One of the things I’ve learned as I’ve begun this “Self Care” path is that I’ve actually been doing self care activities and didn’t even know it. Crafts are one of the things that I’ve been doing for a long time, but never really realized that they were an excellent self care activity. I read …
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You can google Self Care ideas and get all of the suggestions in the world. BUT, I like my tips to come from real life people. So I asked my blogging friends how they squeeze Self Care into their busy routines. These ladies have some genius Self Care ideas! Self Care Ideas for Crazy Busy …
If you read my post about What Is Self Care then you know I have a less, let’s say, mystical idea of what Self Care should be. I’m working my way into a good Self Care routine, but I definitely need reminders about why it’s important. Words work best, little mini mantras, I guess, at reminding …
Admittedly, I’ve come at this whole “self care” journey from the wrong angle. I’m not a sensitive, touchy feely type of person and before I started *really* researching self care, it sounded a lot like something a sensitive, touchy feely type of person would be in to. I was wrong about that and I’m happy …
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I’m adding a new topic to the blog. Self Care. Why am I doing this? Well for starters, I had a conversation that went a little like this the other day: Me: “Is taking a shower Self Care?” Astonished Other Person: “No, that’s just hygiene.” Me: “Oh.” So, I started to think about it. What …
Did you ever have a toddler? Or a teenager, for that matter? You know what their favorite word is? No. -Time for a bath, sweetie! – NO! -Eat your vegetables, darling daughter! – NO! -Pick your clothes up off the floor! – NO! (Ok, the teenager doesn’t usually explicitly say no, it’s usually an eye …