tag Mom and Traveling: Januari 2010
 

Prevent Jetlag

Traveling out of town by bus or train, maybe just make you tired. But, traveling by plane across the region with a different time can disrupt your eating and sleeping patterns; symptoms commonly called jet lag.

Jetlag is a psychological condition caused by differences in time from the point of departure to destination, so our bodies are forced to adjust. Some people call Jetlag with circadian rhythms.


Signs of someone experiencing jet lag are nausea, difficulty sleeping, not feeling well, emotionally unstable. Not infrequently, this is an issue that quite disturbing activities. Experts say, the risk is smaller jet lag on a trip from east to west than from west to east. To minimize jet lag, you can do the following:

1. Make sure you get enough sleep the night before his departure.

2. During the flight, avoid taking sleeping pills, alcohol and caffeine. Drink water or juice as much as possible to avoid dehydration, because the air in planes is very dry.

3. Try moving the body with a walk around the aircraft cabin to avoid the leg became swollen due to less smooth circulation of blood to the legs due to sitting too long.

4. Arriving at their destination, you should immediately adjust your biological clock, such as eating and sleeping hour local time. This will help the body adapt to the changing times.

5. Let your body in the sun after arriving at the destination or to let sunlight into the room. The sun's rays will provide a stimulus to cells of the body to adapt to new environments. With this body clock will be faster to adapt local time.

6. When the schedule at their destination pretty solid, try to get there tired early, so that the body has enough time to adjust.

7. Try to keep fitness with exercise, to maintain body condition remained excellent.

Suitcases packed Toward the Holidays

Before leaving on vacation, preparation is absolutely done. Packing suitcases and bags also need to be one of the main agenda. You can learn from the following tips:

1. Pick a small suitcase or bag but has enough space to hold all your belongings.

2. To save space, you should arrange clothes by rolling, not folding. For shoes, draw up a face-to-face and save it in a different bag for each shoe type.

3. Separate items such as hats, socks or a sweater in a different bag, so you do not need to unpack my bag if you need it at any time in transit. For luxury goods, should not be incorporated in the suitcase. Keep it in the handbag or purse your waist.

4. Prepare the plastic bags for storing dirty clothes.

5. Take inventory of medicines, and toiletries first aid box. Keep these items in a bag or a special room, which is easily accessible when needed. Separate items that have the potential leak of liquid in a sealed plastic bag.

6. In order for the trip was more fun, bring your books, novels, music player, or other equipment to fill in spare time during the trip. Cameras and small notebook is also feasible to carry, for perpetuating the impression of you during the trip.

Take a Vacation Leave

You are already married once worked, would agree: 24 hours a day is never enough! Household chores that seemed never-ending, plus a workload that can’t be taken lightly, any holiday weekend, though slip by, not able to slightly cool the mind and replenish 'battery' spirit.

Want to recharge 'spirit? The following three tips you can try:
1. Plan a vacation Think again, when was the last time you and your family enjoy the holidays?
When you are in a number months, even years never vacation, now is the time you take a short break. Plan carefully, so that maximum results. Plan a vacation of four to five days. Make sure, that's when you really relax, free from all kinds of office work or household chores. If not possible, simply take a two-day weekend, with notes, completely remove yourself from all the load. Enjoy the time to pamper yourself, turn off the phone, do not open the email.

2. Counting again Feeling very tired with the double burden as well as career women, housewives, and plans to stop working?
Think about it, do not rush a decision. As a simulation, try wearing only her husband to meet the entire payroll needs of families for a month. See, if you and your family survive?

3. Negotiation Not easy to do, find a job that 'friendly' against homemakers.
Many companies just want to beat one's brains employees as human beings regardless of their needs - in this case, you as housewives. Still, try to negotiate with the boss or HR manager to get various kinds of flexibility. All you need to pay attention, tell him clearly what you mean, your needs, also emphasize your ability to complete all tasks without any unaffected flexibility you have requested.
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