Self care is not selfish

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Self care is essential!

I can't let the irony of the moment pass as I'm currently battling a cold and doing a terrible job with even the most basic things to get better, like getting enough sleep.

Reminder, especially for women, you have to put on your oxygen mask first, before you can help someone else.


When I'm stressed and anxious I find that crafting, reading, and writing  are great ways for me to calm down and focus on something other than my current source of stress.

Plus, I'm a huge book nerd, so I have this life long love affair with books. That's a whole other post :)


I keep several journals and notebooks, each with a different purpose. One is a personal journal, that will never see the light of day, another is a gratitude journal, one is a notebook I walk with for random thoughts, and I keep note books for my crafting hobbies, noting things I've learn or things I want to make some day. I crochet and I'm currently teaching myself to sew but those are subjects for my other blog.

The same way we schedule doctor's appointments we need to schedule time for self care, make it non-negotiable and make it a habit (this my "needs improvement" area).

While doing some reading online about self care I came across a playlist on TED.com call The importance of self care, it is well worth watching and informative.

Last link, I love the website Tiny Buddha, I  think this is another useful link, 45 simple self care practices for a healthy mind body and soul.

I'm off to nurse this cold, until next time.

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