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And some juicy  Corporate Wisdom Tips, on getting home in the evening,  here is Part 3.

Nourish your family, friends and yourself.

Tip 1

Eat a great nourishing dinner when you get home in the evening. If you love to cook, or this is your evening to cook for the family, great! Cooking is about loving and nourishing oneself and others and can light up the eyes of your family, encourage humour and all sorts.

Tip 2

Getting your family/friends involved by delegating duties such as peeling vegetables, washing up, taking out the trash or making a cup of tea or a drink for everyone will encourage conversation about how their day has gone.

Tip 3

Listen to the sub texts of conversation, remember you do this at work every day in your job (hopefully) and this will encourage a meaningful and close relationship especially with your teenagers.Even if they grunt, that’s ok too. That grunt may mean, ‘I had a great day’ or I had a terrible day.’ After a while, you will be able to figure out which is which. If in doubt, just asking  ‘what does that grunt mean, exactly?’ or ‘What was that you said again?’ in the calmest of voices may be a way forward.

Tip 4

Allow your loved ones the space and time to fill you in on what’s been happening in their lives. Breathing through this will help too. Especially if this is the nth time you have heard about ‘Sally’s fight with her best friend,’ or the nth time you have heard your partner tell your teenage son ‘isn’t it about time you had a haircut?’

Scenario
If you come through the door after work and a screaming child is thrust at you in temper, then perhaps accept that this has been a bad day for your partner and they may need time out before you. What’s to stop you having time out and breathing calmly whilst calming down your gorgeous child/children and rubbing their back/s gently whilst talking to them? A quiet space/room in the house for this may encourage congeniality and definitely improve your relationship with your partner.

I recently read an article where a gentleman came in through the door , where this was the norm and immediately thrust his briefcase at his partner with his papers and started shouting the orders of his business day as he took the children from his partner. Of course, I would prefer to endorse that this is only done in the spirit of coming home to chaos on a habitual basis. After a while even the calmest of individuals will start to raise their eyebrows.

Tip 5

Remember that at bed time, this is a place to return to a state of relaxation again and if having a shower or bath is part of your normal routine, go for it. Water is very nurturing and healing.

Tip 6

Counting sheep works for some people in going off to sleep as does reading, somewhat. Taking piles of work into your bedroom just elevates your cortisol levels (and perhaps irritates your partner) and will encourage insomnia, so please use your bedroom for relaxation and a good nights sleep.

My suggestion is that you do all that you need to do before going into your ‘Den of Relaxation’ or whatever you choose to call it and then turn off your bedside lamp. Avoid having a television in your bedroom if possible as you may experience funny and unsettling dreams that inhibit a good nights sleep.

Enjoy reading and have a lovely day.

Many Blessings.x