Lets Give Ourselves a Snow Day

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With so much to do all the time, it can be difficult to find time to simply breathe and think. When life’s frantic pace becomes too much for us, it may be time to take a Personal snow day. These are best taken when we feel like we are running on empty with no chance of respite in sight or when we begin to resent the life that we once loved. Our snow day can go a long way toward dispelling built up stress, provided we give ourselves full permission to indulge in nurturing activities. It is not a day to worry about what we are missing or what is still lingering on our to-do list. Rather, it is a day to give ourselves a break from our responsibilities so we can return to them when we are fully alert. Once we have scheduled our snow day, we must try to commit to ignoring our chores, not calling our place of work, and doing only the activities we enjoy. Relax, take a nap in the afternoon, play with children, meditate, work in our garden, or read a novel. Take a long walk in the fading afternoon sunshine and then cook a special dinner for ourselves. Let our snow day be as languid and as lazy as we need it to be. If necessary, we should prepare for our snow day by getting anything we think we will want or need ahead of time. Clean up or pay the bills the day before so we are not tempted to work. When our snow day is over, hold on to its essence. Take some of the peacefulness we felt and keep it close to our heart. Even though we are a society that values overtime and hard work, we deserve a snow day every now and then and we will return to our place of work refreshed and ready to take up our responsibilities once again.