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The biggest culprit for causing immense guilt and self-doubt is social media. We get swooned away by images of glamorously dressed up women who are socially active and seem like completely hands on mothers. Motherhood however was never about being hands on, it was more about having octopus hands. We often fail to realize that very few on social media are talking and posting about unkempt houses and appearances. They are not talking about how we as moms sometimes serve Maggie as a meal to our kids because we are too exhausted. People are talking about post \u2013partum and healing but people are not posting their own post \u2013partum images because it is too real. All of us have had a life before social media took over and we still have one. Let no image on social media make you judge your own self. Yes, social media is a boon when you have hacks like Mary Kondo\u2019s too follow or when you have access to knowledge on real parenting issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Internet is a boon when you can stay in touch with friend and family and also make these complicated projects for your child\u2019s school. It\u2019s a boon when it lets you organize your work calendar and also presents you the opportunity to have a virtual assistant. There is plethora of things that social media can let you do, the first one of the list should be, tips for maintaining a work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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As someone who has failed, fallen down, got up and dusted myself\nto carry on, I can share some tips that could help you maintain work-life\nbalance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No one is perfect<\/strong>\n– I can probably exclude the almighty from this list, but no one else is\nperfect. We all have flaws. The more rigidly we try to hide these flaws the\nmore complicated it gets. It\u2019s best to accept these flaws and work around them,\nwork with them. Our responsibilities keep mushrooming every day and it is not\npractically possible to be a perfectionist all the time. So, the best thing to\ndo, is to prioritize your every day schedule and work accordingly and some\nsomedays, just let the string loose!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Detox from the world<\/strong>\n– Every gadget needs servicing. You need to switch off your laptops too for a\nwhile because they start heating up. So before you start heating up and annunciate\nflames, you need to take a break. You need to unplug from whatever is causing\nthe chaos in your life and focus on the more important things. Taking a small\nunplanned holiday with family will help you de-stress. Spend extra hours at work\nfor a few days and then leave early on some days. Pamper yourself to make yourself\nfeel better. Go on social media detox as suggested by Luke Coutinho. Detoxing\nand unplugging from the world, can have calming and soothing effect on you,\nmaking you capable to handle things in an efficient manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exercise<\/strong> – After\nall the juggling our minds do, our body needs a little twisting too. Exercising\nand meditation can make your good hormones go for a run and produce for\nsunlight in your body. Meditation can give the bad hormones and thoughts a run\nfor their money, making you happier in the bargain. Some calm and peace, helps\nyou streamline your thought process. Balance shouldn\u2019t be about completing a\ncertain set of activities every day, balance also includes caring for oneself,\nphysically and mentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep the negativity\nat an arm\u2019s length <\/strong>– In one of my previous blogs, I have listed down\nactivities that could be time-killers, so, it\u2019s best to keep the negativity at\nbay. As humans we always know what is most important for us and that is what we\nneed to invest our time and energy in. List down your short, medium and long term\ngoals and work accordingly. We all love to socialize at work and other wise,\nbut we shouldn\u2019t be pressurized in doing so frequently just to be in someone\u2019s\ngood books. So it\u2019s always best to be yourself, than trying to be someone else.\n Set reminders for what is important and\nturn off notification for the umpteen number of unimportant WhatsApp groups you\nare part off. This will stop you from going back to your phone every time and\nwasting your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moderate your\nlifestyle<\/strong> \u2013 Make minor changes in your lifestyle, beginning from health to\nsleep routine to work routine. Change habits that no longer work for you or\nyour family. It is not wrong to drop off a habit that doesn\u2019t work for you,\ninstead adopt a different approach to doing something. Do not expect results\nover night because remember, \u201cslow and steady\u201d, wins the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t confuse having a career with having a life.\u201d <\/strong> \u2013 Hillary Clinton, former US Secretary of State <\/p>\n\n\n\n We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own \u2018to do\u2019 list.\u201d <\/strong> \u2013 Michelle Obama, former First Lady <\/p>\n\n\n\n These two quotes completely sum up my attempt at achieving a work life balance.It is something that needs to be practiced slowly and consistently. Just the way you need a village to raise a child, you also need the same village to help you achieve success in the changes you are about to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a mom I am always juggling to manage things. I am constantly sprinting to maintain the work-life balance. I am also secretly hoping to time when my baby decided to poop or pee so that if it happens as per my timing, I can may be squeeze in more chores As mothers, we want […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[55,3],"tags":[32,96],"yst_prominent_words":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"55":{"name":"Lifestyle","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/category\/lifestyle\/"},"3":{"name":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/category\/musing\/"}},"tags_names":{"32":{"name":"life lessons","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/tag\/life-lessons\/"},"96":{"name":"work","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/tag\/work\/"}},"comments_number":"7","wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2930"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"life](\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/236x\/a1\/80\/62\/a18062675b9dd9f9bb2f6a7ddfa82cd4.jpg\")