let's talk

about self-care.

self care is all about taking the time to take care of yourself.  and we aren't talking about personal hygiene here, although it can be included. self care is about taking breaks from the busy-ness of life to make sure you do the things you enjoy.  i LOVE doing things in the name of self care.  homework to do... nope i need to knit for 15 minutes because i need to take care of me.  if you love to paint your nails, by golly schedule out time to paint your nails regularly.  if you like to read for fun, make it happen and make it happen often.  if you find yourself overwhelmed, take a break to color if that's your thing.  i have found that if i forget to make self-care a priority, i get more stressed, anxious, and worn down about everything i have to do.  self-care is one of the best things i have learned about in school.  sometimes my teachers will take a break from the material we are supposed to be learning to just check in about how we are doing, how we are managing grad school stress, and what we are doing for self-care (i love that my teachers are social workers!!). self-care is something we ALL need to do.  we often put others before ourselves. we end up taking care of everybody else, all of the time, especially the moms out there.  that leads to worn out, grumpy people in my opinion. we need to do self-care and we need to do it with intention. deliberately set aside the time to do something for you.  it's funny (or not) how the things we "need" to do always get done, but the things that we enjoy doing often get pushed to the side continually.  i always finish the paper that's due, but i never go back to do the things i would sometimes rather do but don't because of things i need to do.  i better stop now before i confuse myself.  

so do something you enjoy today... all in the name of self-care.  what will it be for you?