5 Things to Remove to Reduce Overwhelm
We’ve talked before about burnout in motherhood and how it’s normal to feel those things. You’re likely carrying a majority of the mental load in your home and busy every day caring for everyone else. These feelings are completely normal and you are not alone in them. It is important when you are feeling overwhelmed to step back and see what you can do to reduce those feelings. Living in a heightened state of anxiety and overwhelm is not good long-term and we want to try to minimize it as much as possible. Here are five things you can remove from your life to help reduce the overwhelm of motherhood.
Saying Yes to Everything
No one expects you to be superhuman. It’s impossible to be able to say yes to every single thing that is thrown your way and be able to balance all of it. It is okay to say no and to set the boundary that you are not available for all requests at any given time.
Extracurriculars that Don’t Align with Your Family
Do we want to support our children? Absolutely. Is it always realistic to think we can do a million things for them seamlessly? Definitely not. Sometimes this means being selective on the activities we sign our kids up for. Try to avoid things that overlap, that require missing one thing for another one or more days during the week, or just generally take more time than necessary.
Cooking Every Single Meal
Restaurants and meal prep services exist for a reason! Allow yourself to phone in a meal a couple of times a week so you can release the mental load that comes with shopping and preparing a meal for your family. I promise you there will be very few complaints at your dinner table.
Late Bedtimes
Everyone needs sleep, especially moms. Even though there is an urge to have alone time at night after the kids are in bed, it’s important that you get your rest to be able to reset for the next day. Make it a goal to be in bed by 10pm every night.
Doing Everything Yourself
Similar to cooking, there might be some things you can outsource to others. This might be hiring a cleaning company to refresh your house once a week. Or perhaps it’s finding a landscaper to come take care of your yard this summer. Outsourcing some of these tasks frees up time for you to be able to do other things, and also takes away the worry of trying to fit it in.
