The holiday season can be a wonderful time - but it can be a stressful one too, especially when you're spending all of your time surrounded by family. It can sometimes get a little bit overwhelming, in particular when you're coming home from university. You're used to setting your own timetable, and returning back to the family house can be a bit like being back at college again!
However, that doesn't necessarily mean that the holiday season has to be full of stress. Some of our top tips for this festive season include:
- Take some time for yourself. Curl up under a warm blanket with a hot chocolate, take a long walk in the crisp, cold air, or read a favourite book. Family and friends will hopefully understand that this can be a stressful period for everybody, and let you have your 'me' time.
- Keep in touch with people who understand. Spending time with friends is just as important as spending time with family, especially if they know about your family stress, and can help alleviate it in any way.
- Talk to your family about what's going on. They're probably stressed out just as much as you are, and chatting to them about it will allow everyone to get a little bit of that stress off of their chests.
- Keep things in moderation. Not looking after your diet, but rather overindulging on chocolates and alcohol won't help with your stress levels.
Well, that's it for the Nightline blog for this term - I'm very much looking forward to writing more for you in the coming term. I hope that you all have a very merry holiday season!
As ever yours,
-Wendy
Friday 15 December 2017
Friday 8 December 2017
Work-Life Balance
Hello, everyone! This week we've been chatting about work-life balance on our various social media, so here we are on the blog to round the week off.
It is increasingly difficult to find a good work-life balance, especially when you're in uni. There are so many things that need to be done all at once, most especially assignments and studying! This is made doubly stressful due to the fact that we can take our work everywhere with us via our phones and laptops. It is so easy to interrupt self-care time by checking our emails or answering calls.
Having a good work-life balance is extremely important, as it can really have an affect on your mental wellbeing. If you're feeling fatigued, irritable or emotional, these can all be signs that your work-life balance isn't what it needs to be.
How can you get a good work-life balance? We've got a couple of tips for you:
- Set up a schedule. Make sure to take a couple of hours every evening just for your mental wellbeing. Don't let yourself check emails or work-related texts.
- Within this schedule, prioritise what needs to be done. That way, at the end of the day, you will have accomplished the most important tasks, letting you rest easy that night.
- Don't let yourself pull all-nighters! Getting that assignment started just a little bit sooner and doing a little bit every day will let you enjoy your nights leading up to the deadline.
- Do a variety of things that you enjoy - have fun and be social with friends whilst still allowing lots of me time.
We know it is difficult to get a good work-life balance, especially whilst you're at university. That's one of the reasons why Nightline is here to help.
As ever,
-Wendy
It is increasingly difficult to find a good work-life balance, especially when you're in uni. There are so many things that need to be done all at once, most especially assignments and studying! This is made doubly stressful due to the fact that we can take our work everywhere with us via our phones and laptops. It is so easy to interrupt self-care time by checking our emails or answering calls.
Having a good work-life balance is extremely important, as it can really have an affect on your mental wellbeing. If you're feeling fatigued, irritable or emotional, these can all be signs that your work-life balance isn't what it needs to be.
How can you get a good work-life balance? We've got a couple of tips for you:
- Set up a schedule. Make sure to take a couple of hours every evening just for your mental wellbeing. Don't let yourself check emails or work-related texts.
- Within this schedule, prioritise what needs to be done. That way, at the end of the day, you will have accomplished the most important tasks, letting you rest easy that night.
- Don't let yourself pull all-nighters! Getting that assignment started just a little bit sooner and doing a little bit every day will let you enjoy your nights leading up to the deadline.
- Do a variety of things that you enjoy - have fun and be social with friends whilst still allowing lots of me time.
We know it is difficult to get a good work-life balance, especially whilst you're at university. That's one of the reasons why Nightline is here to help.
As ever,
-Wendy
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