June Self-Care Challenge
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JulieAL1969 wrote: »Tonight, I'm going to an acrylic painting class ! I havent done that in about 6 years. I used to love to do art as a hobby. Last night, I went to see one of my fav performers at an outdoor pavilion on a clear night with the lights of the city behind. I just looked at everything and took it in. And said to myself, this is a good life.
Both of these are awesome! I love doing crafts in my house but need to do a better job of making time for it and not just saving it as an afterthought. I'd love to try a class in something new as well...perhaps I'll look into it!3 -
This past school year, my 4-year-old granddaughter and I had season tickets to a children's play series in a great theater in her city (I traveled there for the 5 plays throughout the year). Today I spent time sorting through all the pics I took of her, and us, and the theater, and the set at each play and scanned our play programs and tickets, so now I have about 65 images to assemble into a digital scrapbook of our "Excellent Adventures." That's the next step. It was so much fun to look through all those pictures and get them organized. I hope it will be a keepsake for her (I already have tickets for next year).6
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I slept in today and took a rest day from exercise.5
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Notebook time went better today! First of all I armed myself with bug spray so I wasn't driven crazy by sweat bees. Then I sat outside and enjoyed the morning and plotted a story.
Since losing weight I keep buying clothes! And shoes! And more clothes! But today was a good day, some shoes I took a risk on ordering from China finally arrived and I love them, as well as some really nice shoes I bought second hand. Eventually I am going to have to work on self discipline as well as self love, but right now I'm having fun. It's been ten years or more since I felt pretty!6 -
Cuddled with my cat after work. Then went to the gym and ran on the treadmill while watching my favorite TV program.4
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Thank you for this challenge. I did not realize how much I have been neglecting myself. Tonight I took a long shower, leisurely washed my hair, did some long forgotten personal grooming and gave myself a soothing facial. All this without having my mother sitting on the toilet, and me sticking my head out every 20 seconds to make sure she wasn't putting something like toilet paper or soap in her mouth. My mom has Alzheimer's and requires constant supervision.
Self care is wonderful.8 -
MoreThanMySize wrote: »Thank you for this challenge. I did not realize how much I have been neglecting myself. Tonight I took a long shower, leisurely washed my hair, did some long forgotten personal grooming and gave myself a soothing facial. All this without having my mother sitting on the toilet, and me sticking my head out every 20 seconds to make sure she wasn't putting something like toilet paper or soap in her mouth. My mom has Alzheimer's and requires constant supervision.
Self care is wonderful.
Welcome! Sounds like you really deserved that!
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rheddmobile wrote: »Notebook time went better today! First of all I armed myself with bug spray so I wasn't driven crazy by sweat bees. Then I sat outside and enjoyed the morning and plotted a story.
Since losing weight I keep buying clothes! And shoes! And more clothes! But today was a good day, some shoes I took a risk on ordering from China finally arrived and I love them, as well as some really nice shoes I bought second hand. Eventually I am going to have to work on self discipline as well as self love, but right now I'm having fun. It's been ten years or more since I felt pretty!
Enjoy your success! Retail therapy is a lot of fun!2 -
MoreThanMySize wrote: »Thank you for this challenge. I did not realize how much I have been neglecting myself. Tonight I took a long shower, leisurely washed my hair, did some long forgotten personal grooming and gave myself a soothing facial. All this without having my mother sitting on the toilet, and me sticking my head out every 20 seconds to make sure she wasn't putting something like toilet paper or soap in her mouth. My mom has Alzheimer's and requires constant supervision.
Self care is wonderful.
Ahh I feel for you. It is a rough life for you. Happy you are still taking even small moments for self care.2 -
Last night's acrylic painting class was so much fun. What a way to stay in the present moment. And my mom and daughter attended too. We are all left handed. And I also noticed we all stand and paint with one hand on our hip. If you enjoy crafts, I recommend signing up for a class nearby. It's a commitment you can't ignore or move to the next day. Once you have a commitment, you go and paint.7
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Ran this morning, and instead of power walking afterwards we took a nice leisurely stroll along the river and enjoyed ourselves. We saw two snakes, one heron, many many caterpillars, butterflies and dragonflies galore, and a bunch of turtles in the sun.
This evening we are going to a horse show. It's gonna be hot! I sort of miss it - I used to be quite the competitor - but I don't miss being out there in a helmet and jacket in 100 degree heat!
Re: crafts. My two favorite crafts are miniature quilting (dollhouse scale) and miniature tack making. I haven't done either in a while, I should pull out my stuff and see what I can come up with. Tack making in particular is very therapeutic for me - I just like the feel and smell of working with leather. And it's cool that when you're done you have something really nice to show for it.4 -
Did some healthier grocery shopping and meal planning. In a little pain, so using an ice pack and hope to feel better tomorrow3
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June 6: breakfast & reading outside in the morning! So lovely.
June 7: breakfast & reading outside! Took a long sunset walk instead of parking close to an event. Visited the garden where we were married along the way - was struck by its beauty & as I walked toward the pond was greeted by a jackrabbit (or large rabbit) who was just as curious about me as I was by him...and a family of Mallard’s swimming lazily round...and then I saw a large bird statue on the end of a balustrade which magically came to life flying off in an arc with beautiful blue tail feathers... a cherished memory I now have!”
June 8: Breakfast outside with DH -lots of smiles and laughter! And I think a bubble/Epsom bath later after Pilates and my walk!!
