Lately I feel like I haven't been taking care of me and my needs. Yes, I know, I mention it often! But what happens as a mom is we get busy dealing with aspects of our kids' lives, or the job, or caring for the house, that we forget that we're important too. What brought this to my attention is the fact that my back is bothering me. I stepped wrong at work ( i know, that sounds weird to me too!) but I was putting a box on a pallet, and stood up, stepped back and off the pallet and it must have snagged a muscle just right. It's much better lately than it was at first - I spent nearly an entire weekend in bed on a heating pad, trying to get it to un-knot and relax. I've since found that its better when I move around and keep it warmed up and stretching; and also that when there are a lot of boxes to be heaved around at work to wear a back-belt to remind myself to lift properly.
The other thing I realized about the same time is that I'm spending time chatting online, instead of working on my creative things - my photos, my letters to dad, my blog, or writing or reading. There are so many important things in life. Spending time chatting with folks I'll never meet isn't very productive. So now I'm trying to limit my online time, to make sure that my own things are taken care of first. I've always said "real life first" when it came to getting to know someone online - turns out I haven't been taking my own advice! When my own needs aren't being met on a regular basis,
its time to rethink choices and make adjustments.
I hope you're taking care of you, too!
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