Ladies, what are your methods for decreasing the impending workweek stress on Sundays? I feel like weekends are only like 1 day long sometimes because come Sundays, I am already stressing about work. I use wine, a lot.
Post by supertrooper1 on Feb 8, 2015 15:06:01 GMT -5
I don't think about work on the weekends. But if something is on my mind that I have to do, I write down the things I need to do in the order of importance. Sometimes I even email them to my work email so the list is there waiting for me Monday morning.
I like to use Sunday's to get ahead and make my weekdays less stressful. So I'll do laundry, meal plan, go to the grocery store, set out DS clothes for the week, etc.
Sundays are very stressful for me, I totally get you. I do actually work on some weekends including Sundays so that doesn't help.
In addition to wine, I try to do as many of my chores as I can BEFORE Sunday. If i cant do thst, i try to wake as early as possible and get things done in the morning. I really try to protect that time. I also leave a lot of buffer in my day so that I can be sure we eat dinner and go to bed on time, if not early. On Sunday, I like to be in bed watching TV by nine.
It also helps me to know exactly what I will be doing on Monday at work. Having a very defined schedule reduces my anxiety.
This is something we as a family really struggle with and are constantly trying to make better. I think it is harder in the winter too.
I'm generally solo parenting on the weekend, so I'm usually too crazy busy to think about work until I actually get there on Monday.
When I do have the time and headspace to get into stress mode, some sort of exercise, meditation, and/or some sort of fun activity usually helps me. My SO and I vent to each other about work a lot too; that seems to help us blow off some steam.
The earlier during the weekend I start thinking about Monday, the more sure I am I need to leave my job.
With my last job, I would occasionally (okay, frequently) find myself crying about it being Friday, because I knew the weekend would be WONDERFUL and Monday would be even more awful in comparison, so why bother with the weekend? Leaving that job was the best thing I ever did.
Post by wesleycrusher on Feb 8, 2015 19:12:52 GMT -5
With my old job- which I hated- I would cry before I had to go. A break- no matter how long, was never enough. Now that I really love my job it's not an issue.
I do start thinking about Mondays on Sundays, but mostly it's like "ugh, I have to go back to work tomorrow and I wanted to get x,y,z done around the house and I didn't." not anything work related.
With my old job- which I hated- I would cry before I had to go. A break- no matter how long, was never enough. Now that I really love my job it's not an issue.
I do start thinking about Mondays on Sundays, but mostly it's like "ugh, I have to go back to work tomorrow and I wanted to get x,y,z done around the house and I didn't." not anything work related.
This for me, too, unless I know I have a particularly difficult patient scheduled on Monday. Then I do dread work. I try to use Sunday to at least make food that'll have leftovers for 1-2 weekdays, and meal-plan through Wednesdays. I don't work on Thursdays, so I sometimes cook "real food" on Thursdays too, and since MH has no class on Fridays, that day is his responsibility. On Sundays I am also usually lamenting the fact that I didn't get more sleep over the weekend... and then proceed to go to bed late Sunday night anyway...
I completely know what you mean. For the last several months I've been working Sunday which helps alleviate that problem bc I'm already at work lol.
Like others have said I try to use Sunday evening to prepare for the week as far as meal plan, pack as many meals ahead of time that I can - just so that's one less stress for the week, or at least monday.
Sundays are my night for whatever TV I want to watch, which keeps my mind off the upcoming week. Sister Wives/My 5 Wives, Say Yes to the Dress, Greys (just not SportsCenter, DH!). It's the one night I tell myself to relax because I know the week is going to be crazy. It usually works.
I usually crash on the couch to watch TV and fold mountains of laundry on Sunday night. It makes me feel like I accomplished a huge chore before starting the week, and I still get to veg out with my shows. As far as work stress goes, I think it just took me some time to get to a good head space about "its just a job. And my family comes firsT" so that I could stress less about work stuff during non work hours.
Post by erinshelley21 on Feb 9, 2015 8:59:03 GMT -5
I've been known to get kind of down on Sundays about going back to work the next day. Things at work have been pretty stressful and being self-employed with lots of bills to get paid off, I've felt kind of stuck and I'm not sure I really like what I do. Things likely won't improve enough for my liking for another year and a half or two, and because of a number of obligations, I have to stick it out. Knowing that I can't really change my work situation too much, it's become a mental game. I keep myself so busy on Sundays that I don't have time to think about it. Run errands, have lunch with my mom or a friend, go shopping, meal prep, grocery shop, laundry, cleaning, a small DIY or craft project, etc. Before I know it, it's time to shower and go to bed! It has helped tremendously.
Late to the par-tay, but pretty much like everyone else I try to do most of my chores on Saturday morning. Sometimes it bleeds into Sunday Morning when it's a particularly busy weekend, but as a rule I try to leave Sunday evenings (after dinner) pretty much free to de-stress.
Also Fridays at work I write a list of To Do's for Monday so on the weekend I could learn to adopt, "Well, I can take care of it Monday." But like wesleycrusher, when I was at a job that I was miserable at, nothing I did helped...
I usually crash on the couch to watch TV and fold mountains of laundry on Sunday night. It makes me feel like I accomplished a huge chore before starting the week, and I still get to veg out with my shows. As far as work stress goes, I think it just took me some time to get to a good head space about "its just a job. And my family comes firsT" so that I could stress less about work stuff during non work hours.
Maybe some practice on my end needs to be done :-)
I've been known to get kind of down on Sundays about going back to work the next day. Things at work have been pretty stressful and being self-employed with lots of bills to get paid off, I've felt kind of stuck and I'm not sure I really like what I do. Things likely won't improve enough for my liking for another year and a half or two, and because of a number of obligations, I have to stick it out. Knowing that I can't really change my work situation too much, it's become a mental game. I keep myself so busy on Sundays that I don't have time to think about it. Run errands, have lunch with my mom or a friend, go shopping, meal prep, grocery shop, laundry, cleaning, a small DIY or craft project, etc. Before I know it, it's time to shower and go to bed! It has helped tremendously.
Thank you! Someone else told me to have a gathering or get together late Sunday afternoon so seeing people and talking with good friends helps
What has helped me, but I've really only practiced the last 6 months or so, is to do more during the week.I found that I was pushing so much to the weekends that I was exhausted and had no down time. We moved DD to a Friday night dance class instead of taking up our Saturday mornings, which helped a lot. I also started doing a load of laundry every night. The kids put their clothes in the washer before they get in the bath, I go around and gather the rest of the dirty stuff, wash on cold so I don't worry about blending colors. I then put away laundry from the night before (DH does bath) and then throw it in the dryer after we get the kids to bed. I then take the dried laundry from the night before and fold it. And repeat.
This keeps laundry from piling up waiting for the weekend. I also limit chore time. So like I prep veggies and brown meat for the week on Sunday afternoon, but I set a timer for 60 minutes and don't do anything I don't get done in that hour
With my old job- which I hated- I would cry before I had to go. A break- no matter how long, was never enough. Now that I really love my job it's not an issue.
I do start thinking about Mondays on Sundays, but mostly it's like "ugh, I have to go back to work tomorrow and I wanted to get x,y,z done around the house and I didn't." not anything work related.
This is how I am. I hated my job before and got so down on Sundays and in the morning on my way there. Now that I have a job I love I get bummed that I don't have as much free time but I'm not dreading being at work. I think it helps to plan something fun for Sunday so you're too busy to think about work.
I was just reading my Real Simple magazine and they had an article about this. They said that 81% of respondents to a Monster poll in 2013 said they got the Sunday night blues with 59% saying they experience them really bad.
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