slept in ... with a warm heater going beside me

Called back a friend when I got disconnected and showed that I was invested in the call

Watched an uplifting movie.

Awww nice ones Sleepy21!

Yes Blue it WAS nice having banana bread at work, it was REALLY yummy!

My self-care lol... I spend so much time looking after others.... ummm

1. I bought ingredients for a yummy dinner on the way home from work

2. I'll choose a nice outfit to wear tomorrow because our boss asked us to dress up for some type of photo shoot...might even match my jewellery, now that's special! lol.

3. I phoned a friend today.

Love EM

read a news article

watched a funny movie

had a hot chocolate

walked outside in our garden bare foot on a warm night

listened to a podcast about politics

friendly chat at the service station - found out they have a newspaper and coffee deal - for the next time i feel restless i can get a cofee and good read and enjoy

hi all

hoping self care is swimming along

- washed my hair

- warm cup of chai

- spoke on the phone to a friend

Hi sleepy21, EM, and all.

not a self care list, just a comment.

i really like reading the self care lists that everyone puts on. It makes me a little less sad reading them, and gives me ideas on how i can take care of myself better, especially at the moment.

thank you!

Not_Batman

so great Not_batman, awesome to hear this is helpful for you! You're inspiring.

- not doing so well with self-care today. feeling overwhelmed and over it.

- went for a slow walk

-ate some different fruits that i don't usually eat

painted nails

HI Not_Batman thankyou for your thoughtful post.

I started this thread because I really struggle with self-care too. Like really struggle.

Thankyou Sleepy21 and Nobodee - love your avatars! Welcome to the forums Nobodee, I hope you like the company here and feel supported as I have. xxxx

My self-care for today is:

* seeing a Specialist in less than an hour so I better be quick! This was delayed 6 months due to Covid and 2y due to Courts so I'm nervous tbh.. but it means a hospital thang...

* seeing a Dr this afternoon for other clear issue - I know what they'll do next here

* family coming over for dinner tonight lol... not much physical "self-care" there lol... but alot of emotional self-care for sure.

Love your work, love you peeps!

EMxxxx

Hi Nobodee,

It's my favourite thing to do, look at nature.

You painted a beautiful picture that made me smile in your last post.

Nice.

EMxxxx

Yesterday i:

Left an event while triggered - got home safely and took a break

made a home-made chai

cancelled a gp appointment with a random gp which prbably would've just confused me - will wait longer to see my regular Gp who i know and trust.

bough and arranged some dried flowers for my home

warmed up my room to a nice temperature before bed

reached out to a helpline over the trigger

Sleepy21 & monkey_magic thankyou for your posts.

Seems like a few of escaping the company of others this week! And a fine thing too.. 🖤 that's a charcoal coloured heart Sleepy21 lol
💛 this one's for you monkey.

My self-care today:

* eating lunch

* spending time in my garden with my darling chicken

* doing grounding exercises after my Uncle left.

Love EM

Looks like I'm not the only one stepping back from company, the ol' social burnout has crept in. Today, I:

- Bowed out of a social engagement I didn't have energy for in favour of a day to myself.

- Am spending snuggle time with my birds.

- Have made a passive start on the jobs I want to do (started up the washing cycle while I have some coffee). Whilst doing jobs doesn't sound much like self care, achieving something useful in my day is a huge part of keeping my mental health in check - with my partner out, I can get some work done, and be chilled and ready for company again by the time he comes home.

Peeps I'm REALLY Proud of us also saying "no" when we need to... for how long did we say yes in efforts to please others and it was a bad idea?
Lol, STACKS of times for me....

More power to us beautiful people.

Blue's WHATEVER YOU consider self-care makes the list! Just post it and I'm proud of you! 😍

Sleepy21, I need to explain the charcoal heart lol... it's the new colour scheme in your home, so hence the charcoal, otherwise seeing your posts is a pink heart 💗 and then one with a sparkle because you're a sparkle to me 💖 and then a beating heart too💓. Hope you're feeling better.

My self-care for today (lol):

* stayed in my pyjamas ALL DAY LONG and it's fan-fairy-tastic lol

* made pancakes for breakfast and ate some

* had a LONG nap after breakfast

* talked with my American fiancee over the phone and we avoided talking about the elections! Now that's relationship care right there lol.

