Modern life requires a whole lot of hard work and long hours. At the end of your jam-packed week, on your few days off, it’s tempting to vegetate in front of the TV or sleep late into the morning. You might want to stay in your pajamas before the rat race begins once more on Monday morning. This means it’s even harder to make the most of your free time in the evenings after work when it feels as though there is a mountain of things to do before bed, like packing lunches, laundry, and having a decent dinner with your family.
Remember though that making time for yourself is an absolute must. Self-care is necessary for both your physical and mental wellbeing. Use this guide to see how, even with all the busyness of your life, carving out quality time is possible. Try new things and have some fun with whatever free time and spare cash you have to hand.
Shaking up meal times
One way of shaking up your life is by taking something you do every day anyway and making it more exciting, such a dinner time. It can be easy to come home and throw something into the oven quickly that isn’t necessarily very healthy or yummy, simply out of convenience.
Instead, why not resolve to try new food at least once a week? Plan what kind of meal it’ll be as you eat your lunch, for example. Doing so can make the weekdays a bit more interesting, and there are lots of recipe ideas online. A good place to start is by looking at food recipes from a different culture and giving those ones a go. You’ll expand your pallet and make meals feel more adventurous.
A little adrenaline rush
Everyone wants a little bit of excitement in their lives, but this can be hard to find when your schedule is so involved every day and you only have maybe an hour to yourself. A way to solve this is something that gives you a buzz after a long day, like a virtual game.
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Some proper relaxation
Everyone needs to relax and clear their head. After a long day, the easiest thing might seem to be going straight to bed for a nap before dinner.
But doing so isn’t always the best way to deal with stress. Another option is CBD-infused tea and other products designed to ease stress in the mind and body.
Another appealing alternative is yoga, which both lets the mind relax and helps your body become stronger and toned. Then you are in a better position mentally and physically to take on the day ahead.
There are lots of reasons you should try yoga. The benefits you can start to feel within yourself can amaze you. Yoga can improve calmness and help you realize personal wants and needs.
When you make the most of your free time with yoga, you’re better equipped to deal with the challenges of everyday life than before. Yoga is worth doing, and you can get to know what time of day works best for you. Perhaps it’s once in the morning, so you have a positive start. Or maybe you’re a yogi by night so that you can properly unwind.
A whole new you
Another idea to make the most of your free time is to freshen up your style. There are many reasons why you should get out of your fashion comfort zone and change up your style. For example, changing your look could lead to a whole new world outlook as you become more confident in your appearance and more motivated about goals.
These style changes do not have to be radical either. You might simply get some new clothes that make you walk and act more confidently. And your wellbeing and self-esteem will benefit.
Cocktail, anyone?
How about a fun drink on a Friday night after a week’s worth of work and house chores? Your Friday evening may be one of the few times a week you can get a night off to enjoy yourself and unwind. With this in mind, why not ditch your usual glass of wine and start whipping up some exciting cocktails in their place? You can find lots of recipes online for exciting cocktails to try on your next night off from a simple search online and start to get creative.
If you are new to the art of cocktail-making look for easy, three-ingredient cocktail recipes to try out first. For example, you can find recipes for standard classics such as margaritas online that only include a few ingredients. Your kitchen turns into a bar, wink wink. What’s more, you won’t have to fork out for the expensive prices for drinks at nightclubs and bars on a Friday night out.
Equipped with these ideas, you can now start making the most of your free time. Rejuvenate and enjoy yourself, starting this weekend!
Some great ideas there Christy, I like the sound of mixing up the menu a bit, so easy to get stuck in a rut of “same old same old” for dinner. As always you are there with the inspiration required…cocktails, yes please 🍹xx
Bring on the cocktails, Dawn ;)
Wonderful post
Thank you!
Hi Christy, I have been trying to leave comments and each time, I’m asked to log into WordPress – but when I do, it tells me they can’t find my account!!
Hi Loretta,
It seems to be a WP issue. I’m glad this one got through :) We’ll be adding a short explainer video soon to clarify it’s a WP problem and how to go about getting through it if this happens. Thanks for your patience as I love getting your comments xo
Yoga is a fantastic way to use up free time! 🙌🏻
And to make the most of the little free time someone might have too ;)
Picture this, if you will, a dark room and a roaring fire… no tv. Just a peaceful setting with nothing to drain your energy, physically or spiritually… ❤ very restorative.
It really would be ideal :)
I try make a point to do it (especially when i I house sit)
Nice!
Not worrying about what you will do, just go and find out.
I’m glad you have found a way of living that suits you well 👍
To occupy free time is to find ourselves. The life is today. Well the article.
We have only the present time, indeed.
Great suggestions Christy. Going to have to try yoga because I’m exhausted in the evenings now that school has started back up!
I hope yoga works well for you and brings you the additional energy you want xo
Lol 💜 #cocktail
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Great post. I try to do just that. There is plenty of time for play. So being efficient and productive with free time is the key.
This is truly inspiring and of course super helpful❤