This is the second in my self aware self care series where I explore an aspect of self care that takes some deeper thinking and introspection. Call it hustle culture, girl boss attitude or you know rent but most of us are being pulled in way too many directions. Some of those are financial, others... Continue Reading →
Resolutions for those who don’t think they need them
Every year I write something about new year’s resolutions because as basic as they might be thinking extra hard about the path forward has really helped me out in the past. I have done the typical quit smoking and get fit resolutions in the past I have done more existential idea type resolutions too. More... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 185
It's okay to take a break! We are having a weekend to a week of rain right now. The kind of rain where you avoid going outside at all costs and think about what it would be like to live on a speedboat as an arc if you had to. I've thought about it a... Continue Reading →
Self aware self care: You’re living a life that works for you
If there was a subtitle for this it could be ‘and that is totally okay!’ I feel like we’re living in a time where there is more pressure to do things in exactly one way. Maybe it’s always been that way the pressure just came from different places. But right now there are so many... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 177
Today we're talking about the little things not the big once in a lifetime stuff that really could change the outcome of a life. But here's the thing all that little stuff adds up and could change your life too. You know the stuff we know we should be doing but just keep putting off... Continue Reading →
6 Life Changing Gifts for Yourself that are Basically Free
The year is coming to an end and so is the budget for Christmas gifts. If you’re like most of us you might have once again left yourself off the list, but it’s not too late! There are lots of things we can give to ourselves with that limited (see no) budget that’s leftover. There... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 168
Who are you? Really? It's something we all need to ask ourselves maybe pretty regularly. Maybe weekly. And yeah we are getting into some 'if you can't take me at my worst your don't deserve my best' territory here. But not really, it's complicated okay? Let's start off by saying that I think we all... Continue Reading →
Self Aware Care: Don’t Let Something Ruin Your Every Day
I think this might be the start of a new occasional series on here (much like the construction stuff) but I’m not sure about the name yet. Stay tuned and we’ll see. Basically it’s content that aims to make us think about our way of being in the world. Not because I’m an expert on... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 155
Even for us we've been going all out and yet still find ourselves falling behind lately. It's been 7 days a week and at the very minimum 12 hours a day now for about a month. Mostly because it hasn't rained in about that long and the to do list is getting longer no matter... Continue Reading →
Exercise is the Ultimate form of Self Care
I wrote a little while ago about how lots of the things we call self care aren’t really. We use the term one way generally but it really means things you do to improve your health like taking medications as prescribed, tracking symptoms and following a diet plan that happen outside a medical setting. We’ve... Continue Reading →