Linda On The Go Logo Landscape {RGB}Linda On The Go Logo Landscape {RGB}
  • Home
  • About
  • Work With Me
    • Coaching
    • Group Coaching
    • Mama Rising Book Club
  • Blog
  • Praise
  • Shop
  • Contact

Finding ‘me-time’ when my husband is overseas

October 25, 2016Linda AndersonBALANCE, FITNESS & WELLBEING, ME TIME2 Comments

My husband is in the UK at the moment for a work trip. He is away for 2.5 weeks and we are about half way through right now.

The kids and I get into a different groove when he is away on work trips. Somethings are actually easier when it is just me at home but many things are harder, or just take longer, or simply exhaust me more!

Ensuring I still get ‘me-time’ while he is away is really important as it helps me keep my cool with the kids. Barking at the kids is always the first sign that I need some time-out in life so when my husband is away on a long trip I try extra hard to stay on top of this to ensure I maintain my zen.

How do I find me-time when he is away?

Trade work time for exercise time – I can’t go to Yoga or my Monday morning group fitness class while he is away it is important I find other times to get exercise. Exercise it always the most effective way for me to manage stress so this is a priority. During this time I make sure on at least two of my work days I trade in an hour of time …. exercise for work. I can always make up the work time at night after the kids have gone to bed.

Read at night – instead of staying up watching TV I try and head to bed with a book. I don’t often read at night when my husband is home so this always feels like a nice treat.

Get a babysitter – recently we found a new babysitter and have booked her to come every second Sunday morning for 2 hours so that my husband and I can paddle Waka Ama (Outriggers) together. Although it feels a little indulgent I have made sure I have kept her booking in place while my husband is overseas. That way I can still get out for a couple of paddles during this time.

Say ‘yes’ to help – if someone offers to have one of my kids over for a play – say yes. If my back door neighbour pops over unexpectedly and offers to watch the kids for 15 minutes so I can take a walk … say yes. If anyone offers anything … say yes.

Focus on 5 Minutes – my online program, 5 Minutes 4 Mum, focuses on the idea that 5 minutes of self care every day will serve a Mum better than an hour just on a weekend. This is always a great time for me to focus more on that idea in my own day to day life.

 

6 sleeps to go …

 

Linda {RGB}

Save

Save

Want to Read More Articles Like This?
sign up and receive new articles delivered direct to your inbox
: balance, fitness with kids, me time, mums fitness, self care

2 Comments. Leave new

Fiona
November 1, 2016 3:49 am

Thanks Linda – my husband travels quite a bit and I often dread it but, as I face a lot of solo parenting between now and Christmas, this reminds me that there are upsides and it need not mean a total absence of me time!

Log in to Reply
Linda Anderson
November 1, 2016 4:45 am

I am glad to hear this has sparked some fresh ideas for finding me-time during those solo parenting stints. It really does make a difference to how those times “feel”! I have at least one more before Christmas too so will send you lots of happy, smooth sailing kind of vibes x

Log in to Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
#selfcaresunday
Receive my weekly #selfcaresunday email + bonus calming meditation!

Search Previous Posts

Follow on Instagram

I have been feeling house bound for the last 2 wee I have been feeling house bound for the last 2 weeks recovering from my foot operation but I am able to drive now.
So when a beautiful friend suggested buying me a coffee and meeting me at the beach for some fresh air and a chat it was an immediate YES from me 💗
Thanks @emilykingpens ... that was so good for my soul.
#5minutes4mum
In our modern world we have neglected to support a In our modern world we have neglected to support and prepare a woman for the significant changes she will experience within herself when the mother is born. This transition from woman to mother is profound, and yet generations of women have been left to navigate this part of their journey alone.

It wasn't meant to be like this. We are supposed to gather. To share our wisdom with each other. To share our vulnerabilities. To take this journey hand in hand, to walk the path with others.

The doors to the 2021 Mama Rising Book Club have now opened and I can't wait to bring another small group of women together to explore their journey of motherhood together.

 

Thanks to Zoom we can be any where in the world together, and still gather.
We can rock our babies to sleep ... and still gather.
We can be in lockdown ... and still gather.

I am ready to gather .. are you?
It is time to gather. It is time to explore the ch It is time to gather.
It is time to explore the changes that motherhood has brought YOU, the woman.
It is time to feel supported.

Doors have opened for the 2021 Mama Rising Book Club. Link in bio.

It is time.

#mamarising #matrescence #5minutes4mum
Thank you @koukouleeretreats for providing such a Thank you @koukouleeretreats for providing such a beautiful space to gather mums & buns today for the Mama Rising: Birth of a Mother workshop. 
My 💗 is full tonight
Tomorrow I will be up bright and early (4.50am) fo Tomorrow I will be up bright and early (4.50am) for another great ocean swim with @nzoceanswim 
My island swim friends and I are catching a water taxi across to Auckland for the race.
I have been pretty quiet in the lead up to this swim because I wasnt sure I was going to be able to do it (grrr ... injury) but yesterday I decided I was still going to have a go, even if I just swim super slow and gentle.
You see, a beautiful soul I used to paddle with in Sydney was killed in an accident 2 weeks ago ... leaving behind young children and her wonderful husband. Tomorrow her funeral will be held in Sydney.
Tomorrow I choose to swim ... because I can. And I want to really feel gratitude for that fact and send love from the ocean across the ditch to all who will miss her. 💗🏊‍♀️💗
#lindaswims #gratitude
My first ever river swim. What a beautiful experie My first ever river swim. What a beautiful experience. So different to ocean swimming.
Fabulous event. I will definitely come back for this again.
#5minutes4mum #lindaswims
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Follow on Facebook

Categories

  • BALANCE
  • DREAM BIG
  • FAMILY
  • FITNESS & WELLBEING
  • GENERAL
  • INSPIRATIONAL MUMS
  • Matrescence
  • ME TIME
  • SIMPLE FAMILY FOOD
  • TRAVEL
  • TRAVEL WITH KIDS

You May Also Like

  • Establishing Effective Boundaries
  • How I got into Ocean Swimming
  • A Beginners Guide to Matrescence
  • 3 things you need to know about De Bretts Waterpark – Taupo
  • 4 weeks of Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown

Follow Me On

Facebook
Instagram

Copyright 2015 Linda on the Go. Click here for our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.