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This is when self-care comes in @outlander A lot of what you have been doing lately in that regard has become routine also and the idea of self-care is to do things that make you feel good as well as being something a little different. Doind something just for you each day like getting an ice-cream and sitting on the rocks at the beach eating it, or beginning a new medium of art such as the mosaics I have been talking about on the other thread, or doing yoga or something else that interests you. Thinking outside the box a little to redefine your own boundaries is just as important for personal growth and your mental health as is routine.

Happy to help you do that @outlander but you might like to think about it a bit more for yourself first - entirely up to you Hon

Let's start with your interests outside of the horses and art then @outlander - what things do you like to do but rarely get to do?

Here are some things I like @outlander - gardening, the water, the beach, making things out of wood, cooking, going to galleries ....most of those things I don't do very often but gives me joy when I do.

What are some things like that that you do not often do but enjoy when you do?

That is awesome @outlander - photography is a great idea - you can go to so many different places and photograph so many different things and you don;t need to fork out huge amounts of money to do it - sounds like you have a new self-care activity right there Hon Maybe also put aside an hour a week where you bake something - you can look up new recipes and maybe one week cook something savory and the next week something sweet - or whatever you feel like. Maybe there is photography or cooking group in your area you could join... even the CWA has women of any age now and you can do even more things with them.