Everyone needs some space and time to recharge, and there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, it is healthy for working moms to take some time alone for themselves to be emotionally and mentally well.
With that said spending some time alone is not solitude and working moms need this time more than ever given the stress of being a working mom. Unfortunately, some working moms find that they can’t get” me time” at home.
From the minute they walk through the door to the last minute they fall asleep, they are never alone. There are always the kids, the spouse, or other people. By the time she drops down to sleep, she is exhausted and drained.
Some me-time during a workday at the office is ideal in improving not only your wellbeing but your productivity at work. As such, if situations allow, we all should try to get that alone time at the office.
If your work allows, try squeezing in as much “me time’ as you can get at the office. You have to be deliberate to find these opportunities to create some “alone time” away from the colleagues and everyone else.
In this post…
How to Get Alone Time in the Office
Simple Self-Care Things to Do during Office “Me Time”
Easy Tips on Getting Alone Time At the Office All Working Moms Need
Guaranteed Time When Moms Can Get Alone Me-Time At Office
1. Use the Office Lunch Hour for “Me Time”
Most employers will allow the employees an lunch hour break. It is an entire hour that you have all to yourself. You may spend it with others but it is also a perfect moment to spend it alone, especially if it is hard to get some other alone time later.
While you may spend your lunch hour with colleagues on some days, choose specific days in a week that you use this one hour for yourself. It will be very beneficial to you.
2. Spend the Tea break Alone as Me-time at the Office
Equally, you can use the tea break to get some me-time. It is usually shorter than the lunch hour but just as useful.
Instead of the usual chit-chat at the office all week, choose to spend some breaks alone on some days. If you have an office to yourself, you have a privilege as you can enjoy all the break time alone.
Read: How to make Time for Yourself
3. Get to the Office Early for Some “Me Time”
If getting some alone time at the office is hard when other people are around, try getting to the office earlier than everyone else. If you are allowed to, you can arrive an hour or half an hour at your office before the actual time the rest of the colleagues start getting in. It gives you uninterrupted time to yourself all alone at the office.
Read: How to Effectively Use a Long Work Day
4. Use Your Work Commute Time as “Me Time”
Not many working moms appreciate the power and the things you can do during your commute time to and from the office. There is so much alone time you have, especially if you have a long commute to the office.
Some working moms have a commute time as long as an hour one way which is a good time that you can spend alone . The option will especially work great if you drive yourself and therefore you have some great alone time daily at your exposure.
Read: How to Utilize a Long Work Commute
5. Use Bathroom Breaks for “Me Time”
Moms go to bathrooms all the time to pull themselves together. You can use this as me-time.The bathrooms have seen the pain and fears of many women who run there when they are in the blink of a meltdown. Yet only a few working women view bath room time as actual “me time”.
Bathrooms are perfect for that much-needed alone time in the middle of the workday, with no intrusion. Take as much time as you want during your bathroom breaks. They count as alone time and cumulatively you will feel better mentally and emotionally.
6. Time Blocking at Office
Sometimes if you can’t find any alone time to yourself during the day, and you desperately need one, the most ideal thing to do is time blocking. Just like a lot of work scenarios, time blocking is the best way to get un-interrupted time to yourself. Use time blocking to schedule some alone time each week/day.
Read: How to Set and Enforce Clear Work Boundaries
Simple Self-Care Things to Do during Office “Me Time”
- Go for a walk/run – Popular for most moms
- Read a book – my favourite thing to do during me time
- Write a journal during me-time at office- Recommended for working moms to help destress
- De-clutter the office – Popular passtime
- Meditate when alone at the office
- Just sit, reenergize, and just not think about anything
Read: How to Create Self Care Plan
Expert Tips on Easily Getting Alone Time At the Office
- You have to make alone time a priority and carve some time out in your busy daily work routine
- Work friends and colleagues are all great, but you need some alone to be any help to them
- Don’t feel guilty. The need for alone time is not selfish. It is taking care of yourself so that you can take care of everyone else
- Be disciplined and don’t bulge. Let your colleagues know that you are taking some time alone. It will avoid them disrupting you in your office or calling you
- Every alone time matters. Start with as little time as you can get to yourself in a day and work from there. This may get be as little as 15 minutes a day but with persistence, you can increase this to an hour.
