Mothers often feel that they are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. This is understandable as the running of the household and raising kids often fall on their lap. Although many women can take this in stride, there are those who need some time out to be able to breathe better. It is understandable that you will feel burnt out what with checking on your kids, cooking, and making sure that your home is spic and span. If you are starting to feel stressed, you definitely take a step back and take care of yourself too. So how do you do this? Here are five tips that you can follow when you need a time out.

Manage your expectations

Mothers often feel that they have to live up to the opinions of others. You are most likely to hear something from your mother-in-law, friends, sisters, and others in your circle on how you’re raising your kids. The constant nagging and avalanche of opinions can take a toll on you. With that being said, you need to learn how not to let those opinion of them get to you. Once you learn how to manage your expectations, what others say won’t matter.

Reconnect with your friends

If you are in need of a time out from motherhood, reaching out to your circle of friends can be a good thing. Talking to your friends or even hanging out with them over coffee or tea and catching up like old times can help boost your feel good hormones. Even if it is over the phone, you will feel ten times better than before.

Check your schedule

Just because your family sees you as a superwoman, you are still human and you need to take a break too. It is important that you learn how to manage your schedule as much as possible. Say no to activities that you don’t have time to go. You will find that it is easier to manage your schedule when you don’t make it a point to cram it with hundreds of activities that you can’t really handle.

Take a nap

As much as possible, you should go and take a nap. And no, this doesn’t mean sleeping on the couch but rather on your bed and under the covers. Even a quick 30 minute nap can do wonders to your tired mind and body. You will find that you will feel refreshed in no time which is what you should feel most of the time. Don’t worry. The world is still the same even if you take a nap. Just make sure that you time your nap where no one will disturb you so you can refill your energy bar for another round of work.

Ask for help

Mothers don’t really have to do all the work which means that it is actually okay to ask for help. Keep in mind that your husband is your partner and talking about the load that you are carrying can be a huge relief. You can also ask your relatives to help when and where you need it so that you will be able have time to do what’s need to be done on your end. 

These are just a few examples on how you, as a mother, can actually get the time off that you need. With a little help from those who are close to you, you will be able to manage motherhood as best as you could. This way, you won’t feel tired all the time.