Self-Care

[nanslice]

h/t to umadoshi for sharing this link: 37 Self-Care Tips For Anyone Who Is Kind of Not Okay RN. The holidays are a stressful time, even when everything is okay; if you're going through shit (financial issues, divorce, a breakup, death of a loved one, general depression/anxiety, etc) they can be even worse. I hope you guys can find something to help get through the "happiest season of all."

Definitely make time to take care of yourself, friends! ♥ ♥ ♥

EDIT: Also I have to share this poem, Questions to ask yourself before giving up and particularly the last paragraph (idk poetry, I'm sure each little section isn't actually called a paragraph) which really struck me:

Remember: you are a comma, one
beloved earring, a house
circled on a traveller’s map,
sometimes misplaced,
but never an imposition.

Everyone feels like a hallway
at some point or another.
But you are a room
that people enter to stay.


So powerful, it moves me greatly to read this.

Comments

[badfalcon]

That is a very handy guide, I'm bookmarking it. Thank you

[nanslice]

You're very welcome, friend! I hope you can find peace in it. ♥

[merit]

One of the reasons I decided to take a (little) bit of leave over the holiday period. Minor regrette over not taking more but I suspect I'll make a long break over the Easter period! I'm planning on spending the time of resting and relaxing (and getting some tedious chores done!)

[nanslice]

Gooooood! Resting and relaxing are always nice and tbh completing tedious chores is its own lil reward; you were productive and a bothersome little thing is no longer hanging over your head. :3