Are you stressed? Could you use a break? If I gave you a penny every time you heard the word Moooommyyy – Would you rich? Well, we’ve all been there! With babies, toddlers and older children to care for the kitchen and meals, paying bills, cleaning and playing a taxi, finding time for yourself may seem impossible when you find a few minutes of quiet, many of us are at a loss for what to do. Take time out to recharge your batteries is just what you need. So what’s stopping you? Leave your job back, just for a little while, and give yourself permission to take a much needed time-out. Some of my favorite Stress-Busters: 1. Put yourself in time: Allow some time alone to yourself. Use this time to focus on you. Find a place in your home that you can go and find privacy. You can ask your partner or friend to the family in a few hours while you enjoy your time alone. Do nothing, sleep, read, watch a movie, and enjoy your solitude. 2. Tell a friend: When you are stressed, based on a good friend. Sit back and enjoy a good conversation, a cup of coffee or a pampering day girls. Moms find comfort, support and love in the company of close friends. 3. Play: As adults, we sometimes forget the value of beneficial play. Play stimulates our imagination, encourages our creativity, boosts our energy, and best of all, it’s fun. Try a game of tennis, a game of cards online or perhaps invite some friends for an evening of board games. We like to play Trivial Pursuit and sequences, which has many varieties. Cranium is also a great party game. 4. Meditate: Meditation has been proven to reduce your blood pressure and helps to significantly reduce your stress level. Meditation and / or prayer will help you stay in touch with the spiritual side. Meditation is a very effective method of relaxation. To meditate, quiet your mind and allow you to focus on something, like your breath. Find a position where a relaxed and comfortable Try to visualize good health and peace as you inhale. While you breathe to breathe while your stress. Set aside about 20 minutes for this exercise. At the end, you’ll see how much more relaxed your mind and body, and for how long you can keep your patience. 5. Take a nap: Find a quiet and comfortable and take a nap. Even a short nap can leave you feeling refreshed, renewed and more focused. Studies have shown that people who have spent 30 minutes every day lacked a third less heart disease as those who did not nap. 6. Eating: Not just anything, but some things. Studies show that certain foods can help reduce stress. Carbohydrates will actually calm you. Good sources of carbohydrates include rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, popcorn and cookies low in calories. Experts suggest that the carbohydrates present in a single baked potato or a cup of spaghetti or white rice, enough to relieve the anxiety of a stressful day. Or a cup of chamomile tea is a proven soother.