Back to School Season Self Care Ideas for Mom
The back-to-school season is STRESS CENTRAL, but these back-to-school season self care ideas for Mom should help make the BTS season a bit more stress-free!
Back to School Stress Season
Talk about a stressful time of year! Between getting back on schedule and sorting out everyone’s new schedules, life is chaos! I can’t live without my family calendar this time of year. It is a life saver! I talk more about family calendars in this post.
The family calendar doesn’t eliminate all of the back to school season stress, though. Not to worry! We’ll discuss a few tips inside of this post will surely help!
How to Limit Back to School Season Stress
Limiting back to school stress begins with figuring out where your stressors lie. Do you need more organization? Structure? Time for yourself? Take a look at the back to school season self care ideas below to help you figure out what would help you most this back to school season!
Back to School Season Self Care Ideas for Mom
Some great back to school season self care ideas for Mom include:
creating a command center
prioritizing your mental wellbeing
giving yourself a solid routine
indulging in self care goodies
realistically organizing your life
keeping a positive attitude
Let me explain…
1. Create a Command Center
The command center is going to become your favorite spot in your home. A command center can be many things but what it’s essentially an area in your home the organizes the family. This might mean an area where backpacks go, homework gets stacked, the family calendar might live, amongst many other things. Head to Pinterest to get some ideas!
2. Prioritize Your Mental Wellbeing
Your mental health is a major priority all of the time, so don’t slack on it just because the season is busy! Have frequent check-ins with yourself and make sure you’re taking care of yourself. I know it can be a lot harder when the stress levels are high, but you deserve it!
3. Give Yourself a Solid Routine
Routines are always a great self care idea. With the back to school season in full swing, odds are you already know everyone’s schedules so take a moment to sit down and write out a routine for yourself that you can blend around the chaos that is the back to school season. A morning routine can go a long way!
4. Indulge in Self Care Goodies
Ah, what self care is known for. The self care items! I’ve created two lists of awesome self care goodies you can indulge in this back to school season to take some of the stress off below.
5. Realistically Organize Your Life
Organizing your life is one of the most helpful things you can do for yourself, but you have to keep it realistic in order to stick with it! This might mean a rotating realistic meal plan that the whole family enjoys to limit the mealtime stress. It might also mean a cleaning schedule that works for YOUR life. Really, anything that accommodates you and your schedule!
6. Keep a PosiTive Attitude
Last on my list of back to school self care ideas for Mom is the most important-Keeping a positive attitude. It’ll help you make the most of all of the other things mentioned in this post. Life happens. Things are going to be chaotic. But if you’re able to roll with the punches, you’ll find yourself carrying a lot less stress.
I hope this post packed with my best back to school season self care ideas for mom helps you live a stress free (or limited stress) back to school season. Cheers to the 2022-23 school year!
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Enjoy Today!
-Sierra
