5 ways to reset your work-life balance you're crazy busy

5 WAYS TO GETYOUR LIFE BACKWHEN WORK ISCRAZY BUSY

We’ve all been there: A bigproject comes up that’s superimportant to your company

(and your career), and quickly

work shifts to priority numberone, leaving everything else inyour life to fall by the wayside.

Gain back control with thesestrategies to maintain yourhappiness and keep yourwell-being in check.

1. COMMUNICATE WITH YOURBOSS

Talk to your boss aboutexpectations such asdeadlines and theduration of the project.This will help you feel incontrol of yourworkload, and it willhelp you control theprocess.

2. CREATE A MORNING ANDBEDTIME ROUTINE

Follow a daily morningpractice, such asmeditating or working for ahalf-hour before checkingemail. By sticking to this,you’ll automatically beginyour workday on a positivenote, with a sense ofaccomplishment.

Wind down by at night byreading, jotting downtomorrow’s to-dos, or

another calming routinethat isn’t in front of ascreen. Engaging in a

nighttime ritual signals toyour body it’s time for

bed, clearing your mindand calming your nerves

3. MOVE YOUR BODY(EVEN A LITTLE)

If you can't squeeze inyour gym routine, think ofsmaller ways you can getthe blood flowing, like

changing up yourcommute to walk or biketo work, streaming an absroutine that you can do athome, or even spending10 minutes stretchingwhen you wake up.

4. SET ASIDE QUIET TIME

Squeeze in time to call a friend or just sit anddecompress sans electronic devices.

Uninterrupted time (however short!) to clearyour head works wonders for your mood andwill help you to think more clearly when things

are moving fast.

5. MAKE ROOM FORCREATIVITY

Creativity is cathartic: It allowsyou to channel stress, anger,resentment, or whatever othernegative emotions you may

be holding onto in aproductive, healthy way.

Do your best to maintain perspective.Remind yourself that the stress will notlast forever. You have plenty of resourcesto cope with the stress and take back

control of your life.

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