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Old Sep 23, 2014, 06:01 PM
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A mixture, really.

I'm quite good at the basics, on a level. I wash, eat, get some exercise and sleep regularly, usually, and spend approximately one or two hours (varies) on planning and doing things to look after my physical health condition. In acute situations, I am able to put my health condition first, and calmly sacrifice anything I might have to, even though it disappoints and frustrates me immeasurably. I'm very tuned into my body and know when not to push it too far.

But I am dissatisfied because I know if I could pour more energy into pushing myself at exercise, or working harder at my health condition, or meal planning better meals for a week at a time...well, that would be better self care. And somedays I have terrible days regarding food.

When it comes to the more abstract self care of the personal infrastructure of my life (like sorting banking, medical appointments, booking flights, school deadlines, being organized in renewing car tax etc etc) I fall down hard. I always make it but always by the skin of my teeth. I need to improve dramatically on this, but have no idea how.

ETA: obviously, the times I engage in SH are major fails in the self-care dept also.
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