Nurturing myself

On those days when you wake up and the world is hard and dreary and weary and you can't get enough coffee...nurture yourself!

The older I get, the more I realize that it is my responsibility to nurture myself.

Most of these things can be done in 10-15 minutes or less.  Even on super-busy days, when I'm so focused on my to-do list that I'm feeling a little cranky, there is time to pause for a second...Notice. Breathe.  Maybe even sing.




🎔  light Candles and turn on soft music

🎔  Make some music!  Sing, play the guitar, sit down at the piano for a few minutes and play an old favorite.

🎔  bake something that will make your family smile

🎔  take a walk around the block in the drizzle

🎔   go outside and sit on the porch

🎔  take 15 minutes to scoop things into a laundry basket...set it in a corner...and turn on a soft lamp
before continuing your day's work

🎔go alone to the nursery and rock in the rocking chair in the dark with your headphones on

🎔crank up the music that gives you pep

🎔Open a window, no matter what the weather  (or...if your 100-yr-old windows are all painted shut like mine, open the door for a few minutes!)

🎔Go outside and use your sense of smell to notice things

🎔take a bubble bath - even if it's only 10 minutes

So what makes you feel nurtured?  Set a timer for 15 minutes...choose one thing...and go do it!!