Making Time For Self Care When You Need It The Most

I talk about self care all of the time, but lately I’ve been so behind on making time for self care. I have a pretty good routine during the week and at the weekends I literally just want to nap and eat almond nuggets (they’re covered in chocolate and taste absolutely amazing!) Anyway, like I said I’ve been pretty much useless when it comes to making time for self care and when I write a blog post it normally gives me a massive kick up the backside to get my life in order.

When I wake up in the morning, I say to myself I am determined to do a face mask, turn my phone off, get my book out and get immersed in another life, or watch Netflix with a massive cup of tea and attempt not to fall asleep 5 minutes into the first episode, or even play Sims for a while, but it never ever happens.

Life can be such a pain the arse sometimes.

Anyway I’ve got a plan. I’ve got a plan to make sure that I make more time for self care. I need it. So how am I going to make time for self care & how can you do it too?

1. Make my favourite food

So I have meal prepped lunches for work, and that really helps me when I’m super busy at work, and having my favourite food is literally a massive self care thing for me. I’m a sucker for a salad at the moment (I don’t fully understand why) but having all my favourites like roasted sweet potato & all the veggies, it makes me so happy.

Make time to make your favourite foods, it helps my mood immensely.

2. Taking time away from my phone

This is something I really struggle with, mainly because I feel lost without my phone. It’s like I don’t know what to do with my hands if I am not holding my phone. I’ve been trying my best to take more time away, especially of an evening so I can spend time with Paul and BB-8 (if you’re new here that is the name of my rabbit!)

3. Plan my mornings

Now this doesn’t always work, but I did some of this last week and it really helped, planning my breakfast so I don’t have to rush around, having some cuddle time with BB-8, slowly get ready for work and watch a bit of TV before I leave. Planning really helps and makes my day a lot better.

4. Learn to say no

I’ve actually written a whole blog post on this, but let’s be honest, sometimes you really do need to say no, say no to the things that you can’t do or don’t have time for. Sometimes you have to put yourself first, and do what is best for you.

5. Prioritise 

I’m the kind of person that pretty much believes everything needs to be done now and if it isn’t I get particularly grumpy. Anyway lately I’ve been prioritising more and reminding myself to only do the important things when they need to be done. My life literally doesn’t have to go at 100 miles a minute. Sometimes you just need to slow down.

How are you planning on getting some self care time in? Let me know in the comments!

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