Autism Family Life

What is your life like outside of being a mom? Have you tied your identity to just being a mom? While there’s nothing wrong with this, I would like to stress the importance of hobbies for stay at home moms.  Hobbies for Stay at Home Moms Do you have any hobbies? What about your time outside of momming? What do you do with that time? If you’re like most stay at home moms, I can already hear you saying: I don’t have time for a hobby. I don’t do anything outside of momming. I’m a mom 24/7… Dear sweet mom… I get it, I really do get it. But that needs to stop. I would challenge you, in fact, to find time for yourself every day….

As stay at home moms, it seems that our work never ends. And I don’t mean that in a negative way, just that it’s true. From the time we wake, to the time we sleep; there’s always something to do. We work hard. So it should also make sense that we play hard, right? But how do we find time for hobbies? Can we find time for hobbies? Here’s how, and why you need to balance hard work with play as a stay at home mom. Contents Working Hard and Playing Hard Gardening for Stress Relief The Incredible Value of Doing Nothing Journaling for Stress Relief Is Your Stuff Stressing You Out? Working Hard and Playing Hard If you’re one of those Type-A people who…

Far too often, we as moms, tend to put our own needs last. And then we continue to pour from an empty cup. Dear mom, stop this. Taking a break and taking time for yourself is not selfish. It is necessary. Taking time for you is not selfish As moms, we deal with a lot of stress. We wear a lot of hats and we take on a lot, whether we acknowledge that or not. Sometimes we may even have a difficult time saying no. Or, we just may think– we can do it later. I’ll take time for myself later. But that shouldn’t be the case. Far too often, we become so worried about who will take care of everyone else; that we may…