Decompressing on Days Off

You’ve been burning the candle at both ends. Between working, taking care of yourself and your family, fitting in time to move, eat, and sleep, it feels overwhelming. You finally have a day that is not filled from sun up to sun down with tasks and to do lists. You’re looking forward to taking full advantage of this opportunity to decompress and regroup. So the question is, what do you do with this time that isn’t structured and planned?

You have probably heard the saying,“You can’t pour from an empty cup.” If you find yourself constantly trying to take care of others in your job and home life and it feels like you’ve been running on empty lately, you’re not alone. This is a very common experience that leads to irritability, frustration, and burnout.

We’re going to look at a few different strategies to refill that cup so that you can continue to serve others and yourself to get 1% better each day.