Have you had a ‘ME Day’ lately?

A friend of mine who I used to work with, recently opened up my perspective to a great idea. Working together this particular day, she informed me that tomorrow she wouldn’t be able to work. When I questioned her as to why, she told me that she was well overdue for a ‘Me’ Day’. Intrigued, I asked her what she meant.

She kindly explained it to me, “Well, the way I see it is that I work hard, I pay my bills and look after my partner. I don’t go out much and I get burnt out easily.’” Laughing, I agreed that this sounded like most everyone I knew – Including myself. She went on, “I treat myself every few months or so to a ‘Me Day’ so I can rejuvenate, relax and find myself again.”

I found this idea fascinating. Afterall, it made perfect sense. We all deserve a ‘Me Day’ now and then. A Day completely to ourselves, with no interruptions. In my friends case, she was calling in sick to work as this was the only way she could have this day on her own without any other responsibilities crowding her special day with herself.

Now, you may or may not be able to call in sick to work in order to have a day to yourself, that’s your own decision to make. But, if this idea entices you then perhaps it’s worth putting some thought into how and when you could make your next ‘Me Day’ happen.

In our fast paced society today, it’s so easy to get burnt out and weary when we are so completely focused on our day to day activities. If you feel that perhaps you’ve lost sight of your direction or lost touch with yourself, then perhaps a ‘Me Day’ is exactly what the doctor ordered.

If you need some more convincing here are some benefits of having a Relaxing ‘Me Day’:

• Relieve/Reduce Stress
• Clear your Head
• Relaxation
• Reduced Pressures and Constant Rushing around day to day
• Regroup and review your wants, needs & goals
• Allow a chance to do things you love but rarely have time for anymore like Reading, Massage, Sunbathing, Swimming, Yoga or Shopping.

Get yourself motivated…..grab your calendar now and work out when your next ‘Me Day’ will be. For it to work out, you must only tell people what you’re doing on a strict ‘Need to Know’ basis – otherwise, as soon as friends, partners, parents and kids know you have some free time, they will end up filling it for you either consciously or not.

Keep your ‘Me Day’ to yourself as much as you can and try to make it happen on a day when the kids are at school or in childcare, your partner is at work or busy and your other friends, family and colleagues won’t have any idea that you’re not doing what you would normally be doing on such a day.

Once you’ve worked out when you can have your ‘Me Day’, now the fun part. What do YOU want to do on YOUR Me Day?

Make sure it is filled with things that make you happy, relaxed, calm, rejuvenated and centered.

Here are some ideas:

• A Massage or Facial
• Shopping
• Delicious Lunch in a Fabulous Restaurant
• Reading your new favourite book in a Garden
• A Picnic in the Countryside
• Painting or Drawing
• A day lounging by the Pool
• Take a Class in something you’ve always wanted to learn
• Go on a River Cruise, Gallery Tour or Walking Tour of your nearest City

So those are just a few suggestions to get you excited and inspired about treating yourself. Your ‘Me Day’ is not just about relaxing and relieving stress, it’s also a way to recognize that you work hard at what you do in life and you deserve a break and a reward now and then.

Now get to it – Plan your Me Day and Love every minute of it!

Leave us a Comment about your Me Day – we’d love to hear what you did for YOU!

xo