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Three self-care things you did today!

ecomama — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:01:21 GMT

We can do it BBers, we can do self-care.

Sleepy21 pointed out research that shows self-care REALLY helps!

Please share what you do for self-care so we can get inspiration, ideas and motivation to do it too.

Best wishes
EM

Three self-care things you did today!

ecomama — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:06:40 GMT

OKAY I'll go first:

1. Cried when I needed to

2. Made a healthy dinner

3. Put face cream on

Three self-care things you did today!

monkey_magic — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:12:52 GMT

1. Ate a salad

2. Had a snooze

3. Quality time with mum

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Guest_1643 — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:18:24 GMT

Hey all...

i love this thread

a few self-care things i've been doing

1) following what i learn in hospital and presenting my meals nicely - more appealing and "treat" like.

2) short walks

3) reading the newspaper

4) having a podcast going in the background so I can tune in and out and relax

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Not_Batman — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:22:22 GMT

Mowed the lawns

played with the dogs

Stood back and admired the renovations i have done.

Not_Batman

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Guest_1643 — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:35:41 GMT

Have noticed a lot of resistance coming up to self-care....

feeling like somehow it's like i've done enough self care etc... putting pressure on myself to not need it.
at those times i probably need it more than ever.

Three self-care things you did today!

ecomama — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:47:35 GMT

I'm hearing you Sleepy21 loud and clear. I never think I've done enough self-care... I just resist doing it completely!

BIG struggle for me.

I love your presenting food like a treat one lol! Never thought of that.
I always forget about podcasts.. hmm.

monkey_magic - lovely spending quality time with mum... awww.

Wow Not_Batman - what a set of achievements today! I think you are Batman with super powers like that! Lol. Well done you.

Thanks guys! Lots of inspiration already!
EM

Three self-care things you did today!

ecomama — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:36:24 GMT

My self-care things today:

1. drank lots of water

2. ate a good lunch

3. had hugs with my pets

4. had a nap

Three self-care things you did today!

Guest_1643 — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:29:49 GMT

hot drink while sitting outside

took some time for myself when some very chatty neighbours wanted to talk to me (sorry, not today lol)

put on a snug jumper

(these are hard to write)

(i'm not good at this).

great to work on this 🙂

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Butterfly20 — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:49:28 GMT

My self care today:

- had a shower

- finished cleaning the house and did all laundry

- listened to guided meditation

- did mindspot course for anxiety/depression

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Guest_1643 — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:13:00 GMT

mindfulness is great self-care - so impressive, Butterly2.0!

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ecomama — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:37:50 GMT

Doing well team..

Today

1. I wrote on BB

2. changed into PJs when I got home

3. ate lunch

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asdfge — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:31:10 GMT

I made the decision to start paying more attention to the kinds of activities I could be doing so that I feel more content and happy with my life,
I also cleaned my kitchen &
I spent time reading.

Three self-care things you did today!

ecomama — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:43:33 GMT

That's beautiful asdfge.... I like how you are spending time thinking about activities you like doing to increase your contentment.

and WELCOME to the forums! wow I just noticed this is your first post!

Very warm welcome... we have all sorts of threads in the well being section like cooking, gardening and home improvements... I hope to see you round!

Love EM

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ecomama — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 02:09:31 GMT

Today I

* had a long bath

* put a hair treatment in my hair

* wore jewellery (not sure if this counts lol but it kinda does for me)

* phoned a friend

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Bellss — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 02:15:27 GMT

Hi all, my 3 self-care activities were...

1) Having an extra sleep in

2) Eating a delicious pie for lunch

3) Painting my nails

Three self-care things you did today!

ecomama — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:49:34 GMT

LOVE your self-care things Sleepy21, Butterfly20 and another BIG warm welcome to the forums to Bellss!

Sleepy21 sent me some sparkles for my nails lol so I'll use them on Sunday when I repaint my nails! Thanks Sleepy21!

Today I'll be doing home renos with my Uncle so my nails will cop it lol.

Who's Number 1? YOU ARE!

Let's get busy with self-care peeps.

Love EM

Three self-care things you did today!

Jasjit — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 08:54:42 GMT

Hi everyone,

here is what I did:

1. Wished my papa/mama and my brother in the morning

2. Cooked dinner for papa/mama

3. Helped my mama in house chores

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ecomama — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:15:58 GMT

BIG day helping others today Jasjit! Aren't you a sweetheart, what a lucky family to have you!

Did you do anything for your own self-care?

After looking after all those people, I hope you had some time for you.

xxEM

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Not_Batman — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 02:50:37 GMT

Happy Saturday!

Had a sleep in.

Went to the park with the kids.

Strolled through hammer barn (bunnings).

Not_Batman