As a stay-at-home mom of two, the highlight of the day is nap time. A quick snooze and I’m ready to tackle momlife. Naps are less frequent as my daughter nears the twonager phase (she will be 2 in September). Since I haven’t figured out a way to funnel her endless energy supply, I found some creative ways to get past the mid-day slump.
5 Creative Ways Stay-At-Home Moms Can Get Past The Mid-Day Slump
Go outside!
This is a no brainer. If you are a stay at home mom and have children at home during the day, you tend to send them outside to play to get them out of your hair. Righ? Well, how about going outside with them? I usually sit out back and watch my daughter run around for a few minutes. The fresh air is perfect for everyone, and if you are lucky, your kids will get themselves tired enough for a quick nap.
Avoid eating a heavy lunch.
Ever heard of the itis? Food coma? I don’t know about you but eating a heavy lunch tends to make me want to sleep right after. It’s usually just my daughter and me during lunch time, so I try to eat something light. Grilled salmon is one of my favorite meal idea for lunch.
Do something fun that doesn’t require too much thinking.
On a good day, my daughter will sleep until 8 am. Which means that by 3 pm, I’m a complete zombie. On the rare chances that she made herself tired enough for a 20 minutes nap, I try to get all the no brainer work done. For me, that’s taking pictures for a blog post, browsing Pinterest for ideas and just recently, adult coloring.
Give in to the mid-day slump!
That’s right, have that nap! It doesn’t often happen these days, but the few times I’ve given into the mid-day slump and enjoyed a power nap, I was refreshed and ready to take on the toddler daily craziness.
Stay hydrated throughout the day
I can’t stretch how important it is to stay hydrated during the day. When you’re a stay at home mom, it is so easy to forget something simple as drinking enough water. Stay away from pop, instead, have a cup of refreshing Nestlé Pure Life Sparkling Water. I love bubbly water! Nestlé Pure Life Sparkling Water contains 0 calories, 0 sugar. So I can enjoy my bubbly without feeling like I’m over overindulging.
I added some lemon, lime and orange slices to my Lemon Lime Nestlé Pure Life Sparkling Water. Delicious and so refreshing.
10 More things you can do:
Next time you feel the mid-day slump creeping in, try these fun & creative ways to get past it. What’s your favorite Nestlé Pure Life Sparkling Water flavor? Mine is the Sparkling Black Cherry.
Have some tips on how to you get past the mid-day slump? Share them with me.
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That mid-day slump is legit! I am going to have to pick up some of this Purelife for tomorrow!
I’ve never tried that before!! I love my sparkling water, but maybe I have to give Nestle sparkling water a try!
My kids have all the energy in the world. I have found that I just need to make myself going to get through mid-day!
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I find getting outside really helps me. But getting creative with what I eat and drink helps too. Makes things a bit more fun
The struggle is real! I do everything I can to stay awake at that time of day – take a shower, have coffee, walk around! I will try the hydration tip. Thanks for the list of how to get over that mid day slump.
Such a refreshing tasting water. I use this when I am in the mood for bubbles, and not in the mood for added sugar in my diet. This water is nice and crisp and can be used to make spritzers, cut the sugar in juices, make healthier and fun cool aid, or can be used in so many different drinks for the entire family. It’s also a good drink when you are on the go……plus there are lots of other delicious flavors too!
These are great tips! It’s always fun to give in and nap every now and then. I’m with you, my favorite flavor is the Sparkling Black Cherry.
These are excellent tips. The mid-day slump is REAL. ESPECIALLY when the kids are small and exceptionally good at getting into everything.
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I would almost agree with you about getting outside. But here in the south, it is already in the 90’s most afternoons. I think I will just sip on one of those Sparkling Lemon Lime drinks!
Great tips!! I love idea of breaking up the day with time outside!! That Nestle sparking water is my treat water! It makes me feel like I am drinking pop! (without the sugar!)
The mid day slump happens even when you don’t have kids. As someone who works from home, I definitely feel the mid day slump. My favorite thing to do is relax with a cool drink and take a short nap. There is a reason young children take naps, because they are the smart ones. Give in and take a nap, it feels so good!
Great tips! I use many of them and will use those I was not before reading this! I DO hit that slump and it hits HARD time to hit back!
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Mid day slumps are tough. I get them pretty often. I might just take your advice and try cleaning out a junk drawer. That would be productive.
Do something different and unusual. We walked the kids over to the fire station. The doors were open and the men invited them in to see the trucks and sit in the seat. Made their day. All your ideas are great.
You are right about taking a nap. Power naps give you more energy to last the afternoon. Great tips!
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The mid-day slump is SO REAL. I keep trying to avoid drinking so much coffee and drinking fruit infused water instead. It’s slowly been making a difference.
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The mid-day slump isn’t as difficult for me as mid-morning. But my mid-morning slump is simply due to the medications that I have to take for chronic pain. They don’t affect me as much in the afternoon because I am usually up watching the boys play or running them places.
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Heavy lunches weighs the body down so much. I totally understand. I wouldn’t want to do that then hang w/kids afterwards.
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As someone who works from home, these tips apply to me too haha! Now that summer is here, it’s so important to stay hydrated!
These are great tips!! The mid day slump is NO joke, it can really suck haha. Love your tips, they’re super creative and definitely beneficial!
Getting outside has to be my favorite tip! I work from home and I always like to take a walk or just get some fresh air when I take a break. Makes a huge difference!
It such a brilliant tips! I love it. These will be helpful and useful.
I can totally relate with that! Oh it’s so hard to stay awake after you had your lunch. I am more sleepy now because of my pregnancy. Nice tips!
I am usually not a fan of sparkling drinks but these sound so yummy!! Plus I love the Nestle brand, I need to check these out!!
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These are definitely some great way to get past the mid-day hump. Sometimes I take naps and feel so much better after them.
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I love fruit waters. The best thing ever for a quick pick-me-up.
Some great tips (for dads too!), the best tip I can give is if you are having rough nights and being woken up very early then make sure you as a parent have a nap too with them during the day, it really helps!
Yes, dad too! You are right about taking naps! Helps us keep up with the kids lol