Vivian and Myself at the Auto lounge |
Seriously I 'Thank God is Friday', the last day of the long business days, the beginning of weekend. I know that a whole lot of moms out there must have waited for the weekend honk, to alert
them that they have yet another opportunity and time to themselves, and that
we can actually have fun and live life to the fullest even though it’s all
about drama and the fuss in playing our roles in the drama called life. The weekend starter; Friday, reassures us of a
moment of elated bliss and continuous leap of excitement born out of the
thought and feeling that one is free at least from work and the hassles tied
with it. But to a considerable whole like me, they don’t buy the idea or get the
weekend honk either. In fact, most of us moms don’t have the ears to listen to
honking TGIF. Perhaps, circumstances have twisted your programmes to
run through normal business days and unto weekends like mine. We are still saddled with the need to meet family
needs, a work load to tidy up and some businesses to catch up with or some
unfinished stuff to take care of. Consequently, for these ones, there are NO
weekend plans or timeout plans to relax and stay rejuvenated from their heavy
5-days job.
WM Ask?
What are Working Moms planning for
the weekend and how do you MOMS intend to spend the weekend so as to ease off the stress and depression of the week and equally pave way for freshness,
good health and happiness.
How do you make it worth your while?
WM Suggests:
Working moms
irrespective of their work, career pursuits or the enormous
family load and ‘troubles’, are expected to take a time out at times like this
to relax and calm their nerves and also unwind to keep body and soul intact in
order to reduce wrinkled faces, sadness, depression and worries and in turn have
an assured good health and satisfaction.
It is often a good idea to engage in extra-curricular activities and stress-free
activities in other to maintain good body and health fitness as this increases how
we they are being appreciated and most importantly the span of life. Relaxation
also helps the brain to cool off and this is medically important because major
stress problems associated with the brain often times results to High Blood
Pressure, which is common and some other brain-related issues which can be very
disturbing and challenging. After the long hours of joggling work and family, it is advisable and medically true and rewarding to make out time from
our busy schedules especially during weekends to ease ourselves off the
stress that have accumulated during the long business days.
Relaxing or unwinding takes different meanings with different moms. To many moms, weekend relaxation may include hanging out with friends in the cinemas or movies, partying, visiting friends in their homes, meeting up with relatives, and loved ones and so on but not really having a time for yourself to indulge. And to another, it could be taking a workout lesson in a gym or exercising at home to keep fit. Relaxation here varies among moms and to them once they engage in any of these activities, there is an unusual renewal and retouch made to them. Whichever way you choose to unwind, the thing is, whatever you do, that enhances your mood and instills happiness or joy, and also assures your health, makes a good relaxation or unwinding ingredient. Activities like taking a walk around your neighborhood, playing a game of tennis or volleyball or any other exercise. Funny at times simple things like having a gist session with friends that can amuse you, having a good laugh when someone says something funny, giving yourself a chance to explore on things that tickle your fancy, reading a fashion or celebrity magazine and criticizing them, and so on really helps. The reason for this is not far-fetched. It gives inner satisfaction and upgrades your intellect unconsciously because now you are giving yourself a chance to see life differently - You catch fun, exercise, meet and make new friends, spend more time with the kids and family, share ideas, explore topics and subjects different from your work-related issues, and also increase the strength of your relationship.
Moms need to take note that the upcoming week will take a long work
stride of about 4 days plus. Hence, they need to plan out the present week
modules very carefully and well, so that they would not have any regrets or
cases of ‘remnants of happiness’. From TGIF to OMG is Monday already!. Moms
can draw up a weekend plan, mapping out and listing activities in order of
preference and priority. This will help us to know how to go about our weekend, how the weekend ought to take its shape and how things should be done,
what is up and what is being omitted and how to cover lapses and get
anticipated satisfaction.
WM strongly advice that moms should have a time totally separate from their very many tight
schedules to give meticulous attention to themselves as well as engage in things that will make
them massage the popular nursery quote, “All Work and No play makes jack a dull boy”.
Exactly my routine. Most weekend I do not find time for myself. But I hope to be away this summer all by myself. I cant wait! Truly we can make out time out of our busy schedule but Living in Lagos, it is almost impossible.
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