The other week I shared on my Instagram stories how burnt out I’ve been feeling lately. I’m not much of a complainer (at least not publicly, if you ask Josh he might say otherwise haha), but I wanted to open up and share how I was feeling since I know it happens to the best of us! Between work, family, and life in general sometimes we all just need a little break and that’s where I was a couple of weeks ago. After opening up about where my head was at my inbox was flooded with DM’s from both friends, family, and followers, offering up different tips and trick to beat burn out! I appreciated the advice so much and wanted to pass along some of my favourites to all of you!
Let’s all beat the burnout together shall we?!
Put the phone down
Wherever I go, my phone goes. It’s a sad truth but I know I’m not the only one. With my phone always in hand the temptation to scroll and browse my life away is always there. Being on social media might be my job BUT it’s so important to disconnect every once and a while. If I ever feel burnout creeping up the first thing I do is disconnect. I’ll take a weekend to unplug and really be present in my own life.
One of my friends told me that she likes to leave her phone at home while she walks her dog. She walks her pup on the daily and therefore get’s the chance to disconnect a couple times throughout the day! I started leaving my phone at home every time we take Henry to the dog park and I have zero regrets.
Get Organized
Feeling overwhelmed is frustrating and exhausting at the best of times. For me, I know when I’m overwhelmed I tend to burnout easily and for some silly reason I never really realized why. The root of the issue?? I’m disorganized! I try my best to stay on top of things but sometimes I let things slide, procrastinate, and get disorganized in the process.
A follower suggested that getting organized and writing things down really helps you refocus. I seriously love that idea and have been making more of a conscious effort to make to do lists and use my planner and I have to say, it’s so helpful! I can see all of my tasks laid out for the day/week/month and can get sh*t done without getting as overwhelmed!
Move Your Body
Besides disconnecting, exercise was the #2 suggestion for battling burnout and I totally agree. When I was feeling stressed and overwhelmed my daily workout was the one thing that kept me grounded. It may seem weird, but getting up and moving your body can actually be energizing! For me, my workouts give me an hour every day to completely disconnect from not only technology but essentially all my life to do’s and I can just focus on myself!
Call A Friend
If you ask my friends, I’m definitely the token listener and rarely share my personal stuff. It’s not that I’m trying to hide anything it’s more so that I don’t want to bother other people with all my issues. I would way rather listen to someone else spill their guts than have to talk about me. That sounds terrifying! But someone suggested that they lean on their friends during a period of burn out and it made me realize that my habit of bottling things up actually causes more stress in the end. Duh! Next time I’m feeling down, a girls night is defintiely going down!
Schedule Relaxation Time
If you find you have zero time for yourself you need to schedule it! As I mentioned earlier working out is my ‘me’ time, but if that’s not your thing that’s totally cool! It can be something as simple as scheduling to “read for 30 minutes”. Whether it’s something big or small, scheduling that relaxation time and actually taking it can be super beneficial.
A friend of mine suggested downloading the app ‘Calm’ while another follower recommended ‘Headspace’ as relaxation tools they use to unwind. Now those are some apps I can get behind!
No matter how burnt out I might be one thing I will never, I repeat, NEVER be tired for is shopping.
A couple new additions to my closet are both pieces from Le Château that I know I’ll be transitioning into fall and it’s an oversized checkered blazer and a pair of white mules. Classics in my opinion….
