How To Avoid Summer Burnout

Being a Summer baby, this is one of my favourite seasons. But how can we avoid Summer burnout?

You see, I’m also one of those people who gets ill on holiday. Was the same when I was at school too. Fine all year, then as soon as I have time off, it hits me.

Summer months tend to be busier, as we enjoy getting out and about more, and want to make the most of our downtime.

But it can mean working extra hard in the run up to those precious weeks of annual leave, so how can we avoid hitting the metaphorical wall, and enjoy more of the good bits of Summer?

Planning Is Everything

Sounds an obvious one, but if you usually leave all the household tasks and life admin to the weekends, changing up your routine can help free up your free time. Can you use your lunch break or weeknights instead, to avoid the Sunday night panic of trying to find clean clothes after a busy weekend.

Don’t Set Yourself Unrealistic Ambitions

If the weekend or holiday itinerary looks jam packed, remember you don’t need to fit in all the things at once. If you need some chillax time, factor that in. Often it takes the first few days of a holiday to feel the tension leave our bodies, so try not to overwhelm yourself.

Time off is time off. Period.

Be as precious with your time off as you are with your to-do list. If you’re planning to spend some time with your loved ones, give it your full attention. There’s nothing worse than being there in person, when your head is somewhere else. You won’t enjoy it, and people around you can pick up on that energy too. Switch the phone off. Block out the time in your calendar. Be present.

If You Don’t Want To Go, Say No (…but thanks for the invite!)

Its lovely to spend time socialising and catching up with people, but you don’t have to accept every invite. If you’ve had more BBQs than early nights recently, then it’s ok to take a time out and recharge. Burning the candle at both ends can leave you feeling grotty, fuzzy headed and low in motivation, not to mention the overindulging! Enjoy the events that you do go to, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself to attend everything, if its impacting day to day.

So there you go, some quick ideas of how to add more of the good in to the Summer and avoid burnout.

Enjoy the rest, I think we’ve all deserved it this year!

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