Hey guys! Happy Friday! In today's episode of the podcast, I am talking (raw, real, unfiltered & unedited) about how self care isn't always EASY! I would, first off, like to apologize if I ever made it seem like self care was "easy" in any previous episodes that I have released over the past year. I have been coming from a biased place, of a woman who has not been working or has been working part-time. Self care has always come "easy" or "easier" to me, as someone who has always had heaps of time in the morning, afternoon and evening to take care of herself. Before I started working my new full time job, I got into the habit of exercising, meditating, gratitude journaling and reading every single day. While all of those things are amazing, now that I am working a full time job, I am beginning to understand that I no longer NATURALLY have the time to do all of those things every single day. Self care is no longer something I view as "easy." Now, I am beginning to view self care as something that you have to MAKE the time for. Self care is all about taking care of yourself, and filling up your own cup before you show up for others, so that you can pour INTO others. I am having a change of heart and beginning to understand that this is something that is not "easy" for many of us who are working eight plus hour days Monday through Friday! In this episode, I also talk about how we should give ourselves GRACE if we put off something as "simple" as putting away your clean laundry for days/weeks at a time. If you're "putting off" a task like hanging up and/or putting away your clean clothes, think about where ELSE your energy is going during the day! You're probably not being "lazy." In reality, you're probably CRUSHING IT in so many other areas of your life, that just happen to not be putting away your clean laundry. This episode kind of goes hand in hand with another one of my more recent episodes about surviving vs. thriving through life transitions, so make sure you listen to that episode too, if you haven't yet! And, with all of that being said... I hope you enjoy today's episode!
