How to Keep a Healthy Work-Life Balance
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Everyone has felt the pressure of work-related stress at some point, even if they love their job. During stressful times, it’s even more important to minimize work stress and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
With more people working from home and juggling family and job responsibilities, there are extra concerns, plus work stress, and it’s easy to start feeling overwhelmed.
So how do you manage stress from your job and keep a healthy work-life balance at the same time? These tips can help.
Get Creative With Simple Household Tasks
An Australian woman, Danielle Askew, started a trend of dressing up to take out the bins, or garbage, as a joke with a friend.
She set up a Facebook page in March 2020 called Bin Isolation Outing Facebook Group, which went viral and now has over 1 million members. People dress up in evening, formal wear or costumes and post videos of their hilarious bin outings on the page.
Watch some of the creative ideas that people dream up for the short trip down the driveway, and enjoy a stress-busting chuckle at a different kind of craziness.
Be Kind
Kindness is spreading.
The founders of a Facebook page focused on kindness are seeking to inspire people all over the world to help others who are marginalized: elderly, people who live alone, people with limited resources or on limited incomes, people with disabilities and the homeless.
Check Out XplodingUnicorn
Work stress getting you down? Stuck at home and climbing the walls? Take a humor break with James Breakwell, also known as XlodingUnicorn.
Breakwell is a comedy writer and father to four girls, and he hilariously tweets their everyday conversations on his Twitter account. His 1 million followers rely on him to bring a smile to their day and maybe a few laugh-out-loud moments.
You also can subscribe to his newsletters, which compile his writings and bring them straight to your inbox each week.
Don’t Forget to Laugh
Laughter really is the best medicine. A good laugh strengthens your immune system, reduces pain, boosts your mood, does away with anger and stress, and releases endorphins, the body’s chemicals that make you feel good.
Laughing hard relaxes your muscles, which stay relaxed for up to 45 minutes. Laughter also burns calories, protects the heart by increasing blood flow, and may even help you live longer.
Watch comedies to get your daily dose of laughs or read a funny book. Challenge friends to a joke contest.
Share Your Problems
Sharing your problems and talking them over with a friend or family member can help reduce your stress levels and give you some valuable perspective.
Everyone sees things a little differently. Ask people you trust what they would do in your situation or just have them listen as you talk about what’s got you stressed.
You might also consider talking with a counselor. Either of these methods let you share the problems and challenges that are causing you stress in a safe and supportive environment.
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