after my wait i finally cut my hair!!! so i know i kept saying i would and never got round to it but in a surprise moment i decided to face my fear and get my sister to do it ( i say now she isn't a professional hairdresser or anything like that). But its now cut and although i wanted to donate it was in a lot worse condition than i thought but im planning on growing it healthier than ever and finally being able to donate in a few years time. but hello my beautiful readers and im sorry its been so long for me to write another post, life has been hectic and ive been out there living my summer which i shall do another blog post on very soon.
a little reminder:
self care isn't all about thelit scented candles or the bath full of bubbles.
It isn't necessarily all about spending hundreds of pounds on yourself.
It's not all about painting your nails.
It's not about doing something alone.
To me it's about creating special moments with my sister.
To me it's about being able to lie in bed till now after working solid all week.
It's about being able to make yourself your favourite coffee.
It's about able to hug my parents.
To me it's being able to put so much trust in other people.
It feels great.
It feels healthy,
I feel calm with myself.
It's not selfish.
It's not a waste of time.
It's valid and it's important.
It isn't necessarily all about spending hundreds of pounds on yourself.
It's not all about painting your nails.
It's not about doing something alone.
To me it's about creating special moments with my sister.
To me it's about being able to lie in bed till now after working solid all week.
It's about being able to make yourself your favourite coffee.
It's about able to hug my parents.
To me it's being able to put so much trust in other people.
It feels great.
It feels healthy,
I feel calm with myself.
It's not selfish.
It's not a waste of time.
It's valid and it's important.
but here's the reality:
If I never did self care I would be dead.
If I acted on those impulses late at night I would be dead.
If I listened to my anxiety and didn't go outside I would have vitamin D deficiency.
If I didn't eat I wouldn't be able to function properly.
If I didn't sleep then my body wouldn't have enough energy for the next day.
If I didn't choose recovery I would have faded away.
People die from Mental Illness every day, just think today the world had taken hundreds of people.
They shouldn't have died.
Recovery has let me know when I need to get extra support. It's let me go on holidays,
New experiences,
It let me help try and help other people.
But it let me live when I wanted to die.
Helping begins at breaking the stigma against mental Illness.
Being open to your loved ones.
It only takes a few seconds to ask if someone is okay.
If I acted on those impulses late at night I would be dead.
If I listened to my anxiety and didn't go outside I would have vitamin D deficiency.
If I didn't eat I wouldn't be able to function properly.
If I didn't sleep then my body wouldn't have enough energy for the next day.
If I didn't choose recovery I would have faded away.
People die from Mental Illness every day, just think today the world had taken hundreds of people.
They shouldn't have died.
Recovery has let me know when I need to get extra support. It's let me go on holidays,
New experiences,
It let me help try and help other people.
But it let me live when I wanted to die.
Helping begins at breaking the stigma against mental Illness.
Being open to your loved ones.
It only takes a few seconds to ask if someone is okay.
Please share the national suicide hotline for all those in need: 1-800-273-TALK
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so a lot of you have been asking for the Peanut Butter curry recipe i constantly make so for a end of today's blog i though i would spill the beans.....
serves 4
takes 25 mins making
Ingredients:
- cooking oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 3 peppers chopped
- 2 tbsp of medium curry powder
- 500g of peeled and chopped sweet potato
- 400ml boiling water
- 60g of peanut butter ( chunky is the best way to go)
Method:
- heat oil in saucepan and fry onion and peppers till browned ( it takes around 5 mins so go make yourself a coffee)
- stir in curry powder and sweet potato and stir.
- Add boiling water and stir in peanut butter.
- cook for 12 mins until tender
- enjoy eating
- please finish drinking your coffee
this is the point where i post a photo of a recipe but i dont have one but instead here's
an after and before and after of my new hair style ( why do things normally huh?)
