This week I have been working on afternoon routine at home and self-care goals. I work part-time and am not as tired as I used to be when I get home. My afternoon routine consists of lunch, coffee, a break. I do something mindless, watch T.V., play Candy Crush. After my break I do some housework. Each day I clean-up or tidy a room in our house. Late afternoons I prep for dinner and take care of the dog. I also am trying to complete a task that I start. Fold and put away laundry. Eat and wash dishes etc. I try to have dinner prepared by the time my husband gets home, I start about an hour before he is home. I also might prep for work or do some brainstorming for next months theme. Lesson plans are due around the middle of each month. My co-teacher and I get together monthly to plan. The other thing I do is prep for the next day. This is a self-care item as well.
For self-care I am doing the following:
1. Practice mindfulness. I do this while taking a shower. Feeling the water splash on me. Smelling and feeling the bar of soap on my skin.
2. Contemplative prayer, mornings after I am dressed and afternoons after lunch or housework.
3. Drink more water.
4. Listen to music every day.
5. Coloring. I printed out some lovely pictures to color. It is so relaxing.
6. Scents. Lotions and/or oils on my skin. Light a candle each afternoon or evening.
7. Before bedtime, reading a few scriptures. I have been reading in Isaiah.
8. Time outside. To sit and observe God's book of nature.
9. Walking several times a week. Really need to do it daily. I usually do in the mornings but the time of mediation has been much appreciated.
10. Make the house cozy. Late in the afternoon I pull the shades and turn on lights.
Not every day is perfect but I am striving to be mindful of my day and self-care.
LynetteJoy
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