I was an at-home Mom for 15 years - suddenly divorced and working. I had to work long and hard for the last 8 years to make ends meet - now, I have no identity other than my "work". I am afraid of slowing down, because I wouldn't know what to do with myself.
2006-10-05 17:53:28 · 8 answers · asked by arizonasassylady 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Time to take a vacation and let yourself unwind!! Getting away from your daily routine will help take a step back and examine your life. Just go somewhere quiet where there is no hustle bustle and you can just relax. I would recommend a health and beauty spa for a couple days. You can get massages, facial treatments, body wraps, the works. Remember to stop and smell the roses every now then. Your body can only handle so much before it get mad at you and starts giving you health problems. Women are at a higher risk for a heart attack then men, remember that. Good luck and take care of yourself!!
2006-10-05 18:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by crchase16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK been there done that & got the t-shirt. I think there are more of us out there then people realize.
There is list of suggestions of things to do to help find a new identity besides work. Don't know if any of them will help you but they have helped me. No I don't do them all every week or even every month. I rotate my non work activities.
1 Take a vacation
2 Visit family
3 Read a book for fun not a tech or work related manual
4.Crochet
5 Sew
6 Take a speciality cooking course
7.Watch tv once in awhile for fun. Not news or weather channel. Something fun to you
8. Bowl join a short term league
9.Volunteer
10.Get a pet from an animal shelter if you like animals.
11 Join a singles group
12.Have friends over for dinner
13 Go to a comedy club
14 Go out dancing/learn to dance
15.Get a group together do to things together having a cook out
16 Listen to music
17.Go to the zoo
18 Go to musuems
19 Put puzzles together
20 Do word type puzzles
21 Learn a new hobby like pottery
22 Go to a craft fair
23 Go to yard sales
24.Date
25 Go to the movies
26.Go for nature walks
27 Go horse back riding
28 Go for a hayride
29 Visit a nursing home/hospital
30 Go to a sports event like baseball
31 Go putt putting
32 Learn golf
33 Redecorate you home
34 Update your wardrobe to include fun clothes
35 Take up gardening
36.Take a class that has nothing to do with work
37 Take up photography
38 Spend time on internet for fun
39 Go for a long drive
40. Laugh
Ok the list could go on and on but you get the idea. The big thing is to find something(s) you enjoy and do them. Don't be afraid to try something totally new. You may find you enjoy it.
Best of luck
2006-10-06 01:45:06 · answer #2 · answered by pj_gal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather's getting nice in AZ now..get a bike, go for a walk, join a club that is open late so you can work-out after work. Volunteer at a youth or retirement home, library. read a book, go back to school, take a class to learn something like in parks and recs through the city you live in, scrapbook, finance, pottery, make one new friend a month. change your second job to somethig that gets ya out with people
2006-10-06 01:03:17 · answer #3 · answered by atheleticman_fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TAKE A VACATION!!!
I am sure your kids would love a visit?
lay around in your pjs all day while you eat junk food(or fruits and vegies?) and watch chick flicks-invite someone over to enjoy that with you---its what i would do? hope everything works out?
2006-10-06 01:09:43 · answer #4 · answered by Deidre~&~Joshua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get out of debt and then slow down your work habits..Im sure your family would appreciate that
2006-10-06 01:33:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quit cold turkey. Then you can spend all your time looking for another job.
2006-10-06 00:55:52 · answer #6 · answered by a_poor_misguided_soul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you've got to work hard to try slowing down.
2006-10-06 00:56:20 · answer #7 · answered by butch garcia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go too future shop, buy a big tv...BIG...and an xbox 360...and lots of games...then find a sketchy guy downtown...buy an ounce of weed of him or her. roll up a fat one...smoke it...start playing video games....before you know it you will have lost your job...your kids...friends and other family....theeen you can start from scratch....
2006-10-06 00:56:04 · answer #8 · answered by David W 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