Three self-care things you did today!

[ecomama]

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

[ecomama]

Hey Malaika, you're doing so well, hold your own hands with self-compassion.

If we were there, we'd have a group HUG!

Excuse me but did you say "miniature dim sims" YOU MADE YOURSELF??
Ahem but if you want to we would LOVE your recipe on the Easy Peasy Recipe thread!!!
Well I WOULD for sure lol.

You clever cookie! (I think there are LOTS of creative cooks on the self-care thread!!)
xxxx

Hey J*, well looky at YOU!

Detachment is amaaaaazing lol. I was told detachment is actually a VIRTUE so how virtuous are you! lol.
Saint like with the patience of Job methinks.

Prayers for your dog's healing xxxx.

Hey PsychedelicFur, love the visualisations of your dream car! We have a Manifestations thread and it's lovely if you feel like popping in?
ALL good xxxx

My self-care was a bit left field today:

~ accepted help with driving kids alot, the help was from another child of mine lol... happy days.

~ made a "MUST DO" folder with all the stuff for the roof repairs, cheques to bank, claims for my health fund then got into them...

~ ate AWESOME Vietnamese food for lunch, gosh that's good tucker lol.

~ phoned 2 Roofing firms - TICK.

~ stopped my car at a neighbour's home when I saw a Carpenter installing a bay window... I know these neighbours and they are FUSSEEE when it comes to ppl working on their place, I asked the man for his number after he said YES he fixes ceilings!!
Yay!
I was "putting it out there" that someone would cross my path who could fix my ceilings. Happy days.

~ oops almost forgot! Had Counselling tonight and she was amazing as per... I told her that in my "falling apart on Tuesday" after shocking news... I realised I wasn't "regulating" myself and I was needing someone else to help "co-regulate" me... I thought "What Would Sami Do" Sami is not my Counsellor's real name lol... I said I did that and intuited her responses... then DID them.
I was able to alleviate the anxiety rather well and altogether on my days off.

LOTS of chopping and changing schedules today and I went with the flow easily. That's a HUGE improvement for me lol.

Ofcourse I'm on the forums for my "daily dose" lol.

LOVE EMxxxx

[quirkywords]

Hello everyone

saw a doctor even though I thought I didn’t need to

stood up for myself when someone was critical

spoke to my son

[Guest_4643]

All I've got today is

- Saw my Psychologist.

[Guest_05]

Hello. Thanks EM for your post. Glad to hear things are gradually being sorted out for you. Sorry unable to give you a recipe of mini dim sims. I dont cook with any ingredients or measurements list in mind. Never have. It's something I learned from my ma by just watching her with a bit of this and a bit of that with spices, herbs, sauces according to taste. It's a method of cooking passed down through the generations. I can't be bothered with those cooking shows. Simplicity is the key in life including food. We all Can eat good nutritious food exceptionally well without all the fuss or expense as long as we eat the right foods according to what our bodies allow, then everything will be okay. And please remember to drink plenty on natural spring water to flush out the toxins from your body. Still sitting in my chair listening to soft calming music. Thankyou. With kind regards

[Guest_05]

Hello. Its night time so I thought to write a few self care things down for now. So far, I've been enjoying some light reading. Listening to some soothing music. It helps with my "downers". Put on some natural fragrant free and colour free moisturizing creme on my face, neck and shoulders..feels oh so good. massaged my head followed by giving my hair a good brushing. Feels great. Had a glass of cool glass of natural spring water. All relaxed for now. With kind regards.

[Guest_1055]

Self care...

Let the sunshine soak into my skin. It mostly always helps me feel better

Drank plenty of water

Sung aloud in the car by myself again

[ecomama]

Hey quirky YOU GO GIRL!!! Standing up for yourself YEAH, what I love to see!

Hey Tay AWESOME! If "all you got" is a psych appt then that's 100% pure self-care right there... hope it went really well.

Hey Malaika WONDERFUL! Yep I'm sure we all agree about your foodie advice and well done you!

My self-care for today was umm as follows:

~ had a nap after lunch (I was sick of doing my Tax Return! lol)

~ worked on my Tax Return for over 2h...

~ ate nutritious meals for brekky, lunch AND dinner.

Everyone's doing SO well, major applause.... 👏👏👏👏👏 I THINK those are clapping hands! lolol.

Love EM

[Guest_05]

Hello All. My self care was a HUGE problem that I've been struggling with since the pandemic restrictions this year 2021 had been finally lifted after almost a year of a "new norm" . I actually left my dwelling today Got to the point that I no longer left my yard. Didn't go anywhere, no visiting or shops or where there were any people. That dreadful stage 4 lock down months on end almost broke me. Usually I'm a extremely strong person but this lockdown had some crazy rules especially for us oldies who weren't allowed to have visitors or were allowed to have visitors over made my depression/anxiety/PTSD go into crisis mode several times that the beyond blue covid19 hot line counselling service were amazing getting me back on track. So thought to share my huge challenge I alone had to face it by getting out of the place. I left and went for a long drive and felt oh so free. I really felt like putting my foot on the throttle and go. Took the back roads. Yeah it's longer to get to point B yet shorter as no traffic around. It was absolutely awesome 🙂 Came home a new person 🙂 with kind regards to all.

[ecomama]

Hey Malaika

Thanks for part of your back story!
You may find that SO MANY ppl joined the BB forums throughout the Pandemic.

Clearly the pandemic had the potential to deepen any existing MHIs ppl had.

There are Covid19 threads where ppl shared what they were going through AND some still are.
Perhaps you'll find a kindred feeling having a look on there?

From my POV it looks like you did your own "Exposure Therapy" by taking that drive, WELL DONE!
Over time you may come to realise, as I have, that it was our MIND keeping us captive after restrictions were lifted. (My captivating mind works were more to do with DV / FV).

We can say THANK YOU to all of our emotions and thoughts that were endeavouring to "keep us safe" but in efforts to LIVE free of these concerns we can seek control over our thoughts, as we can practise and become Masters over.

I'm really glad you joined us, thankyou for being here and sharing.

Love EM

[Harpbird]

My three for the day are

seeing the look on my 5 yo grandsons face when he got $2 left in a trolley lol

pre prepped 12 chicken curry dinners for the freezer.

now enjoying a coffee while watching grandson play leggo