December Self Care Challenge
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RubyRed427 wrote: »Self care: didnt have a glass of wine with all the teachers after school because I want to only have a drink on very special occasions, had a hot bath and painted my nails, didn’t grade papers because i graded for five hours yesterday and need a break.... I guess it all comes down to knowing your limits in life. Sometimes, I get so tired of working beyond the regular work day and I feel like no one knows or cares that I do. Oh, dear... now I’m starting to rant. LOL xoxo
@RubyRed427
I understand your feelings completely. I can tell you that I have learned that the parents of your students DO realize all that you are doing - and DO appreciate your efforts. I have found students in high school also very much appreciate what you do. Hang in there - it’s always tough just before Winter Break!!1 -
Sunday my husband and I got pizza. It's been a long time since we've let ourselves overeat. I ate more pizza than I probably should have. I was trying to make up for my way to large deficit on Saturday, but even with all the pizza, I was only about 50 calories over maintenance for the day. It felt nice to let myself enjoy pizza and although I did eat a lot, I didn't stuff myself. I was comfortably full.
Yesterday I had to take care of a snafu at a magistrates office (their screw up not mine) close to where I used to work. Since I was irritated that I had to deal with it in the first place and that I had to drive 40ish minutes each way plus deal with driving through the city (traffic in the area I was going is always sucky) I decided to meet up with a friend for lunch at the Whole Foods. I picked up some nice cheese and a couple nice cuts off meat for my husband and I. I also got the ingredients for one of my favorite soups. When I got home, hubby and I baked cookies together and then made dinner together. We then watched the Great British Baking Show: Masterclass while playing with the dog. We enjoy watching and talking about recipes and I got a few new ones to try.
I'm typing this it at 5am. I don't want to be awake and I've been up since 3:15. Needless to say, I've been having sleeping issues lately. This plus some nausea means I need make an appointment with my doctor to adjust my meds. Other than those two side effects, I think the drug is working well. I'm hoping I don't have to switch drugs but the lower dose was not quite enough. So scheduling the appointment is going to be part of my self care today.2 -
Took a long, long walk as my self care today. Lovely.2
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My school building is closing in June , so we have to move to another building. This would be my third move in three years but you know what? I stayed calm, took a bath, made some dinner. I decided since there is nothing I can do , I can choose to still be happy 😊 there are worse things in life. So my self care today is not getting bent out of shape, doing positive self talk "I've done this before and I can do this again" and still enjoyed the evening.1
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@MadisonMolly2017 You inspire me!!1
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Gonna catch up with a bunch of friends I've neglected for a while2
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Shopped at a holiday market , bought candles and sea salt honey, and now treating myself to lunch (ahi tuna appetizer ).... tonight will
Paint a picture from recent Florida beach vacation. Self care weekend for sure !3 -
Bought an art magazine today & really has fun actually trying some of the projects. In one, I took my first sketch & pushed it..scribbles, colors (I’m on trip with very limited art supplies because I never usually use them, but I did this time! LOL
Then I thought, hey I have those old highlighters and just spontaneously added them, some text, and some different small mark making.
I also spent 60-90 minutes working out collage materials & color scheme for another project!
Setting a 15 min goal per day of actual art making has really worked for me!1 -
Wonderful weekend!
Quality time with DH!!!
Art - broke through resistance & went for it!
Great craft class
Inspiring concert with lecture. Must play more classical music & read some biographies on famous composers!
Happy!2 -
This month has been a little hot or miss for self care. Yesterday my emotions were in the toilet. Period plus hormones out of whack from six months of weight loss equals me telling my husband he doesn't have to get me Christmas gifts and then crying about it in the car. Not my proudest moment.
What has been positive is that on Saturday my husband and I went to the humane society near us to finish up Christmas gifts for my family. We are sinusitis a local dog for my parents, a bunny for my younger sister, and then sponsoring a dog in Baltimore for my older sister (local to her). We also have been toying with the idea of getting a second dog. Our little girl is somewhat picky about other dogs so we know it's going to be a process, but we think it's worth it so that she can have a playmate that can match her energy level.
While we were at the humane society we meet a dog who seemed like he would be an awesome match. Fairly high energy like our girl but also a little more mellow so could help temper her a little bit. The workers said he did good with other dogs and was quick to correct other dogs if he didn't like something but at an appropriate level. Unfortunately when we took him for a walk, he doesn't know how to be on a leash, was constantly trying to jump and but at the leash, and doesn't respond to his name.
Sunday we went to Animal Friends and sponsored the bunny for my sister. We meet one dog who is the boy version of our dog. High energy, gets very excited and can be overly stimulated, food motivated, a little overweight (our girl is good now after we had her on a diet), even both of them having Lyme's disease. Yesterday I went back to meet him in a less estimating room and on a calmer day. He is a sweet heart! He could definitely use more training but I could tell that like our girl he is smart and easily trainable. He also has made some good binds with the staff so I got to see that he can make those connections. He also did fairly well on a leash.
