Try saying ’10 tell tale signs’ really fast, ten times!!!! ๐คช If you can do it perfectly – maybe ‘you’ need a break. ๐คฃ
You might just need a break if you keep losing your keys in the morning and eventually end up finding them in the fridge, or you keep leaving the keys on the outside of the door. No excuse for it.
Diet Coke or Kit Kat?
Having a break doesn’t just mean a quick cuppa and a gaze out the window – nope, a break could be days or weeks off/away from people or places, a sabbatical, a year out, or a permanent reduction in the time you spend on certain things in life.
Sometimes that need for a break really translates into – the need to rethink your life and strike a better balance, or add some pazazz!!ย (I could probably do with some myself๐)!! …anyway we’re digressing onto another blog post….
You Need a Break: 10 Tell Tale Signs
1. You wake up on Saturday morning and for a split second, you question what day it is as you look at the time (seemingly, you forgot it was the weekend).
2. You’ve only been in the office for an hour and it feels like five hours.
3. It’s been feeling suspiciously like ‘all work and no play’ for longer than you care to mention.
4. Things that don’t normally bother you start to annoy you.
5. You just can’t seem to rev up the concentration levels.
6. You feel tired all the time.
7. You’ve lost your spark, mojo, whatever you want to call it.
8. Instead of typing your usual password into login boxes, you type whatever words are in your head at the time without realising you’re doing it, perhaps from a song you keep singing or whatever it is you’re planning on eating that night…. Password: Pizza

Speaking of pizza…..I tried these vegan pizzas recently and they’re not bad at all. A sprinkle of chilli flakes did just the trick. ‘Im not a vegan by the way, but I do like to keep dairy products as minimal as possible.
9. No matter how busy you are, the time still seems to drag โฐ
10. The work life balance seems to be tipping the wrong way (you might need more than a break – maybe a major life change)
We all have moments where we’re out of steam, lacking a bit of zest or doing silly things that we”d likely scoff at if it was anyone else.
I think our subconscious selves actively let us know we need a break, a boost or a just a bit of fun to balance things out again – so try and take the hint the next time you find yourself pouring fruit juice on your cereal (I think I did this once, a very long time ago). ๐
Burn Out
Here’s 20 warning signs that you might be heading for a burn out at work!!ย
If not ourselves, I’m sure we all know someone exhibiting a few tell tale signs, someone we wish would take a break, lighten up, have some fun, and stop allowing the pressures of the world to weigh them down and rob them of life’s little joys. ๐คฏ
The long list of health problems stemming from stress and lack of mental and physical restย – seems endless and ought to be enough to make us put ourselves at the top of the list of priorities, where we belong.
Time for a break then?
Feel free to share some of your ‘need a break’ tell tale signs below!
Keshia Esgate
#needabreak When I start to get mouth ulcers I know I need a break as I am starting to feel run down.
Francesca H
CBA about anything thats good for you – I’m a right one for just collapsing in bed without bothering to eat.
Cherryl
That’s got to be a tell tale sign ๐ฌ
isis1981uk
When I start procrastinating, that usually means I need to stop and recharge at work! #needabreak
Cherryl
Totally agree ๐
fiona waterworth
when I spend an hour looking for my car keys, and someone says check your pockets
Cherryl
๐ If this keeps happening, it’s a sure sign.
Sheena BateySheena Batey
Being exhausted but then unable to get to sleep
Cherryl
That makes a break and absolute must๐
Bryan Murphy
I become short tempered and start snapping at people
Cherryl
Oh dear ๐ฌ
Tannika Moore
Love this post!!!!! Just uttered the words I need a pause recently and had a break down this morning. But in between this wrote a similar post. Sometimes we need to pause and reset.
Cherryl
Hi Tannika, it’s surprising how much ‘stuff’ we accumulate emotionally and physically because we don’t give time to ourselves…..to rest and exhale! I hope you feel better….have a blessed week hun and thank you for reading…I’ll take a look at your post too x
Tannika Moore
Hi Cheryl!!!! You know how many times people tell me to rest or slow down. I’m slowly trying to make adjustments not because I dont want to but because it is hard to break the habit of being turned on and moving about 24-7. Looking at it the way you put it”how much stuff we accumulate emotionally or physically because we dont give time to ourselves …to rest and exhale” is what I needed. I pick up too much. I have been told much of my stress seems to come from other people lbs. But God!!!! I m work in progress. You are so welcome and thank you so much!!!!!๐ค
Cherryl
I think most of us are still work in progress lol…we just have to make it a priority x
Tannika Moore
You have a blessed week too and thank you so much!!!!!
pvcann
All of the above
Cherryl
Sounds like you need a very long break lol๐
pvcann
Yes, Iโm due for some leave ๐
Cherryl
Good – enjoy ๐
pvcann
Thank you.
popsiclesociety
So true ๐ We all need a break sometimes! Me quite often ๐คช
Cherryl
I think the most dangerous thing is when you don’t even recognise the signs and just keep going……we shouldn’t feel guilty for looking after ourselves ๐