Self-Care, The Best Care -5 Key Principles of Self-care

31 Jul

I’ve been on a mini hiatus obviously. I’ve been working under some extremely tight deadlines as of late. The kind of deadlines that challenges every notion that the concept of balance exist. Balance? Yeah…it’s a total fallacy, a facade. I often hear, you can have it all. How? No really, how? Especially as women, something is going to suffer. And in most cases for us—-it’s self-care. So today I’m sharing 5 key principles of self-care.

Live Guilt Free

This was extremely hard for me to do when I first became a mom. The level of guilt I would feel for leaving my son at home for a girls night out would be excruciating. Just because we opt for motherhood, doesn’t mean that we have to forfeit all aspects of who we are. It’s totally okay to live.

Find Peace

Find some quiet time throughout the day to gather your thoughts. Whether it be a 20 minute walk or a 15 minute meditation session. Personal alone time is critical.

Smell The Roses

I know this sounds cliche. One of the things that I frequently do is buy myself flowers. Sure I appreciate and love when the hubs delivers, but I also don’t mind picking up some fresh blooms spontaneously for myself.

Hire Help

It took me some time to do this. My pride used to tell me that as a woman, I should be able to maintain my own living space. It wasn’t until I was literally on the verge of a mental breakdown that I gave in and relinquished some of my household duties. This goes back to my first point, living guilt free.

Set Boundaries

Limits and restrictions are a must. It’s totally okay to set limits on how much of yourself you give to others. Truth be told, some people will take as long as you allow them. Setting boundaries is critical to maintaining a healthy and stress free life. Girl, set those limits, with no hesitations!