I know this is long wondering and I'm sorry. I'm just very hopeful that we may be able to give this guy a home. Here's been in a kennel for two years. It's made my heart feel better.2 -
yes , it's gotta be " non food" self care .
hoping to get a massage / treatment sometime in !
tried new equipment at pilates-cadillac & chair which really helped me with my core work !2 -
Decided to try sleep mask (sun wakes me up) and worked beautifully!! Now to train our cat. It to wake me up...😂1
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I've changed how I live in 2018. Before I was self-indulgent caring, now I am self-aware caring. In practice this means behaving in ways that are best long-term instead of in the moment. I now exercise at minimum an hour each day, usually walking on treadmill where before exercise was avoided. I now plan meals, mindfully eat, and log calories where before I ate whatever, whenever, and as much as I wanted.2
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I've changed how I live in 2018. Before I was self-indulgent caring, now I am self-aware caring. In practice this means behaving in ways that are best long-term instead of in the moment. I now exercise at minimum an hour each day, usually walking on treadmill. I now plan meals, mindfully eat, and log calories.
Awesome! And congratulations!!1 -
Self care- lingering longer in bed. Opening the window a crack to hear the quietl woods (even thought it’s winter). Went out with my friend, drank Perrier in a wine glass, and talked for hours.
@hroderick that’s very self aware of you- good philosophy.
@skram01 I am wishing you great success in finding a doggie that suits you. You seem like such a caring person to put so much time and effort in choosing a furry family member.0 -
Self-care: also lingering in bed
Lots of walking
Petting the cat
Doing some light decluttering
Excited to be hosting Christmas Brunch for my family
Am doing a little prep each day, so It’s manageable
Making art each day, if only 10-15 mins
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Yesterday I went to celebrate an early Christmas with my aunt and uncle; my nephew and brother-in-law were there as well. We had a lovely time, but the drive home was very stressful (they live an hour and a half a way).
When I got home I had four non-telemarketer phone messages, so I spent three hours talking on the phone with friends. I'm rarely on the phone, so this was really very enjoyable and just what I needed last night.
I really need to do some more basic self-care in 2019 and am looking forward to doing some planning after Christmas.2 -
Did some last Christmas shopping for stocking stuffers with my dad. We have a tradition where we'd go to the strip on Christmas Eve and we haven't been able to go for the past couple years because of my work. This year is the first year in a while that our whole family is going to be together for the holiday in a long time so we decided to do our tradition yesterday instead of on Christmas Eve. I also prepared the egg nog for Christmas so it can have a few days to age.
Today, my husband and I are going to go meet some dogs. The local Greyhound recuse is having an event near us. Maybe we'll find on old reaching dog from Florida that we can give a nice home to!
In Friday I wrapped all the gifts. I love seeing gifts under the Christmas tree.i have thoroughly been enjoying having just the Christmas lights on with gifts under the tree and a Christmas candle going. I can not express how much I love giving gifts. It's torture that I have to wait two more days to give my husband his gifts. Either tonight or tomorrow, maybe both, we are going to drive around a couple communities to see the Christmas lights. We might also try and go over to my parents to hang out with my sister and her family for a bit so we can take advantage of then being here and visit more than one day.3 -
Keeping busy so not to be bored and pour a cocktail. So instead, I baked two pies, making some cookies right now, poured some tea and doing some positive self talk. xo3
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@RubyRed427
Painting?
Coloring books?
Read a great book?
Breathe in & out deeply & feel how soothing our own unique breath is to us!2 -
Yesterday's self-care was an hour-long walk with a dear friend. It was a beautiful winter day, and we never run out of things to talk about.2
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Self-care:
Decorated the house for Xmas Brunch over a few days
Lots of walks
Wrote down the values I want to live by
Kept tracking all that I eat & kept it under what I burn
Practicing gratefulness.2 -
Self care: Christmas Eve dinner was noisy and slightly stressful, but I still kept smiling. I found that even if you feel aggravated or stressed with your loved ones, it’s possible to control your responses and count your blessings.
My poor sister kept trying to find some quiet in the house, and we all kept gravitating to her. She felt really anxious she said. Poor girl. One of the worst things you can do is harbor grudges from the past. It can be all consuming.
Self care: Let go of all that pain and grudges you may feel.
Quote: Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.1 -
Self-care:
Exercising Daily
Tracking food & keeping under burned calories
Meditation audio: 5-12 mins a day
Relaxing in between busy times
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So many good ideas in this thread! 1
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This may sound strange in terms of self care, but I went to Staples and bought a plastic envelope (for receipts), a charger with a 6' cord for my Kindle, and a set of fine-tipped Sharpie markers.
I've also been thinking a lot about 2019. I have so many things I need to do as far as de-cluttering, home improvements, etc. However, I decided my main goals for 2019 are going to be fitness, cooking, and writing. These are things I really want/need to do more of.
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This may sound strange in terms of self care, but I went to Staples and bought a plastic envelope (for receipts), a charger with a 6' cord for my Kindle, and a set of fine-tipped Sharpie markers.
I've also been thinking a lot about 2019. I have so many things I need to do as far as de-cluttering, home improvements, etc. However, I decided my main goals for 2019 are going to be fitness, cooking, and writing. These are things I really want/need to do more of.
I agree with you. There are lot of other things to do... but life should be fun and not always work. It should be satisfying so here’s to fitness, cooking and writing Cheers! Xo1 -
RubyRed427 wrote: »This may sound strange in terms of self care, but I went to Staples and bought a plastic envelope (for receipts), a charger with a 6' cord for my Kindle, and a set of fine-tipped Sharpie markers.
I've also been thinking a lot about 2019. I have so many things I need to do as far as de-cluttering, home improvements, etc. However, I decided my main goals for 2019 are going to be fitness, cooking, and writing. These are things I really want/need to do more of.
I agree with you. There are lot of other things to do... but life should be fun and not always work. It should be satisfying so here’s to fitness, cooking and writing Cheers! Xo
Thanks, Julie! 1
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