  • Wait until you arrive to book your accommodation.

Wherever you are in the world, have a lovey day ❤