WHAT DOES SELF CARE MEAN TO YOU

I took this week off from work. I was so excited as I was having a stay cation and was going to catch up on all the things around the house that I had been unable to do.

What was hard and what I was feeling guilty about was that I had absolutely zero motivation to do much of anything. I was just so tired.

And I felt so guilty about it.

I made a post about feeling guilty about taking time to rest and it garnered an overwhelming response. 

So many of us feel the same way!

This prompted me to start a conversation around Self Care and what it means to you. Also, to encourage you to make daily self care a part of your annual goals.

I think it is important to define what self care means to you.

Here are some examples of what self-care looks like for me:

• Make my bed every morning

• Get dressed for work every day

• Daily movement. Even a 15 minute walk in the morning can help my mood and give me energy

• Take a lunch break every day. I have this booked in my calendar as "F**cking Eat Renee"

• Morning meditation-I love my Daily Jay

• Keep taking supplements that I need so that my body has what it needs to function

• Take a 15 minute "nap" in the afternoon. Step away from your work and rest and breathe

• Take 1 extra long weekend per month and plan something that allows me to feel rejuvenated and relaxed

• Sit and read a book

• Spend time with the people I love and be fully present (not stuck on my phone)

• If you are tired, sleep

• When I need to get out of a funk and get energised I blast some pump up music and dance in the kitchen. I call it my Tiny Dance Party.

Let me know how you can start incorporating self care into your daily life. Make it a priority!

Let's keep this discussion going!