\nSo over the weekend I took some time out for ME, no dog, boyfriend just me travelling to Scotland to see my sister & have some quality \u2018me\u2019 time!<\/p>\n
How often have you found yourself
\nthinking or saying the following?<\/p>\n
*I wish I had more time for myself
\n*I need more hours in the day
\n*I don\u2019t have time for that<\/p>\n
We lead crazy busy lives. And one thing we never seem to have time for is ourselves.<\/p>\n
Creating more personal time tops the list of goals many people want to accomplish. With work time, partner or family time & social time all demanding our attention, we are constantly juggling our day to day responsibilities. <\/p>\n
Finding as little as 20 mins a day of uninterrupted, relaxing \u2018me\u2019 times challenging at best.
\nBut we all know that when we take time for ourselves to pursue our passions, do the things that we enjoy, relax or even do nothing at all, we end up happier, healthier and feeling better. \u2018Me\u2019 time allows us to de-stress, unwind & rejuvenate.<\/p>\n
When I ask my clients why they don\u2019t plan in more \u2018me\u2019 time in their schedules, 3 common themes arise: not enough time, feeling guilty, or it feels selfish.<\/p>\n
Remember that no matter what we do, there are only 24 hours in a day, so you can\u2019t create more time, become smart with saying no & prioritising your own time.
\n\u2018Me\u2019 time is not selfish or something to feel guilty about. It gives you time to relax, refocus and recharge, returning back to your responsibilities with greater focus, commitment & enjoyment.
\nYou not only deserve this time but you need it for your own well-being. Lack of time for ourselves often leads to feeling frustrated, tired, overwhelmed & out of balance, we lose sight of what\u2019s important to us.<\/p>\n
Occasionally I am asked \u2018Doesn\u2019t exercise count as \u2018me\u2019 time?\u2019 Well the answer is yes & no. If you approach exercise as another responsibility to cross off your list & get more joy when you are done vs enjoying the actual time spent working out, you are probably getting loads of health benefits but not the same kind you get from \u2018me\u2019 time. Unless you walk away from your workout feeling renewed, refreshed, relaxed & ready to take on the world once again, you may still need another activity that you do just for the pure joy of doing it.<\/p>\n
How can we then make \u2018me\u2019 time a reality: firstly decide that you deserve some time to yourself each day, decide how best to spend your \u2018me\u2019 time, evaluate the things that are wasting your time each day, learn to say no, at the beginning of each week, take a few minutes to designate specific time slots for all that must be accomplished, including \u2018me time\u2019, commit to a minimum of 15-20mins of \u2018me\u2019 time every day, create a daily routine, this will then become habit.<\/p>\n
Stop wishing you had more time to yourself & commit to putting it in your daily routine. You will be amazed at how a little bit of time to yourself can make a huge difference to your health & happiness. <\/a> So over the weekend I took some time out for ME, no dog, boyfriend just me travelling to Scotland to see my sister & have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/karlaevanspt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n #happiness<\/a> #metime<\/a> #mindfulness<\/a><\/p>\n
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