Enjoying a stress-free summer while balancing time friends and family can be a tall order - but it can be achieved! It takes a combination of flexibility, planning and incorporating relaxing activities. Regardless of the season, taking a moment to prioritize your self-care is valid and important.
Finding a Balance:
Planning ahead is a great skill and incredibly valuable - but staying flexible is key when plans go sideways. Flexibility doesn't just provide room for self-love and acceptance, but also for spontaneous fun and relaxation!
Having a balance is key - not every day has to be filled with get-up-and-go activities that require intense planning. Below are some ideas of activities that can be relaxing and fun:
If you're invested in nutrition, simplify meals and snacks with lots of fruits and vegetables - these don't need a lot of prep! During BBQs, try to incorporate an abundance of chicken and shrimp, with the occasional ribs and steaks to ensure a diversity of proteins.
If you enjoy gardening, include the kids! Opportunities to learn about nature are always valuable, and there's a bonus: water-gun fights and watering plants can go hand-in-hand!
For rainy days, try low-stress activities like puzzles, reading, watching movies, or simple arts and crafts - these can be enjoyable for everyone and don't require a lot of physical or mental fatigue.
Take advantage of community events and volunteering. These can make for great stories for kids to share in the coming school year, as well as teach them the importance of giving back to the community and caring for others.
“For your self-care, don’t abandon the things that help you recharge - examples being your fitness, nutrition routine, or meditation. Doing yoga, having quiet time, or enjoying a weekend alone or with your loved one will do wonders to alleviate stress.”
A Few More Tips for a Relaxing Summer:
Limit screen time and leave your iPads at home
Nap time is highly recommended - whenever you can!
Try for a nighttime walk to stargaze or look at the moon
Invite your neighbors to an outdoor movie screening
Stay safe, wear sunscreens, and always carry your first-aid kit
Drink water! If staying hydrated is difficult, try adding water flavoring
When you get overwhelmed with too invitations to BBQs, friends and family visiting, or things to do, Karmascore can help. We are a relationship analytics mobile app that can assess, rate, and manage your various connections.
Karmascore can identify the negative energy from toxic relationships that weigh you down, so you can put them on timeout, or eliminate altogether. It can also identify the positive relationships, allowing you to take a moment to appreciate the positive effect they have on your life.
Remember that when you are physically, emotionally and mentally healthy, you have more love to give!
Let’s nurture, measure and thrive!
By Virginia C. DoriCMO at Karmascore
Nurture * Measure* Thrive
Karmascore is woman-founded relationship analytics company, a mobile app solution for relationship management and scoring, for today’s focus on selfcare and mental wellness. It’s the first of its kind that tracks progress and efficiency, to build and manage better relationships, measure the moments that matter and eliminate stress. Download our free app from iOS or Google Play App Store, and for more information visit: www.karmascoreapp.com
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