Have a beautiful day!!3 -
Enjoying this month of self-care so much. However, feeling a bit low today after a busy week. I have these energy cycles. My self-care today is staying in my pj's, watching some cozy things on Netflix, drinking tea, eating healthy fruits and veggies, and cancelling a "yes" RSVP to an event tonight. Giving myself permission to do these things is a new one for me.7
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Enjoying this month of self-care so much. However, feeling a bit low today after a busy week. I have these energy cycles. My self-care today is staying in my pj's, watching some cozy things on Netflix, drinking tea, eating healthy fruits and veggies, and cancelling a "yes" RSVP to an event tonight. Giving myself permission to do these things is a new one for me.
Best type of self care xoxo You'll recharge and tomorrow will feel better.1 -
Did a ton of errands today, so tomorrow can be more relaxing and fun.4
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I've done 3 shorter courses so far this year, in photography, training & endurance, and nutrition.
I've been using an app called Todoist which lets me make lists and reminders for different days, and it's been SO helpful!
Sounds great! That's a pretty wide range of interests to keep your focus sharp.
I don't get too much time to take courses (I've got three small kids at home and I'm trying to set up a business), but I love to take at least a few each year. I've taken marketing and business courses this year (the one I just signed up to is a marketing one), and also Irish language and coding just for fun.
ETA: I use an app called FreedCamp, and I love it too. I have projects for everything from my new business venture to changing my car to getting my oldest daughter off to college.3 -
I've missed logging here for a couple of days because I've been so busy that I haven't made time for self-care.
This shows me how automatic it is for me to put myself last even when I'm focusing on that exact thing.
Friday is the one day every week that I send my kids to the childminder and focus all day on my business. I always feel like it's a day all about me even though I'm working hard the entire time. It really can't be considered self-care, though.
I'm realising that I'm very bad at this.4 -
Yesterday's self care was collapsing into bed early.
I did two things Thursday which fall under self-care for me - one was buying a sunblock which will hopefully work when I'm running and not drive me crazy. My husband is a skin cancer survivor which makes me more aware of the hidden dangers of running in the summer sun.
The other was talking to a baker who is willing to make a diabetic friendly birthday cake for me. Last year I just had a tiny piece of regular cake, and regretted it - the smallness made me sad, and my skin broke out for a week because I'm not used to the sugar. I am not going to make my own birthday cake, the thought just annoys me. And Memphis, fatness capital of the known world, has no advertised bakeries which will make anything for diabetics - in fact there is very little support for all the hundreds of thousands of diabetics who live here. No wonder most are poorly controlled, the attitude of doctors here seems to be "Well, you won't do anything I tell you to anyway, so eat whatever crap made you diabetic in the first place and I'll put you on meds." Then when confronted with someone like me who loses weight and exercises and eats low carb, they act like they've seen a miracle. Sorry! /rant off
But anyway there was a local baker at the horse show, so I asked her if she'd be willing to work with me, and she is going to work on a cake using stevia and almond flour. Yay! Even if it's barely edible it will be a victory, if I can eat it without fear. Birthdays are supposed to be a good day, not a day full of stress.5 -
@rheddmobile, I wish for you a glorious, sugar-free birthday cake. Sounds like someone in your community is missing out on a great business opportunity.
After a hibernating "recovery" day yesterday, I'm going to get outside in the sun today (with sunscreen) and enjoy the farmers market and a monthly art festival in our town square. Inertia makes me want to default to yet another pj day, but I'm not going to give in to that.4 -
I didn’t do well on self care both Thursday and Friday; so ate junk to comfort myself when stressed. Luckily, every day is new, so went to the gym today and later going out with friends for play time.3
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I went for a hike with new friends today.3
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Trying to keep from overworking my knee while it recovers - so tempting to run more often! But today was a walk day. Very very hot. We saw a meadowlark, and stopped to look at the river. My husband with his polarized lenses could see all the way to the bottom, so he let me borrow them for a minute. Turns out there are GINORMOUS catfish down there! About ten of them lying on the bottom. I swear one of them was as big as my leg. I knew there were some big ol fish down there, since we saw a giant bass leap out of the river during the flooding earlier this year, but it was funny to think we walk so close to all those huge fish every day without noticing. Think how smart those big old cats must be, since there are fisherman out there all the time, and they haven't been caught for long enough to get that big!4
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Walk and bike with my boys. Tired now but good to get up and out3
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Instead of working late I watched a movie with my five-year-old. It felt great!4
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June 9
Breakfast outdoors with DH & later on, a lovely, new hour-long hike with DH!!4 -
Yesterday - allowed myself to soak in the hot tub 3 times and sat in the sun for 10 minutes. I'm usually always thinking about the next thing to do. But this was nice and relaxing.3
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Slept for nearly 9 hours last night. That's a record. Am just taking today to recover from sinus infection. Have a candle burning, coffee nearby, and a book on the nightstand. I'm going to read To Kill A Mockingbird. It's wordy and a little laborious but so good for the mind. As I'm reading, I am in the present moment only thinking about the words on the page. Happy Sunday!4
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I think I haven't checked in for a couple days - Friday I took myself thrifting which is one of my new favorite hobbies, then I watched a couple episodes of Jersey Shore online, which is one of my guilty pleasure shows from like 10 years ago when it was originally on TV.
Yesterday I had a dance performance that I was stressed about but that went well! Afterwards the exhaustion from feeling the stress and anxiety finally set in so I ended up taking a nap, which I never do.3 -
Been so busy the past few days. An eye opener that I need some me time, some down time. Went out on Saturday and fed the less fortunate. Made me more grateful for what I’m blessed with.
Today I’m in church getting my mind right to face the coming week. I will pay more attention to myself this week and ensure I get my self care in. Happy Sunday all.6
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