[bizi]

Self care thread
please contribute, it can be something as simple as a shower.

This is a place to post something that we accomplished to

take care better of our selves. (self-care)


1. had lunch with a friend and laughed, socialized and good for my soul.
2. remembered to take my antibiotics.

[Wild Coyote]

1. Showered
2. Brushed, flossed and used Water Pic.
3. Made dinner

[zapatoes]

1. Walked 10-15 minutes while on break at work.
2. Ate nourishing lunch.
3. Brushed my teeth this morning.

I went to a group dance class.

it's threads like this that make the forum what it is (I love it)

anyway I ate breakfast and put clean clothes on

not much I know but all I've been able to cope with for like a week

[Movingon69]

Went running
Unpacked and straightened my living space.
Talked to my oldest daughter about her new job

[bizi]

Originally Posted by raging vortex

it's threads like this that make the forum what it is (I love it)

anyway I ate breakfast and put clean clothes on

not much I know but all I've been able to cope with for like a week

If this week has been hard on you then getting out of bed is reason enough for celebration!
Yay!
bizi

Yesterday afternoon and evening I chose much healthier food options than I had been lately, and they tasted good.

Originally Posted by bizi

If this week has been hard on you then getting out of bed is reason enough for celebration!
Yay!
bizi

I think being able to get in it would be a celebration too. lol.

but well.... can't for now as I can't sleep

Nice thread, bizi. Thanks.

I went to therapy and talked about my housing goals, which are to have a house bought and closed by January, make some renovations to it, and move in by March.

I have literally $30,070 in the bank that I've been saving up for a long time. This should hopefully be enough to cover the downpayment, any renovations, moving, and terminating my lease agreement early. (FYI, $30k here is pennies. We get paid more in this area than most of the U.S. because of the extremely high cost of living. Houses here are around $250-500k on average, with many of them being around $700k+. It's b.s. because a house from the 1930s with no A/C should NOT cost $250k for 900 sq ft. It's probably so old that there is heat leakage.)

[bizi]

10 minutes of hydromassage bed after tred mill.
bizi

Took a bath even though I full of anxiety. Almost broke down crying in it, it was so hard.

Put on makeup. Put my hair up.

Went and got something to eat with my son.

Got my ecig fixed.

[EmeraldTurtle]

Today I had almost zero time to myself, and I desperately need alone time to recharge (yay introverts). Before bed, I took a shower and watched Downton Abby for 20 minutes. It wasn’t a lot but it helped.

[bizi]

Originally Posted by EmeraldTurtle

Today I had almost zero time to myself, and I desperately need alone time to recharge (yay introverts). Before bed, I took a shower and watched Downton Abby for 20 minutes. It wasn’t a lot but it helped.

yay! you took a shower!!!!
bizi

same as yesterday.

just ate breakfast and put clean clothes on

[bizi]

I took a shower today...yay me!
bizi

I feel like I look just terrible. I have neglected self-care a lot lately. My sweet husband never really says anything, even at my worst. I sort of wish he would in a very nice way. My "looking just terrible" goes beyond just not showering or hardly brushing my hair, my face has a distressed look, I'm as pale as a ghost, I look older even without having hardly any wrinkles.

Doing the minimum seems like a lot lately.

Sorry this is not a post about an accomplishment. I'm assuming this particular thread does welcome posts about struggles, too. If not, I wish there was one.

[Wild Coyote]

I really struggled today; yet, did take a shower and washed my hair.
I also brushed my teeth, flossed, used my Water Pic.

Cooked meals.


WC

[Moose72]

Someone from pdoc's office called to check on me again. I keep forgetting to tell them that im afraid every day all the time that people will break into my apartment. I did say I often feel i'll faint/pass out. So at least I talked with them.

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by Moose72

Someone from pdoc's office called to check on me again. I keep forgetting to tell them that im afraid every day all the time that people will break into my apartment. I did say I often feel i'll faint/pass out. So at least I talked with them.

This must feel scary!

WC

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by Wild Coyote

This must feel scary!

WC

Yes. I guess i have a big day ahead of me what with case manager and pdoc in a week.

[bizi]

Originally Posted by BirdDancer

.... I'm assuming this particular thread does welcome posts about struggles, too. If not, I wish there was one.

Coming here is a self care thing.
(((((HUGS))))))
I am sorry that you are having a rough time.
bizi

I showered today.

[pjwilly]

I have managed for a week to eat the meal plan that my dietitian helped me come up with.

- Peter

Last night I took a shower (without washing my hair or other in shower care), but only because I was so profusely sweating after making dinner. Sweat was just running down my face.

My hair looks awful! Finally washing it would help, but I've neglected getting my hair cut and colored because I want the last cut to grow out. My usual stylist gave me a bad cut last time. Also, I am in need of a REAL conditioning treatment. My old stylist was at a fancy salon that gave intense conditioning treatments. The newer salon considers a conditioning treatment just putting regular conditioner in my hair for 30 seconds. There is clearly a difference.

I'm thinking about returning to my old stylist, but she is so expensive. That's why I quit her for my newer hair stylist, but my newer one's prices have gone up suddenly. I'm thinking it's no longer a good deal.

If I go back to my old stylist I feel I need to explain my absence for so long. I think I'll just say I was away from the area and leave it at that. She never talked much with me anyway, unlike my newer stylist. I hope my newer one doesn't text me.

I'm getting my eyebrows cleaned up today at the old salon. I've neglected that severely for a long time. I'm hoping with that and a "spa" treatment for my hair, I'll feel better about my appearance and that in itself will encourage healthier behaviors.