Hi quirky, gorgeous self-care! Spending time with family today was heart warming for you I hope. xxxx
Hi J*
Wow first day of work tomorrow!!! omg!!! LOL!
I'm so excited for you!
I've found the dynamics of my family and my and their reactions HAD to change with me going back to FT work. It's a thang!
I held strong in my mind that getting to work was my priority and I'd deal with most other stuff before and after work.
Bringing me to the mind work of "the wheels can fall off the wagon as long as I don't fall off the wagon" lol.
Self-compassion was a concept Sleepy told me about last year about when I joined!
Kristen Neff was the 'agent' of my learning.
"Holding your own hands" was pretty powerful. Like LITERALLY holding your own hands.
My self-care for today:
~ came home at 8am after driving 2 lots of kids to work early.. and had a 2h nap.
~ bought my fave rice paper rolls for lunch out clothes and shoe (and GAME) shopping for him lol... but the rolls I bought backfired on my digestion... 2 had cabbage in them and erghhh not good. Plus I ate an apple for breakfast and that's not good for my tummy, sadly.
~ SO had another nap when we got home. I had 4h disturbed sleep last night + late to bed + early rise... felt whacked.
~ added the sweet potato noodles to my Thai soup in the crock pot before we went shopping, so it's ready for work lunches maybe ALL week since it's a short week.
~ bought STACKS of fruit for work yum!
~ need time for self-compassion tonight... putting p.son on the train literally felt like I was handing over my baby tonight and I felt like crying. He's told me lots this weekend and it's really sad what he's dealing with living down south.
Finding just ONE self-care thing to do that makes you feel warm or comforted or SPARKLE can be a real lot.
Love EM