* tonight I'm having a long hot bath and using some girly scrubby things on my body. Yay.

LOVE EM

hey Em thank you for the hearts and for sharing a beautiful warm heart and a beautiful charcohl one for my home :) love to u!

Inspired by the posts here - and pancakes... yesssssss.

- sat in the sun with a fruity tea

- listening to an online concert for something different

- nap on the couch to just get some energy

It's a pleasure treasure. 💗

I must put our pancake recipe on the Easy Peasy Recipe thread... it was from my children's teacher about 25y ago lol... and it's freaking AWESOME.

Love always EM

Hi EM and all.

Slept in

had a daddy-daughter movie day

did some work on a uni report.

went for a walk in the paddock with the dog.

Watched a movie with the rest of the family tonight.

your pancakes give me an idea, think i might make waffles in the morning.

Not_Batman

ps, i played some xbox tonight, and im not ashamed to say that i was Batman fo a little while :)

I KNEW IT!

See everyone, Batman is among us lol.

What a wonderful day packed full of self-care Not_Batman and LOTS of fun too!

Enjoy your waffles for breakfast!

Love EM

yay not Batman/temporary Batman. You are a self-care superhero.

- watched a funny show

- took some short-cuts with takeaway food :)

- called my support network who let me talk and not feel alone

Shh, its a secret identity!!

wish i was a super hero, and save everyone from anxiety.

-i made those waffles.

-pulled out some stumps

-drenched some sheep

-had dinner with mum

Sleepy21, what did you watch?

Not_Batman

Oh Sleepy you're SO MODEST, I know you did more than that for self-care lol!

AND WELL DONE YOU!!

Today I:

* shared my deep concerns for my health with my fiancee and he was very supportive and kind (which is really saying something since Trump lost lol)..

* stayed in my PJs MOST of the day which was AWESOME!

* cooked lots of yummy food and ate it lol.

* cuddled my pets alot

* spent quality time with prodigal son and got lots of hugs from him which was beautiful.

* did minimum housework and about time too.

LOVE EM

OMG Batman you ARE a Superhero!

Pulled out TREE STUMPS? Hey fly over to mine or use the Batmobile, I'm fine either way lol...

We were typing at the same time... but I'll get in and say SCHITTS CREEK IS SO FUNNY!

Just loving that show.

You are smashing this self-care and tree care thang too Batman!

LOVE YOUR WORK.

Love EM

hi all - em ur right i am in process of trying to do more self-care, just getting started!

but today was so stressful i found it hard to identify them. This care is a lifesaver, through and through!

Not_Batman I'm embarrassed to admit I washed a mildly offensive show called Workaholics on Stan

it's really stupid but i'm laughing so that's the main thing :)

Great work everyone. Today I:

1) Well, technically it was yesterday - I made sushi. It's not too hard, but very involved and time consuming, and I'm a bit proud that I did it.

2) Am about to go for a walk and enjoy the (finally) nice weather.

3) Wearing shorts to show off the tattoo on my leg. Way too long since the weather let me do that, I've been freezing and in long pants almost constantly since I got it. >: |

Hi Blues Clues that's so cool - yay to enjoying the weather and sushi.

- Listening to an album I like in the background (Bon Iver)

- Hot shower and scrubbing my face with some apricot exfoliant...yum...

- Hot chai

WELL DONE peeps!

You're showing us how this self-care thing is done!

My self-care is involving learning how to relax lol!

Today I:

* ate a yummy sweet potato noodle dish with Asian sauces for lunch today. I had it heating in the crock pot all night and took a thermos of it to work. The rest is in the fridge for later.

* drank kombucha - I spoilt myself and bought a bottle ages ago... my daughter wants to show me how to make it but I think it'll be too stressful tbh, IDK.

* dressed up for work today. Nice clothes, shoes and earrings etc. Luckily for THAT because I had a surprise 1:1 meeting with my boss and weird news there!

* used a trick I saw on a show, to use perfume in my hair lol. I also tried an expensive hand cream just wiped through my hair today. It was nice smelling that!

* had a nap after work.

Love EM

love the self care lists, kicking goals!!! yummm sweet potato so good.

- bought some beauty goods at the pharmacy -

- shared a bit about my PTSD with someone

- ate some sweet fruits