At Rochester Mom Collective, we started 2024 off with intentionally building up positive habits that will help our well-being and allow us to build up our families and homes too. Each month, we are going to share and challenge you to work on five habits for the month – one for each of these areas of life:
- Mindfulness
- Physical Wellness
- Emotional Wellness
- Family
- Home
It is our sincerest hope that you will join us and other moms throughout Rochester by reading about these monthly habits and finding ways that work for you to implement them into your life. We will be sharing reminders on our Facebook and Instagram for these habits. We’ll ask how you are doing tackling each challenge and we want to hear from you so that we can share your progress and help motivate others.
Mindfulness – Gratitude Journal
Studies show that engaging in intentional daily practice like gratitude journaling generally leads to improved overall health. Take time to turn off the mental load bearing and the mom guilt and think of all of the things that you are thankful for in your life right now. Writing them down helps you process and doing it regularly helps build new pathways in our brain.
Physical Wellness – Get Active
We can be on our feet all day but that doesn’t mean we’re exercising with our whole body. There are plenty of local businesses to check out in our Guide To Fitness In Rochester. There are also so many ways to build fitness into our routine at home with different apps and YouTube videos.
Emotional Wellness – Get Connected
As moms, it’s easy to become isolated. Having time with other moms can be very important to our emotional wellness. We are able to find encouragement and realize that we are not alone. This spring Rochester Mom Collective is coordinating a Coffee Shop Hop and Spring Park Playdates. Come hang out and make some new friends.
Family – Have Dinner Together (And Dessert)
Sometimes the evenings are chaotic and I need these people to eat now and others to eat later. Sometimes dinner is thrown together or I am not present at the table. Find a night when you can really prepare a meal for your family where everyone can sit and enjoy being together. Having a dessert ready also helps extend this time. No one is getting up if dessert is coming!
Home – Improve Your Sleeping Space
Getting enough sleep is key to our health. Back in January we started trying to get bed earlier for our own sake. But there is more you can do to make your bedroom a place where you can rest easy. Is there a part of your bedroom that you know needs cleaned? It’s hard to fall asleep when you know there is a mess right over there. Take 30 minutes to speed clean your bedroom! Reorganize your nightstand so that you have everything you need to wind down before going to bed. Does light seep in your windows in the morning? Find some blackout curtains to help you sleep better!
Let’s work on the April Building Up Challenge together! Then, we’ll be back with 5 new habits in May!
