Looking after ourselves
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14-10-2017 08:00 AM
14-10-2017 08:00 AM
Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
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15-10-2017 03:23 AM
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Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
1. Start with your needs first
2. Schedule it
3. Priortise
4. Be assertive about setting your boundaries
5. Focus on little and often
**See this article for more information
Got any other ideas? Tell us what you do?
So @CherryBomb writes about self care......
I'm trying to self care lately.......
It's great to see you @Former-Member my special friend @Shaz51 @Determined @outlander
I havent self cared well this week. We are going to Relationships Australia on Monday and thats what Ill be talking about.....
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15-10-2017 08:24 AM
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Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
Good luck for your appointment on monday ❤
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15-10-2017 02:07 PM
15-10-2017 02:07 PM
Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
will be thinking of you and your appointment on monday my special friend @PeppiPatty xoxo
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18-10-2017 12:18 AM - edited 18-10-2017 12:21 AM
18-10-2017 12:18 AM - edited 18-10-2017 12:21 AM
Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
Dearest @outlander @Shaz51
I just think that we have the best Relationship councillor in the world.....who would expect to see a wonderful councellor in a place where you always feel....there are a lot of ragged clients and then......there's me and Mr G turning up for tips on our relationship.
Of course, when I got there: all my things I wanted to talk about fell out of the window....
Mr G could'nt come because of his knee.... he is very scared that he would hit it or hurt it so we had him on skype.
I began by talking about the difficulties of him working out what intamacy means for us.....
then I discussed what my Sister in law did to me over the weekend.
Wow, Mr G joined in and we really knuckled it out so I didnt bring in my personal problems into my role of being Mr G's carer.
We also discussed what Mr G needed to take heed of which is always caring for me......we spent about 10 minutes of our time doing that. We spoke of what I needed to do to self care. It was from having a little cat nap to a nice smoothie to going out for a little walk or just doing some artwork.
What the councellor and Mr G said about my Sister in Law is not to ENGAGE.
Just.........DON'T ENGAGE.
Just.....let it go. Act as if nothing happened and don't give the problem oxygen. More to come.....
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18-10-2017 03:32 PM
18-10-2017 03:32 PM
Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
im glad things are working out for you @PeppiPatty
hopefully you can work out your intimacy issues and your sister in law as well. hoping mr G gets better soon too. please make sure you take care of yourself as well, your just as important
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18-10-2017 03:48 PM
18-10-2017 03:48 PM
Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
Dear @outlander
Thank you, I needed to hear that.
I had Silver chain over this morning and she vaccuumed our home very thoroughly and dusted....thankfully :0)
The Silver Chain office rang about me getting some more support for cleaning and social support for meditation.
Thank you again, all support form you is very appreciated.....Mr G is good that he goes to Relationships Australia ...he always goes funny about two days before his Depo needle...poor man......
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18-10-2017 03:57 PM
18-10-2017 03:57 PM
Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
im glad your cleaner is doing a thorough job esp now its spring so the dust and pollen that gets stuck inside can make us very sneezy! @PeppiPatty
have you thought about going to a local meditaion group? is that what you mean by social support?
aww poor man, yeah i wouldnt be very happy about getting that needle either!
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18-10-2017 04:02 PM
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Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
@outlander, @PeppiPatty, @Former-Member, @Determined
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19-10-2017 12:33 AM - edited 19-10-2017 12:37 AM
19-10-2017 12:33 AM - edited 19-10-2017 12:37 AM
Re: No time for self care? Here's a 5-step guide for busy people
You are right @outlander......The Psych hospital that we are connected with are doing an awesome job...we have a good case manager and Psychiatrist...it makes days easier....
Social support is with Silver Chain, a carers agency in Western Australia. It means that a carer comes to my place for an hour for one week and one and a half hour the next week. We have decided to meditate: She now takes me to a cafe and buys me a yummy milkshake and we listen to Jon Kabat Zinn for all the time we can. We sit in her new car......We have been doing this for over a year. about 18 months...