I guess we all have to accept some down times, along with our positivity.
I did some (not all) of the promised exercise and other goodness that I said I would do last week. I’m proud to say that I managed to do some real self-care, on my own this weekend. Self-care looked like this:
- cleaning up my room (or started by putting clothes away and doing laundry)
- walking my dog
- shopping (got a new ski helmet that I think is pretty nice!)
- yoga
- climbing at the indoor gym
- running (I don’t run, but I’m trying to get in shape)
- connecting with some friends I haven’t talked to in a while
- making good nutritious meals at home (instead of eating out all the time)
- going to my favourite coffee shop (and drinking rooibos americanos instead of coffee)
- staying in bed after I woke up, for an extra hour to read my book
- getting a lot of sleep
- breakfast at the elbow room with a friend
(wow, that seems like a busy weekend, but it was really quite relaxed!)
On Sunday morning, I was amazed to wake up to find myself: Happy! I don’t know what happened, really, but I haven’t woken up full of sunshine and cheer in a long time. It’s a little harder to keep that perspective today, as my neck is killing me and a headache seems to be inching slowly up my left shoulder and into my brain, but I seem to have managed to gain a little more perspective and a little more positivity. So that is good news to share!
I’m focused a lot on managing stress and taking care of myself this week. We’ll see how things go.
My Best Thing Today: Waking up well rested this morning to do some yoga in the living room before getting ready for work.
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I’m really glad to see that you’re feeling better, Suzanne.
I’m looking (with envy) at the list of things you’ve done since last week – whoa, that’s a lot! – and figure I really ought to get going on my list, too! Thanks for the motivation!