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Self-care, self-love, self-nourish.

6/10/2021

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​What does self-care look like to you?
 
In a world where women are the very lynch pins of the home & the family.  Where women often work full time & co-ordinate child care & children’s activities, care around older parents & manage a lions share of the household cleaning and food, what does self-care look like?

When my two youngest children were born, I was in my late 30’s.  My husband left the house at 7 & returned 12 hours later.  Every second weekend, we had our oldest children with us, my stepsons.  My family were in a different country & I felt absolutely overwhelmed with sleep deprivation, the relentlessness & the love I felt for my babies & also the drive to clean & cook. 

What would I tell that younger me now? 
“Make space for self-care, it doesn’t have to be a huge chunk of time, but something for you”.

Fast forward 10 years & my older boys are men, my 10-year-old is nearly taller than me & my 8-year-old daughter is sassy & kind.  They can all cook a meal (give or take) & we talk about energy & time to do a project or complete something.  We all make space for self-care.

Don’t get me wrong, in the years between babies & now, we have delt with grief, with long haul travel because of ill parents, of house moves & career changes.  Self-care has had to shift in time taken & even what it looks like.  But it is necessary.

What keeps me ‘medicating’ with self-care is, if I fall to bits, then my family struggle.  I understand I am one of the lynch pins in our small team.  I take time to read a book, to sew, to infuse oils & make balms, to simply put flowers in a vase & walk my dog.  Why?  Because it makes me happy. I am not last on my list of people; I am equal & deserving.
 
xPaula
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