Work At Home Moms
5 Things You Should Do This Week

Posted by Kelli G

Here I am on Sunday night, checking my weekly calendar to ensure I don't have any upcoming events I overlooked the last time I looked at my calendar, which was around 5:00 on Friday night (right before I turned off my computer for a much needed weekend time out). It's depressing, really, how I sit here perched above a new week, and the calendar is already full and my shoulders tense.  I couldn't possibly fit in a spontaneous manicure or pedicure if my life depended on it (which, quite frankly, sometimes it does), or even meet a friend for a quick coffee.  Instead of letting this worsen the "mommy-frown line" that grows between my eyebrows, I decide to take action.  What can I do for my family and me that will lower my blood pressure, raise my sense of self and encourage family time and bonding?  This is what I came up with, with a little help from some friends, and the ideas are all rather elementary yet effective (they're also featured in great detail in the book 42 Rules for Working Moms). Try one this week with your family, or try them all. They don't require extra time out of your calendar, and the benefits are wonderful.

1. Eat meals together
2. Stand up straight
3. Make it good enough
4. Read and be read to
5. Be flexible
6. Have sex

I think my husband added the last one.!