No one ever said being a mother was easy. It’s definitely the hardest job that you’ll ever love. It can be all-consuming because we want to be there for our kids for everything and ensure we are doing the best for them. What that can easily turn into is mom never taking time for herself. It feels like we’re just being a good mom. The thing is being a good mom starts with us being good to ourselves.

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If you’ve ever struggled with finding time for yourself, we get you. Not only do we get you, but we also got you – with some suggestions for squeezing in that much-needed me time.

Five ideas to take time

If it feels like your only free moments end up spent doing chores, let’s change that. Make chores something the whole family gets involved in. Kids can do things that work for their age range and your partner can take on some things too. You’ll spend less time doing all the things and have a free minute to do something you want to do. Even if it’s just sitting down.

If you’re the cook at home, find meals that you can do quickly! Try some of the recipes floating out there for sheet pan meals. You throw everything on a pan and let it all cook together. It’s a real time-saver. So are crock pot meals.

One thing that always seems to fall off for mamas is working out. Find some time to move your body when you can. A good sweat sesh will boost your energy too. We need all the energy boosts we can get. There are some workouts out there geared toward moms. They take into account the lack of time we usually have.

Have playdates with your friends who have kids. It can serve as a good girlfriend catch-up session. The kids play and you get to breathe for a bit. You also get to have a conversation with someone who gets it. It can’t be overstated how important it is to have people in your life who are in the same stage of life.

One last thing, when you do have time for yourself, consider doing things that will refresh you. If going down the rabbit hole of social media doesn’t refresh you, don’t do that. Find your thing and then throw up those boundaries. People don’t take your “me time” seriously if they don’t see YOI taking it seriously.