ashleypajor

To even type those words feels so foreign to me. Taking care of me is something I barely do. I am a mom and wife 24/7. I am also a counselor 21 hours a week with a caseload of about 100 people. By the end of most days I crawl into bed and just sleep. I always talked about self care and taking care of ourselves to clients, DAILY! But I never practiced what I preached. I worked on days I shouldn’t have. I didn’t ask for help with Caleb when I really needed it. I did things that could have been handled later or by someone else but it was just “easier” if I did it myself. But ultimately where did that get me? Burned out. Even during my second pregnancy, I was doing way too much. Even my mom told me that I shouldn’t be doing things the way I was. But again, it was “easier”. When I found out I was pregnant again I started making sure I was eating more regularly, drinking more water, things that as a mom to a 9 month old, I often didn’t do. If I ate 1 meal a day that was good. During the cour...