In a nut shell… SANITY!

 

Seriously, when we don’t take care of ourselves, we end up getting into robot mode.

You know what I’m talking about… Wake up, make coffee, shower, get the kids up, feed the kids, get them to school, argue with your partner about what they did or didn’t do the night before, go to work, only to be bombarded with office politics and gossip… then drive home in gridlock to get your kids from daycare and rush to feed them something, get them to their after school activity, hear them whine about how tired they are and how their sibling is annoying them, then to finally get home, feed them again, argue with your partner again about who was supposed to make supper, get them cleaned and in bed. Then you think, finally you can have some peace and quiet for 30 minutes before you go to bed, and do it all over again,  only to find the dog has thrown up on your pillow…

We live in that time of the all dreaded but normal rat race… do it, keep doing it, and thats just how it is, this is life and you sink into the mundane reality that this is all there is… with a smile so people don’t know how miserable you are…

Well I got news for you, there is so much more and it isn’t complicated and doesn’t cost a fortune…

Self care!

 

This can be from reading a book for even 15 minutes before getting the kids up, or going for a run, walk or going to the gym, or exercising of some kind before or after work, daily or even just setting aside time for something for you to do that you love once per week, like meeting up with a friend, going to a movie, out for dinner, walking, anything outdoors that you like, and it can be free.

 

What is it that you like to do? If you don’t know the answer to that, then we need to have a conversation!!!

 

But Self Care is so important, because if you are not taking care of yourself, then you are not taking care of your family. Yup TRUTH!! Because you are not at your best, and often times you could be at your worst, when not taking care of yourself. Remember that saying (put your mask on first) we must take care of ourselves before others.

 

Discover what you like to do, write out 5 things you loved to do before you had kids or before you got so busy that you forgot to take care of yourself.

 

What did you and your partner love to do together when you were dating?

When you were the happiest you ever were, what did that look like?

How old were you?

How was your health?

Get back to the time when you were so happy and felt your best… What does that look like.

 

When we don’t take the time to self care, we show ourselves that we are not worth anything, that we don’t deserve to be happy, to be worthy or to be loved, because if we can’t love ourselves enough to do something we enjoy, to help rid our stress, then how do we expect to live our best life?

What to do…

I want you to write out five things you love to do.

Pick one, and schedule time to do it next week. And then do it weekly for one month and notice how great you feel.

It should be at least 1 hour per week for yourself. Minimum. Period.

Mine is running, I love to run, and I run alone at least 3 times per week in the morning to start my day off right.

 

So what is yours?

 

You’re worth it,

 

Jackie