I'm glad I'm playing along a little earlier than I have for 30 Days of Thanks and 31 Days of Wishes.
:)
I don't see any problem playing the self-care game. I know I'm at my best - doing good work, being a good mom, being a good human - when I take good care of myself.
This is already a daily thing for me, but that by no means implies that I have self-care mastered. No, it just means that it's always on my mind.
As I took several days off around the holidays, I thought about how I'd want my days - normal work days (as if such a thing exists) - to go. I already get up at 6:00 in order to be ready for breakfast with my daughters before they go to school. I'm committing to using several of those days a week to write - which is a big part of self-care for me.
My next plan is, when possible, to stop working at 2:00 p.m., and I'll have an hour before I have to pick up Small Child from school. During that hour, I'll either work out, write (if I haven't that morning, or maybe even if I have), or just veg. If I need to come back to work after picking up Small Child, I can. (See, I have to convince myself that it's okay to take time away from work - hence why self-care is something I think about - and try to practice - every day.)
So self-care starts with writing in the morning before breakfast, taking a break from work at 2:00 p.m., and following my energy. (More on that in an upcoming self-care post.)
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