For me, self care has looked different in different seasons.
When I was pregnant, laying down on the couch with my feet up (and usually napping) after school was the best way to care for myself.
In Other Seasons…
- Disney castle scratch art while on bed rest
- Sitz baths postpartum
- Baths with epsom salts
- Running, especially when really stressed out
- doing gentle yoga while on my period
- Reading while breastfeeding or pumping
- Reading, memorizing scripture, or watching Friends while cuddling my daughter in her hospital bed
- Listening to audiobooks or calling a friend while driving my daughter to appointments
- Walking laps around the first floor of the hospital
- Painting my nails during nap time (with my favorite no-UV light gel nail polish)
- Napping during nap time
- Scrapbooking after an especially hard day
- Getting out of the house to get coffee or run errands with a friend
- Working in the garden (teenage me would not believe I’m writing this)
- Here lately, drinking enough water, moving my body every day, and limiting my sugar intake has helped me feel the best.
It’s the Little Things
Be kind to yourself <3
Plan your self care ahead of time, or it won’t happen.
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