I think over the last few years self-care has finally started to get the credit it truly deserves and how important it is to take time for you. But let's face it, is it always so easy? We recognise that self-care is important but sometimes we let it slip away.
Over the last week I have been feeling really down, I'm starting my first teaching position this upcoming week and to say I'm stressed or nervous would be well putting it lightly. I have really found myself... hibernating I suppose, I haven't been leaving the house, I haven't been seeing or talking to my friends and I've been spending way too much time in my room either doing work or just napping. I'm very much an outgoing person - I like being busy, of course I like my naps too but for the most part I'll take any chance to do something, going to tesco? I'm your girl! Yet as I said, this hasn't been me recently and to make it more frustrating I know exactly why I've been feeling this way, however this doesn't mean I've been able to shake it off any easier.
So this brings me on to this blog post - dating yourself! I truly do know and appreciate the importance of taking care of yourself both physically and mentally. Yet, as mentioned - it isn't always so simple. I have been feeling so tense and on edge but doing none of the things I know will help to combat it. I've been saying to myself all week "oh you should really go to the gym!" or "go to Starbucks to do your work - get out the house!" but then just stayed in my room and been in a pit.
Today was the day I took my stand - no brain, you're not having the better of me anymore! So I jumped in my car and drove down to the beach. Once I got there I walked up the path, plopped myself down and ate my lunch. I just sat there and took it in, read my book, watched the ocean and took in the little things.
Within minutes I felt all that tension subside - I felt like me again. I was kicking myself for not just taking myself out earlier, giving myself me time and doing things I love, such as spending time in nature.
So that's why I really wanted to write this post, so incase like me you've forgotten the importance of self care and you're in a pit. Have some advice - go spend time on YOU by yourself to work on YOU. Take a walk, have lunch out, go to a coffee shop and just do whatever you need.
This is something I really want to focus on this month because I know how focused I get and that I quickly lose focus of myself and my own needs. So I really want to ensure that I'm going to the gym, eating healthy and spending time on me. Not just focusing on work, work and oh yeah work.
We don't live to work, we work to live after all.
