{"id":2887,"date":"2014-10-17T22:26:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T22:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oshetablogs.wordpress.com\/?p=2887"},"modified":"2014-10-17T22:26:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T22:26:55","slug":"open-when-you-need-some-ideas-for-self-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2014\/10\/open-when-you-need-some-ideas-for-self-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Open When You Need Some Ideas For Self-Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The concept of \u201cself-care\u201d always seemed over my head and too lofty of a goal to attain, so or the first four years of motherhood I was a raging hot mess. What kept my schedule overwhelmed and soul under-nourished was my ridiculous need to \u201csabbath well\u201d.<\/p>\n

As a (recovering) perfectionist, I struggle so much that when I was first introduced to the idea of carving out time to \u201ctake care of myself\u201d I thought, \u2018there\u2019s no way on God\u2019s green earth I have time to take care of myself\u2013 I simply don\u2019t have enough time, energy, or creativity in the day to do it meaningfully.\u2019\u00a0 The more I repeated this perfectionist narrative, the less motivated or inspired I became to do the things that give me life, joy, and a little bit of peace on a daily basis.\u00a0 Then I heard a woman I respect talk about going out for a burger once a week as part of her self-care regimen and I was amazed!\u00a0 For her, going out for a burger was self care!<\/em>\u00a0 Not doing an hour of yoga or meditative prayer on a passage of the Bible?!? But eating good food in peace for one afternoon a week.\u00a0 It made me think about how I view self-care. It made me want to examine what makes me happy and what would help me et back in touch with my deepest joys that sometimes get buried under the proper feeding and caring of a family. \u00a0\u00a0 So tonight\u2019s \u201copen when\u201d is a list of\u00a0 my top ten fun and simple soul-charging activities for self-care.\u00a0 These work for me because I created three sort of \u201cguidelines\u201d for my self-care after hearing my friend talk about her sabbath burger :<\/p>\n

1: Is it fun?<\/strong><\/p>\n

2: Does it give me space to think.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3:\u00a0 Is it sustainable?\u00a0 Could I do any of these with limited time and money. <\/strong><\/p>\n

If it met all three, it ended up on my list.<\/p>\n

So here we go:<\/p>\n

My Top Ten Self\u2013Care Practices<\/h1>\n
1: Take a long shower with your favorite body wash\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Not a rushed, with babies fussing outside the door while you plan your day, morning shower, but a long, steamy, uninterrupted shower with enough time to condition your hair and shave your legs.<\/p>\n
2:\u00a0 Read something \u201cfluffy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n
Maybe an article in Lucky, a book on home decor, People magazine, whatever.\u00a0 Find something that feels a little bit shallow, then ignore those condemning voices and read it.\u00a0 Read something that\u2019s fun for the sake of fun.<\/p>\n
3:\u00a0 Watch \u201cGilmore Girls\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n
Y\u2019all\u2013 all seven seasons are on Netflix.<\/a>\u00a0 You\u2019re welcome!<\/p>\n
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4: Bake chocolate chip cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n
I like to buy the grab and bake kind and just make a couple as a special treat.<\/p>\n
5:\u00a0 Take a nap<\/strong><\/p>\n
The kids\u2019 won\u2019t eat bugs and the house won\u2019t burn down if you sleep for twenty minutes.\u00a0 Now hit snooze and accidentally sleep for twenty five minutes and you\u2019re pushing your luck :).<\/p>\n
6: Plan a dream vacation<\/strong><\/p>\n
Money\u2019s no object and you\u2019ve got all the time you need.\u00a0 Where would you go, what would you see, who would you take?<\/p>\n
7: Go for a walk while listening to your favorite music<\/strong><\/p>\n
It\u2019s autumn here in Cambridge which means the trees are just showing off with her bursts of red, gold, and orange.\u00a0 I like to listen to the Spotify playlist called \u201cJazz for Autumn\u201d<\/a> while taking a walk around the neighborhood.<\/p>\n[spotify id=\u201dhttps:\/\/play.spotify.com\/user\/spotify\/playlist\/5tw6p4DQ3A0vX4TtT9uYHH\u201d width=\u201d300\u2033 height=\u201d380\u2033 \/]\n
8:\u00a0 Call a friend<\/strong><\/p>\n
Yesterday I spoke to my best friend from college for an hour.\u00a0 It was so good for my soul to hear voice and her newborn, Sienna\u00a0 cooing in the background.<\/p>\n
9:\u00a0 Write in your journal<\/strong><\/p>\n
Looking for a journal suggestion?\u00a0 Noonday has this cutie made with love in India.<\/a> I\u2019m buying one for myself as soon as I\u2019m finished with my current one.<\/p>\n
$\"HO029HE-woodland-journal-l\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n
10:\u00a0 Unplug for a few hours\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Sometimes, I like leaving my phone at home while I go run errands.\u00a0 I love the few hours of creativity and quiet not having a smartphone attached to my hand provides.<\/p>\n
Why don\u2019t you try one of these this weekend?<\/p>\n
Shalom-ing out my Self\u2013Care Regimen,<\/p>\n
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