Life: It is so busy, stop it!

Who can't relate to this!? Everyone at some point in time or another has been overwhelmed with too many hours worth of work and to little time to do it in. I paused a minute yesterday and let my mind wander. What did it find? It found me standing there with enough hair on my chest, that looked like sasquatch was hiding in my shirt. For the record, I was helping my daughter shave her horse. I do not have hair on my chest. My messy bun had fallen and turned into a pile of hair that looked like it wasn't brushed in a few months. Maybe people thought it was the beginning stage of what I imagine "locking" your hair to be. I had the feeling that I probably smelled like the horse's arse that I had been near a few minutes ago. After working a nine-hour day and jumping from errand to errand, projects, planning supper, getting gas, preparing for the next school day, laundry, homework, and the list goes on and on...I thought to myself this has to STOP!

So, after passing my "command center" (a useless wall in my home that only I utilize) I think of ways to take care of ME. What makes ME happy. After all, if we don't take care of ourselves, we can't take care of anything or anyone else! I go draw the biggest, hottest bath that I have in a long time. I use my bath fizzes! I take in the aromatherapy! I shut out the world! I promise my tired self that I will take time each day for me, myself, and I every day. This is something we all must do for ourselves. If you don't do it for you, do it for your kids, husband, parents, or family in general.

DO THIS FOR YOU

- call a girlfriend - take a friend out to dinner - go buy those shoes - do one random act of kindness -get that pedicure - start a mad money savings jar, hide it in your closet - take a deep breath and really feel it going in and out - slather yourself in smell good lotion - mail a letter - go to the movies alone - sit on the couch with a movie and ice cream - paint your nails - listen to a song from your high school years - take a walk barefoot in the grass - read a book - fix a glass of wine or hot tea - stretch - try a new recipe - go window shopping - plant something- let sunshine warm your face - visit your neighbor - plan a night out - snuggle - take a 10 minute quiet time out - get a massage - call someone you haven't spoken to in a long time - smile at a stranger - try out some yoga - pet an animal - google some jokes - tell yourself one positive thing about your day - do something adventurous - go to the Dollar Tree (everyone is rich there) - prop your feet up - do something that makes you feel pretty (because you ARE beautiful) - wear perfume - smile - hold your head up high - plank - get rid of toxic people - laugh - meditate - be thankful - smile- take a nap - do one thing everyday that makes your heart beat fast -