Ever have those days where nothing seems to be good enough? When it feels like the walls are closing in and your clock is a ticking time bomb just waiting to explode?
I am currently having one of those days. Looking around my house I feel an overwhelming sense of dissatisfaction. It’s not clean enough, I have no ME space. It’s become overrun with everyone else’s wants and needs and time restraints.
My ballet classes feel stagnant and my skills don’t seem to be improving no matter how hard I push myself. Yeah it’s one of those days. The sun is shining and i feel like a thunderstorm has taken up residence in my brain.
So what to do? Well it’s really all very dependent on you as an individual. Take a bath, have some wine, eat a tub of ice cream… all valid responses. My personal though is this… ENGAGE SELF CARE TACTICS!!
Self care is something that is so often overlooked for us women. Yes I say us. Women who are care takers and full time workers with hobbies and responsibilities and a million other things going on. My tactics include doing a load of wash and the dishes. I instantly feel better. Sad, but true. As much as I would love to just wallow in some easy relaxing activity like reading or laying in a hot bath with wine and bubbles or even taking a stroll I find none of things do squat to address why I’m feeling so overwhelmed and stuck.
Not saying those aren’t lovely things to do but for myself they tend to be counterintuitive to getting rid of my dissatisfaction. So today while the sun is shining and the children are outside playing I’m doing some work. Quietly. And slowly crawling out from under the thunderclouds in my brain.
What do you do to help when the world seems to be too much and escape is not the answer?
