1. Self Care Tip#1- Me time!
You need time to think, write, breathe, and refocus alone. You need to carve out time in your daily schedule to have to yourself. Even if that time is used doing nothing but deep breathing or staring at the wall. Whether that means getting up 30 minutes early or staying up 30 mins late. You need time for yourself. If you are anything like me, it may help to schedule your me time on your calendar. I add my scheduled time into my Google calendar to ensure I make it a priority.
2. Self Care Tip#2 Make those doctor appointments.
It so easy to know exactly when your kids are due for their dental checkups but forget when the last time your visit was. The responsibility of having children is a heavy one that shouldn’t be taken lightly but we can’t forget our responsibility to ourselves. Make sure you are up to date on all annual visits and check-ups. Your health is so precious. If we are lucky, we will have these bodies for nearly a century. We need to make sure we are keeping up with our health.
3. Self Care Tip#3- Sleep!
Your body can’t function without it. Make it your business to get to bed. Your body, skin, and mind will thank you. I am a regular member of the insomnia club. It can be very challenging for me to get to sleep and stay asleep. One thing that I have noticed is the food I intake plays a part in me sleeping well. When I eliminated certain things from my diet, I slept through the night like a newborn baby.
4. Self Care Tip#4- Exercise!
Maybe you are one of those wonderful women who have a steady fitness regime then kudos to you or maybe you are like me and go through phases of fitness. I really do have the best intentions. I’ve learned that fitness doesn’t mean a million reps and miles on the treadmill. Fitness means parking your car further from the entrance to the mall. Fitness means taking walks after work. It just means moving more. I use to love spending two or more hours at the gym when I was in one of my “fitness phases”. This was before the twins. Now I feel like I conquered the world when I make one mile per day. Getting your body moving! Your body and mind will thank you later.
5. Self Care Tip#5- Realize what you can and can not accomplish.
Don’t beat yourself up for not doing enough. Our job is hard enough. We don’t get the appreciation that comes with the job description but there’s no job that I would want more. Do your best to stay organized. Organization will take some of the stress away when you have a plan. Get a planner or a new planner for you planner addicts(raises hand). It gives a million things running through your head a place to go. This is my favorite planner of all time! I am a raving fan of the Big Happy Planners. They are awesome! You can get so many accessories to make organizing fun. The covers are also interchangeable. This one below comes with colored pens. I love good writing utensils. I will hide/hoard certain pens because I love how smooth they are.
6. Self Care Tip#6- Don’t lose focus on your dreams and goals!
We take on this role of being everything for everyone else. It’s so easy to lose focus on what our own personal goals are. Make sure your checking in every week during your alone time about staying on track with your goals. It’s never too late to do anything. Today is the day! Get back on track. It doesn’t have to happen overnight. Just make sure you are consistently watering your goals. Remember, Rome was not built in a night. I recommend using a journal to keep all of your ideas and thoughts in one place. Use your journal as the central hub. A place to get everything out of your head and on to paper. If you don’t have a journal. You need to get one yesterday. Click on the journal below and grab yours.
7. Self Care Tip#7- Last but not least, Laugh!
No matter what season you are in. Maybe you are in a great place in your life now. Maybe this has been one of the toughest years in some time. We all have been there. We won’t all be in the same place at the same time. It’s life. It’s how it all works. Hopefully, you have some people in your life who can help you through those tough times. Laughing is a necessary ingredient for enjoying life. You need to laugh. Surround yourself with people who make you happy and keep you laughing. Life is hard enough. We need to find joy in the small things. The tough times are when you are growing at an exponential rate. Find solace in knowing you are becoming a better version of yourself. You need to not take yourself too seriously and find joy in the ride, even the rough rides. Laughing is the remedy that helps you get through it all. I try to find humor and smiles in everything. It might be what someone else needs to get them through their day.