Defining my self care

Self care.  Words thrown around in the mom world, in the entrepreneurial world and probably lots of other worlds.  The two above are the worlds I mainly live in, and self care really is a thing, especially if you are throwing your time and energy into little (or big) people and your business.  They can overwhelm you, and seriously overtake your life!

So what is self care.  My definition might be yours, or it might not.  But I define it as time away from my kids, family and work.  Ways I rejuvenate myself and push myself to being the person that God made me to be BEFORE I entered into all these otter worlds that rely around other people.

So today, I am offering you, as moms, photographers and any other role you might have, some ways I do self care.

  1. Working out. I used to run frequently, now I have taken up walking.  I walk in the afternoon right when my kids get home from school.  They decompress and so do I and an hour later we are all ready to be together again!
  2. Redecorating. It’s funny, but I remember as a kid constantly rearranging my room and coming up with other room plans.  In my off season, I have found that I really love thinking through a room and spending time on Pinterest to find ideas and actually implementing them!  (Right now if you follow me on Instagram, you can see my 10 year old’s room redo in my stories or follow the hashtag #elisesroomredo!)
  3. Going to bed at 10:30!  I know, this is a grandma self care thing, but I am one of those people that needs at least 8 hours of sleep and by investing into myself and forcing the bed time, I am happier and more alert during the day!
  4. Going out with friends.  Thankfully I have a few really amazing groups of girlfriends, and I try really hard to invest into those relationships.  Friends from college who we always plan a fun spring girls get away; friends from high school that really truly know my heart and are asking me the tough, hard, loving questions of how I truly am; my sisters who know me through and through; and friends from church who spur me on with my faith.  I love investing into these relationships and I try really hard to invest into!
  5. Planning family meals.  I know this is crazy because it can seem like work for people, but for me, I love planning and cooking (even though I’m not amazing at it!) and knowing that healthy meals will be in my family’s belly at the end of the day!

These are just some examples of off ways to do self care.  What about you?  I would love to know some of the ways you invest in yourself so I can add to my list!!

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