How often do you make time for you? Probably not often enough and you know what will happen you will become run down, tired, resentful, stressed, and just plain unhappy. By you trying to be there for everybody all the time, trying so hard to be Super Mum all the time, putting everyone else’s needs first you end up forgetting to make time for the most important person in your life, YOU!
So today’s challenge is about making time for you, even if it’s just a little bit of time each day it is really time well spent and can be quite refreshing. My husband is away for work all the time so often it is just me and the three kids, if I didn’t find time for just me I swear I would go crazy, maybe I already have and no one is game enough to tell me!!
Here are the ways I find time for myself in my busy world:
1. Routine. My kids are tucked away in bed every night no later than 7PM. Then 7PM onwards is my time. No one to answer to, no one to make food for and no boogie noses to wipe. My time.
2. The Gym. This one could probably fit in to routine too, everyday at 9am I go to the gym. It has a free crèche and for 1 hour I do my little work out without anyone hanging off me. It’s very refreshing, then it’s back home to sticky fingers and vegemite sandwiches.
3. Family. Including your hubby, they are his kids too, you should never feel any guilt in leaving the kids with their Dad and going out for awhile, even if you are breastfeeding. He is not baby sitting them he is raising them. Or call on the Grandparents, I have the best memories of going to my Nannas house often as a child, I want my kids to have those memories too. I often call on family members when I need a break it is sometimes the only way.
Above are the ways I find time to myself, if I didn’t make time I think I would get sick of everything very quickly, by having a break means I am ready to get back into it feeling fresh and ready to take on the biggest slinkiest nappy you can throw at me! Today the kids are at School and Kindy, my little guy is in bed and I have somehow picked up some nasty ManFlu!! So I am going back to bed and for today’s challenge I am going to drink my hot chocolate eat my teevee snacks without sharing and watch Gray’s Anatomy that I taped last week. See how I go. I hope you can find sometime in your day, or week to have a few quiet moments to yourself or you risk overdoing it and becoming very unhappy with things.
Renee
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I have been following your challenge, although I am a couple of days behind. Not very good at thinking about doing something for me, I feel guilty!
It’s not selfish it’s selfless! If you are happy the kids will be happier! Stick at it Julie! R
I agree with you Renee. A break can be so refreshing.
My husband and I make an effort to give each other a break by taking the kids out and letting the other one sleep in. I take the kids out for a walk on Saturday mornings (so I get my exercise) and then I get a sleep in on Sunday’s. Works well for us!
Obviously that is hard when husband is away though!
That’s a great way to do it! I try to do that when he’s home, we book our sleep-in the night before, sometimes I should get him to sign a contract because mine often seem to be interrupted! R