Take The Day Off
by Colleen Langenfeld

And most don't know what a 'weekend' looks like. You know. That interesting idea where you get two days off of work each week to rejuvenate. Rest and refresh.

• A day off sounds unpleasant. No kidding.
• When you think about taking some time off, your mind rails against you.
• You're overwhelmed just thinking about all the activities that MUST be done on your day off.
• You're not sure you CAN stop for just a day.
• You're fine with taking a day off, just as soon as you finish one more thing....
• You're afraid if you stop, you won't be able to start up again.
• You can't remember the last time you took a day off.
• You're finding it tough to concentrate on the task's at hand.
• You experience sudden bursts of irritability for no good reason.
• The sure sensation that one day off is not enough. Or a week. But a month sounds unbelievably good.

Any of these sound familiar? Scheduling a regular down time can not only save your sanity, but greatly improve your actual productivity. Plus make you a much nicer mom, spouse and all-around fun person.

Make a list of activities you would like to do on a day off. Then look at your schedule and pencil in one or two of those activities a couple of times a month, for starters. Go ahead. S-t-r-e-t-c-h your 'relaxation muscles'.

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