Self Care September Week Three: Just Keep Moving

I’m one day late with my week 3 review. I have been trying to make sure I get out my post the first day of the work week but that didn’t work yesterday Monday night all the Fall show premieres started so I had to get other things done because well…I wanted to watch my shows lol. So here I am day late in posting but better late than never right?

This post won’t be super detailed because the week was not as intentional as I had planned on it being. I didn’t take the time to pin point what my self-care focus would be. Last week was an overall great week. I was super productive and continued to keep with many of the practices I started in prior weeks. I did great with my water intake, my Bible reading and having a positive attitude throughout any daily stresses. About mid-week though I started to feel a little bad about not sticking to incorporating something new into my routine. I am so invested in having self-care be a part of my everyday life and not just for special occasions or when I am stressed to the max. When I didn’t make the time to add something new last week I felt like I want committing to the process.

Those feelings only lingered for a short while because I really started to think of how great the last couple weeks had been. I have reminded myself how to find my peace where there seems to be none, I’ve made some healthy changes and have even saved some coins. Even though I did not add anything new to my routine, being consistent with what I have implemented over this short time is still self-care. Being disciplined enough to practice things until they become habit forming is amazing.

I just wanted to reach out with this kind of general thought dump and say even though sometimes we are as intentional as we would like, you are still being good to yourself by building consistency. Even if you just took a few minutes to read before work, listen to your favorite song while driving or take the night off social media to let your mind declutter itself that was still a job well done. Small things add up and are essential to building a happy and healthy lifestyle. You continue to propel yourself forward. We must also be realistic because life doesn’t always lend itself to us taking as much time for ourselves as we should. If you keep the mindset of bettering yourself lends itself to you being better to and for other, you will always bring yourself back to what’s important: YOU. As we go into this last week of September (I know, I can’t believe it either) remember to be kind to yourself and continue to pour good things, whether big or small, back into yourself.