Moms: doing it for themselves
Lose the ‘me’ time and overhaul your lifestyle
Why have 'me' time when you can have 'you' all the time. This article discusses the need for working mothers not to lose themselves.
One of my most hated buzz phrases is 'me' time. While I do not have a problem with the actual concept, I have a problem with it being something that you need to take because you are just so exhausted and overworked. Why I think it bugs me so much is because images of women lounging in chairs reading women's magazines and doing womanly things pop into my head.
I would rather opt for a lifestyle overhaul where 'me' time doesn't become something that is scheduled into your timetable like your children's sports practice or a six monthly doctor's check up. While I understand that people need to 'schedule' and time manage (something I quite like to do) I think women - working mothers especially - need to change their mode for doing so.
I believe that working women should never get to a stage where they say that they need 'me' time - a utopian idea I know. What I mean by this is that there should be enough space/events/personal time in the week that you are not left saying 'where'd the week go? I didn't get to do anything for myself'. So instead of wishing for 'me' time, try to work to avoid needing it all together. Working mothers need to claim their lives as there own. All the time is 'me' time - you aren't two people are you? You should assert yourself as an individual person, as well as a partner and a mother. Don't get lost in your multiple roles to the point that you are someone else all together, struggling for one moment in the week where you try and remember who you are.
