Staying healthy and maintaining specific family lifestyle becomes harder and harder in today’s world. Flexible working schedules actually lead to people having very little or no time to spare for the family and for themselves.
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Health and well-being of our family should come up as a top priority to each one of us. No matter how heavy workload is and how stressful it gets on our job positions, we simply must find the way to eliminate all the habits that are bad for our health and that result in us being more anxious and dissatisfied with our looks and health condition.
Finding the Perfect Balance
One common misconception among working people (and especially among dads) is that home-staying moms should always have enough time for themselves and for the family. Wrong!
Not having a regular 9 to 5 or even losing your job in order to take care of the kids and the household basically means that you are still employed full-time and with very frequent overtimes.
However, we are still having lots of mommies having a regular job and a family. This is a tough pill to swallow since finding perfect work-life balance is crucial here. There are times when you simply must organize in a way that you leave your work for tomorrow or some other day in order to save a little time for yourself.
It’s impossible for you to complete all tasks today, no matter what your superiors expect from you. A line has to be drawn and little goals have to be made. Focus on what can be done within your working hours, and leave an unfinished portion of your job for some other day.
Be specific about your capacities and about the importance of having enough time to spend with your family.
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Eliminate Unhealthy Snacks and Habits
When you find a little time to yourself (and for the family) you will be able to spend some time in the kitchen too. Of course, nobody should expect from you to do all the legwork. Delegate your kids or your husband to go shop for groceries needed for the meal.
Practice cooking at home and involving as many vegetables and healthy nutrients in your recipes that you can find online. This doesn’t mean that you can’t treat yourself with an occasional ordering of food but you definitely don’t want to develop one such habit.
Alas, with the full-time job and everything you need to attend to on a daily and weekly basis it becomes impossible for the family to gather dining for every meal – every day. For that time when you’re not together, make sure to rearrange your kitchen in a way that healthy snacks are put on the top shelves and visible places.
Rest assured that your little ones will go for what they can see in your kitchen when they get hungry and when you’re not around. You don’t want them to eat up all the salty snacks and candies every time their stomach is aching.
Make space during the weekends for the healthy food and tasty recipes! Your little ones will for sure enjoy it.
Time Spent With the Family is a Time Well Spent
Last but not the least, you should keep yourself and the rest of the family in a good physical shape. Sitting in front of TV or computer too frequently won’t do much good to you or your kids. Instead, it would be a good idea to take your family out for an evening stroll around the neighborhood to a park. Housework also burns calories!
It won’t just burn the dinner calories but that activity will also drain the energy reserves and prepare you for a fine and refreshing night sleep.
I’m a 20-something stay-at-home mother and wife. I have an amazing husband, a beautiful daughter, two loving dogs, and a lazy cat. I wouldn’t change my life for anything! I love to read, listen to music, cook and blog!
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