It’s been crazy busy at work today! I can’t wait to get out of here. Have you ever said that or thought that before? Yep. Me, too. Then to make it worse you look at the office clock and it’s only 10:00 a.m. and you have to go to 5:00 p.m. What do you do?

Here’s a couple of suggestions:

• Take a 15 minute break in the morning (no more than that)
• Take a 15 minute break in the afternoon (no more than that)
• Be certain to take your lunch. I’ll say that again. Be certain to take your lunch, whether it’s a half hour or whether it’s an hour. Take your lunch. Even if you can’t take it at your regular time, as soon as  you get a break, take your lunch.
• If you have to go to the company cafeteria, take it.
• If you want to go to your car and get a catnap, take it.
• If you want to go to your car with you bag lunch and a book, take it.
• If you want to just go to your car and play a game on your cell phone, do it.
• Go take a walk and breathe the fresh air. Put in some earplugs while you’re walking and listen to some music on your phone, the kind you like.

When you get back to your desk, you’ll be refreshed and glad that you took some much needed me time during a busy and hard day at work.

C. Renee