ashleypajor

I cannot even tell you how many times a week I say these two words, Self Care. Between working 3 days a week and trying to remind myself to practice what I preach it’s at least 5 times a day. But what is self care? One definition is “ the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress.” Makes sense; so what’s so hard about that? I believe it’s the active role that needs to be taken. There’s 24 hours in a day and we live in a society where we would need 48 hour days just to accomplish our to do lists. By the time we sleep, eat, work our jobs, go to school, care for children, pets, others and meet our basic needs, is there any time left? I know that I myself struggle with time. Working part time, caring for Caleb full time, caring for the animals and managing a household, it’s a lot. I always say to people, “If I get to eat more than 1 meal a day, that’s a good day.” People laugh and so do I, but the sad real...