Hello September! It’s a new month, so it’s an opportunity to a new beginning.
There is an old saying that says, “you cannot pour from an empty cup.” I could not agree more with that. Sometimes we would take care of everyone else but ourselves, especially mothers.
I know myself I had to come up with some sort of routine to take care and to replenish myself so that I could be more productive.
It is really important to know when your bucket is empty.
I would encourage you to do the same. Here are a few self-care routine you can start today to replenish yourself, so you can fill those around you more effectively:
- Pray/Meditate/Fast
- Read a book: If you know me, you’ll know that I can spend a whole day reading. I would recommend to choose a book about personal development.
- Take a day off work : I know not everyone can afford it, but I would advise that you consider it if you could.
- Unplug: Take a day off social media and people all together. After all, we are supposed to be socially distancing.
- Go for a walk/run/jog
- Work on your vision board
- Call someone and pray with them
- Take a long shower or a warm bath: This one has been my favorite since this whole quarantine because I feel that was the only ‘me-time’ I had. I just tell my husband to watch the kids for an hour. This is a great thing to do especially if you have little ones.
- Push the reset button: Take some time to reset a few things in your life that you are not happy about-whether it be spiritual, emotional, physical or psychological.
- Write a journal: I have been doing this for a while. This is really effective as it helps you to declutter your minds.
- Get a new hobby: I recently took a class on how to make macarons, I always was curious on how they make them. I will be sharing more about that in the near future hopefully.
- Dring more water
- Eat healthier (more veggies, low carb, more fruits, nourishing snacks) I recently started meal prep for the week, and it helps to save time and money. It also helps you to prepare ahead of time healthier meals.
- Make a bucket list
- Buy yourself a present (I do this every … ok I am not saying it. My husband will be reading this lol)
- Make a list about what you like about yourself– You’ll thank me later.
- Make a ‘Trash it’ list about anything that bothers you that you need to move on from.
- Do a 15 minutes in the ‘Blank Box’. This simply means that you take 15 minutes of your day when you don’t think about anything. This is really good if you have a busy schedule;even five minutes will work. At the house we call it the ‘Nothing Box’.
- Declutter your space or an area in your home that you always wanted to fix.
- Drink a cup of coffee or tea in some nice cup to warm you up in the morning before everybody wakes up.
- Pamper yourself (body massage, facial, manicure, pedicure, a glass of wine)
- Try a hot oil scalp massage
- Get dressed and go take some pictures outside(Trust me, you will not regret it in 1 one year haha!)
- Plan a beach/pool day
- Listen to a motivational podcast or watch motivational videos/sermons on Youtube.
Whatever you do, make sure to take care of yourself!