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Making a commitment to self-care, and keeping it!

Making a commitment to self-care, and keeping it!

Hi everyone,

Back in December, we ran a Topic Tuesday about stressors over Christmas. At the end of the session, a number of people made commitments to certain activities to keep well over a potentially stressful time.

So firstly, I wanted to check in with @MEB @Former-Member , @coffeegirl @Shaz51 to see if they maintained their commitment. If you can't remember, you can check out page 6 & 7 for what you wrote.

Let us know how you went.

Often we put our own mental health, life plans and desires on the backburner when we are in a caring role for a loved one. Actually - our own priorities are often the first to go!

I thought we could start a thread where people could share their self care plan and use this thread as a way to be accountable for your self-care commitments.

What do you want to commit to?

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@Shaz51
Hoping this year to continue to support Mr D in a way that is healthy for both of us (am slowly learning what this means for us) to have a decent health check for myself (have started with my teeth but need a decent GP visit), to catch up with family and friends more and to get our garden in order (I hope I can regain the joy I used to have from it.)

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Keep going to yoga classes 2 times each week if possible.
Get massages more often - which I have been doing (because everthing aches).
Adge

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to catch up with family and friends more and to get our garden in order, me too @Former-Member, @Adge

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@Shaz51 made an enquiry about permanent hair removal today - one thing on the self care list that I have been wanting to do.

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that is very interesting @Former-Member, can i be daring and say where !!

sorry ,

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Ha ha @Shaz51 ... A French lady I met said what goes on in the beauty salon stays in the beauty salon ... secret women's business

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Thank you @Former-Member

Hello @Adge, @soul, @Determined, @outlander, @Jo, @JoJo99, @Cath22

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😨

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Just as well I did not spill the beans re: secret women's business @Shaz51 ... have had both @Adge and @Determined lurking ...

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lol @Former-Member

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