A mom self-care routine is important. Moms are busy but with planning a good self-care routine that is quick and easy can be incorporated in your daily routine.
All moms need some TLC and time out. If you are not practicing self-care you will be demotivated, grumpy and could be depressed. So make self care A MUST in your routine even if you are tired and feeling the world is against you!
What is Self-Care?
Self-care is any activity that you do in order to improve your physical, mental, and emotional health.
So it’s not always doing a mani-pedi, little things like talking to friends, spending 5 minutes for a hobby, watching a movie (at home) that uplifts your mood, taking a nap is also considered self-care!
Basic decluttering for Self-care
This is very important. Moms get judged without any reason ALL THE TIME. If you keep thinking about these and take these to heart you will not do any good to yourself. So declutter people and things that make you upset.
- Avoid people that make you unhappy – that aunty who is always telling you how she took care of her babies like a pro and you are not doing anything right. STOP her from visiting you or calling you!
- Avoid Googling everything under the sun related to baby – We all know the perils of too much knowledge. Internet is great for seeking knowledge but not all knowledge is required. Trust the doctor and not everything that you read on Google.
- Learn to say no – This is special for working from home moms. Please learn to say no. You don’t have to please everyone. Not always. Stick to your schedule and learn to differentiate between essentials and “I –can-do-this-also”.
Mom Self-Care routine that is quick
Make the mom self-care routine a habit and not “ohh-I-haven’t-gotten-the-time-in-last-three-weeks”!! Mom self-care routine that is quick will help you do at least one activity a day and keep you sane. You can pick and choose.
- Rest well – Sleep is necessary for Physical, mental and emotional health. Try to take two naps when the baby sleeps (for moms with infants)
- Pick up a book – Even if you read just 5 pages a day it’s okay. Some distraction from getting overwhelmed is good.
- Listen to music – Music eases stress. Put on your headphones when you do house chores.
- A Daily CTM Skin Care – Cleansing toning moisturizing is your holy grail to skincare. Do this daily.
- Face mask and exfoliation – One a week take out 15 mins to exfoliate your skin and apply a face mask. If you are too tired to make a mask, apply a sheet mask.
- Online shopping – I don’t need to explain this!
- Go for a stroll – Pace the baby on pram, go for a stroll. Fresh air does wonders.
- Do a Mani-Pedi at home – Take out some time even during bath to apply some foot scrub and exfoliate your feet with a pumice stone.
- Paint your nails – Just as a continuation to the above.
- Make your favorite smoothie – when you want to eat junk for snack – make a healthy smoothie. You need to eat healthy and not junk.
- Do some art – sketching, watercolor, zentangle/ manadala art
- Binge-watch – Watch anything that makes you happy. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV. There’s loads of OTT content that you can watch on laptop with a headphone!
- Call up friends/ family – speaking to friends or your mom will make you feel nice
- Yoga / Aerobics/ Zumba – if you can’t find the time to go to the gym put on some work out clothes and do 30 minutes of yoga or aerobics or Zumba. There are loads of videos available on YouTube for free!
- Revive an old hobby – Always missed reviving an old hobby – start that now – writing, blogging, art, music, baking anything.
Make yourself happy and don’t get overwhelmed with motherhood. Make time for the mom self-care routine that is quick, do easy little things to make the difference.
I am sharing Parenting hacks for Millennial Moms on this Season of A to Z Challenge. Adding the post links as I post them.
A – Amazing Moms
B-Boys -What Boys Need from their moms
C – How to be a calm mom
D – Discipline kids without yelling
E – Raising Emotionally healthy Kids
F – French Parenting Tips
G – Gentle Parenting
I – Indian values to instill in your child
J – Jar of Positivity
K – Know your kids through fun questions
L – Life Hacks & Parenting Tips for moms
Until next time.
Cheers.
Tina
Xoxo
