Gratitude:
-New boba tea place near work and it very yummy
-tears and letting go of greif even if it is uncomfortable
my friend giving me figs and blueberries from her garden
-acupuncture today
-riding my bike instead of driving
-foam rolling class tonight
contrary action, showing up to work even when I want to hide
-reaching out ro friends
-nat bringing car and Remy to me
-client canceling so I can go on Robyn pedal pooloza ride tomorrow
-being my own boss so I can be gentle with myself when I am having bad mental health days
I tend to listen to music and make up stories using things I see or that pop into my mind as I walk. It doesn’t turn my brain off, but it makes the activity more relaxing.
Thank you for sharing that.
Aww! That’s so cute!
You can do it!
Oh, I love tea. Yesterday while on my walk, I got a milk green tea with pearls. It was the first milk I’d been able to have since getting sick, so it was extra special.
The new phone I ordered finally came. Set it up. Got my number changed with most of those I connect with.
Neighbors came to ask if I wanted to go for a ride with them. Nothing big, but it felt good to get out for a change. Bought some St Pat’s Day mini bags for spells- 24 for $1 with 8 different designs. I’d been working with such heavy stuff, yesterday, that I was super stiff while out, so they might not want me around anymore.
When I signed my lease, I went into unpacking and reorganizing mode. I’m feeling a bit better just to have things I use spread out around me. It was heavy work, and I am not done yet- just taking a break.
When I called a former neighbor to update my number with her, she told me her grandson wants to spend some time with me! We share a birth month. I’m nervous about it, this year, since so much has been removed from my home. I’m not sure what we can do for entertainment, though he always liked a small bag of games I have kept. I think he will be 14 this year. We used to do crafts and Legos together, but I don’t have much left. I could ask him to bring swim trunks: our pool is finally open. One year, I asked him to scrub bird cages and paid him with a backpack squirt gun. We have noplace to shop anymore, so I’d have to give him cash for any work- which his family frowns on.
Sorry. Thinking out loud.
Anyway… Self care. I did a bath and laundry, today. Ate a salad for the first time since Walmart stopped delivering to me for not having a cell phone. That tasted good, but not healthy- craved bread.
It’s actually something I’ve been working on doing more of since I have my home back to being my sanctuary and not my prison! And now that I no longer can work and I’m home every day, I can do more of the things I love!!
Most mornings I start the day at my window watching and listening to the birds. I light candles and incense on my altar, and I read a little from one of the books I have piled by my chair.
After a while, I will go make coffee, greet the kid and the dog and figure out what I’m going to do for the rest of the day!
Yesterday afternoon I took a two mile walk around the block and just enjoyed nature. Last night to relax before going to sleep a curled up with my Marie Laveau voodoo grimoire and did some reading.
This morning I started with my usual morning ritual and my morning self care. In a couple hours I will do my shower routine and wash out all negativity.
Oh! I want to join! This is something I am working on myself! Let’s see
July 24, 2024
I made time in the morning for a Wake Up meditation and to spend time outside in my chair, listening to the sounds around me.
I had a cup of chamomile, lavender, orange peel, cinnamon bark, cardamom, and licorice root tea after our company left
July 25, 2024
One meditation on my back porch
Spent time journaling
So far, I think I’m caught up with the Self-Care challenge. If anything else comes up, I will be back! I do want to do the tea ritual today. I’ve had a lot happening the past few days, and I’m looking forward to tea and another meditation.
Lovely poem that was shared in my self compassion group this morning.
The most important thing
I am making a home inside myself. A shelter
of kindness where everything
is forgiven, everything allowed—a quiet patch
of sunlight to stretch out without hurry,
where all that has been banished
and buried is welcomed, spoken, listened to—released.
A fiercely friendly place I can claim as my very own.
I am throwing arms open to the whole of myself—especially the fearful, fault-finding, falling apart, unfinished parts, knowing every seed and weed, every drop of rain, has made the soil richer.
I will light a candle, pour a hot cup of tea, gather around the warmth of my own blazing fire. I will howl if I want to, knowing this flame can burn through any perceived problem, any prescribed perfectionism, any lying limitation, every heavy thing.
I am making a home inside myself where grace blooms in grand and glorious abundance, a shelter of kindness that grows all the truest things.
I whisper hallelujah to the friendly sky. Watch now as I burst into blossom.
Thank you for starting this, I definitely want in! Today I started off the day with a morning walk with a cup of tea and my partner before work. We love walking through the neighborhood and seeing how everyone’s gardens change throughout the seasons. Yesterday I spent time tending to myself in preparation for a difficult talk I needed to have with my partner. I made a tea blend to bring some calm clarity and also give me the courage I needed to voice my hurt feelings. I also did some meditation around this.
I love this, thank you for sharing! I have been trying to find some daily ritual that is sustainable for me, but I struggle with something I have seen some other people mention here- too many choices, wanting to have it all figured out and perfect before starting… and then getting overwhelmed and often not trying anything. I’ve been toying with an idea similar to this where I have a list of suggested activities and I can just pick from only that list for my morning ritual. I love the idea of a prepared basket with the items needed to support the activities on the list, and also setting a specific timeframe for each day.
Really nice tips and ideas shared!
My selfcare starded a bit more mundane, I managed to sleep for 7 hours instead of the 3-4 that I did the past 3weeks
Today my self care was going to the gym to workout… it’s always so hard to get myself to do it but it helps so much with my overall energy level and mental health. Also I just finished working and my cat has immediately curled up on my lap so I guess I will be taking a break now
My self care today was shopping in the witchy store! . I could have easily spent hundreds of dollars in there today! I managed to keep it below $100. And also took a flier with their number to set up a reiki appointment.
The look on their face is “You ain’t goin’ nowhere. You’re mine!”
Precious
I took a day off to play games and nap a bit. Albus got excited at 8am, but I had nothing planned for a change. He calmed down as soon as I started getting an early lunch.
You’re far from alone.
You can do it!
Let’s see 
after our company left
