Self care is health care.

Thanks Mala, great comment! You are fabulous, you and the other divas.

 

This is such a great thread!! I think I’ll return to it and read it often. You ladies are so inspiring!

I’ve just now gotten to the point in my TMS recovery that I am not as obsessed with my symptoms and more thinking about what I can do for fun and peace. I agree with what @HealingMe said about avoiding social media. And I would add to it that I completely avoid the news. It’s just too damaging to my health. All this doomsday talk doesn’t do me any good at all. And what is it that Tom Petty said? “Most of the things I worry about never happen anyway.”

Here’s my current list of self-care:

Knitting
Watching birds
Watching shows about art or travel
Watching good movies (Nothing stressful!)
Reading good novels — or listening to them
Stretching and exercises
Walking
Watching the sunset or sunrise
Sitting on my deck and smelling the fresh air
Deep breathing
Meditation
Prayer
Reading the Bible and contemplating it
Listening to inspirational talks or sermons
Vividly daydreaming of my fun future plans
Learning languages on a phone app
Playing games or doing puzzles on my phone
Painting pictures
Coloring
Writing stories
Journaling
Watching or listening to comedians
Listening to soothing or uplifting music
Listening to hymns and singing along
Eating ice cream cones
Painting digital pictures on my phone using an app

 

Love these Diana! What app do you use to paint digital pictures? This sounds so soothing.

 

All of this sounds delicious. I may need to try!

 

It’s so fun! It’s called Sketchbook. I think it comes on the iPhone. You can fiddle around with all kinds of brushes and all kinds of colors. I love it! You can also Delete it if you don’t like something you did and go back to the place where you were before.

 

Thank you! I’m going to check it out.

 

Today's self-care, what I intend to do:
- mani and pedi, I always do these myself;
- cleaning the kitchen;
- stuffed eggs, schnitzel (using organic chicken breast) and a cold mushrooms salad (steamed mushrooms, avocado mayo, salt, minced garlic and lots of fresh dill);
- sun exposure in the garden for 15 min, while I'll be knitting/reading.

 

Lovely! ❤️

 

Yes @Mala, we might get inspired.

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I'll be making Paleo pizza today. I'll use a bought crust (made from almond flour). I'm going to put on it: tomato paste, then cut mushrooms, green onions, olives and chicken breast (it's already boiled, I have it in the fridge). Plus salt and BBQ sauce (it's Keto, no sugar added). I made this before, it's really good and has less carbs.

 

I love them, I'm a former lacto-ovo-vegetarian (strict for 11 years) and then I had some hormonal 'stuff' and had to start eating chicken, fish and turkey a little bit. I still eat lots of mushrooms. I was not very adventurous to be honest, I only ate the ones that you mentioned. I do my best to buy them organic when I can. I'm thinking about your question now...I'll have to try more types of mushrooms, I'll look into it.

 

Love the little enoki mushroom in a nice hot bowl of pho or the king mushrooms sliced and cooked with green beans. Yum!

 

Today's self care:
- dancing (as exercise) and then stretching;
- meditation;
- cross stitch and knitting in the garden;
- I made pesto using my organic garden (basil, green onion, parsley).
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Something that I like and appreciate.

 

Very cool!

 

Another one:

 

Love this, @Sita!
So expressive -- it's a form of self-care for me even watching and listening!
Thanks for sharing it.

 

Wow, I love this video.

 

Today, self care:

- cross stitch in the garden while having a wonderful tea: mint (from my tiny garden) + orange tea + coconut creamer + a few drops of stevia;
- knitting a little;
- I made a cold mushroom salad and I'm going to make homemade pizza soon for lunch. I'm using a crust (bought it) made from almond flour. Pizza will have the following toppings: pesto, chicken breast, mushrooms, onion and salt.
- reading from a book (from the library).