Do you write to-do lists? I do. And they can be quite long and sometimes daunting. In my quest to simplify, I’ve learned to pick *few* priorities from my to-do list and still make time to play. Learning to slow down has been essential to reduce my stress levels and prevent me from nose-diving back…
Tag: Self care
Making & Maintaining Life Changes
I’ve made a lot of changes in my life. Especially going through burnout recovery where changes became a need instead of a desire. But change is hard. (If you prefer video, scroll to the bottom of this post.) The mind doesn’t like change and breaking and creating habits takes work. At the height of my…
Tips for being an Intentional Friend
How the people around us make us feel inside is essential to our well-being or can be detrimental to it. When was the last time you took stock of how you feel after being with each person in your life? And I’m walking both sides of the line with this post – how do others…
A Speck of Hope
During my Free4All podcast interview with Rob Fludder, we talked about burnout recovery and Rob asked me how my husband James and I were with each other during that extremely difficult time. I think my answer surprised him and may surprise you. (If you prefer video, scroll to the bottom of this post.) James and…
Date-a-Month
James and I really enjoy spending time together. We’re each others best friend. However, after coming out the other side of COVID restrictions and being in burnout recovery, the idea of going out and doing fun things seemed like a great idea, but also felt uncomfortable and even overwhleming. I’m sure so many people felt…
A Simple & Fun Workout
This is my workout pattern, let me know if this sounds familiar: Get energized and motivated — join a gym — set up a routine — go consistently — something hiccups my routine (cold, earache, holidays, change in schedule, etc) — stop going to gym — take months (or years) to get energized and motivated…
15 Simple Ideas for Daily Self-care
I’ll be honest, I’m generally annoyed by “lists.” They can be overwhelming. If we tried to incorporate everything off every list of things we “should” do, we’d have a never-ending morning routine, never mind all the other “shoulds” for our work routine, workout routine, eating routine, meeting our success goals, etc. We just can’t do…
Self-care Thoughts on Deodorants
On this last day of focusing on our personal hygiene self-care, we’re talking about deodorants and anti-perspirants. (If you prefer video, scroll to the bottom of this post.) It’s pretty common knowledge that anti-perspirants block our natural sweat glands. Many people worry about the aluminum in anti-perspirants increasing the risk of breast cancer. There’s actually…
Self-care & Body Wash, Shampoo & Toothpaste
Reducing toxins that enter our body is an excellent practice in self-care. Considering what we apply to our body daily in the way of body wash/soap, shampoo/conditioner, hairspray and hair products, toothpaste, and lotions — that’s a lot of toxins that exist just in our morning routine! (If you prefer video, scroll to the bottom…
Minimizing Nail Polish
I used to do nail art on my nails. I did it myself on my natural nails and I got many compliments on my work. I took a real sense of pride in my nails and taking an hour to paint my nails was a self-care exercise that I enjoyed immensely. I tell you this…