Self Care 8/14

[cam]

What did you do this past week? Did you get in at least 5 minutes each day?

Any plans for this week?

Challenge: Get something off that backburner of your to-do list.

[cam]

We had some family fun time this past weekend. I can't recall a whole lot else.

Family stopping by briefly one day this week. Already checked off a few backburner items so far today and hoping to get the storage room finished (I started organizing it recently like I had tried to do as stuff had been moved into it initially). I feel like I am forgetting about something else I have planned for this week. I am getting pulled back to work in a couple of days so self care time is about to become a rare commodity for a while.

[mamaturtle]

Last week: I managed to exercise on the treadmill twice.

Diet was good until the weekend. On Sunday, we went to Sam's Club with MIL and we ate samples and it was too much bread all at once and too early in the day.

MIL was talking me into getting the big box of 20 pretzels where DS and I would end up with half of the box. I said no because that would surely break my diet and DS and I are hardly home as it is.

I was able to get rid of 4 trash bags full of clothes and toys.

This week: I plan to exercise at least twice this week.

Diet will resume as much as possible.

I don't think I am finished with getting rid of stuff because I forgot to get rid of some other stuff I was planning to get rid of. I suppose I could start another trash bag and hopefully this will be the last trip to Goodwill.

[freezorburn]

First half of last week was spent stressing about how little career counseling homework I had done. Second half was taken up by preparing to re-negotiate DS's residential schedule with his dad. We figured out the most time-sensitive issues but there is still more to figure out for the next year before we are done.

DS's dad wants to take him to stay with grandparents for a whole month next summer. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Self care: spent a couple of hours at the day spa, sitting in the charcoal and Himalayan salt rooms. Needed to detox after the smoky couple of weeks we have had.

Back burner: i want to get DS's art projects off of my kitchen tablet and reclaim my eating space.

[macchiatto]

Hm ... I did work out. DH and I had a date on Saturday night since both boys were invited to a sleepover. That was nice.
I need to plan some stuff for this coming week. It's a hectic one for me. Leo finally has a case manager and we were approved for respite care for the month of August, but I've had a surprisingly difficult time scheduling it.
I do also have an evening with friends scheduled for Thursday, so that should be good.

Back burner: My to do list is so long right now. School and work start back up on Tuesday so I'll have my hands full. My job search will come off the back burner. (I have one very part-time job but am planning to add to it this fall. I plan to apply for another as soon as the boys start school so I have the time and mental space to concentrate.)

[sahara78]

Thought I would jump in here in this thread.

I've not been prioritizing self care recently & need to step it up. I did work out at lunch on Mon-Tue though.

We are trying to find a church that's a good fit, so we'll be going to a kiddie pool get together Saturday. Otherwise no plans.

Back burner: I somehow lost DD's and my Social Security cards. I'll look again this weekend and request new ones if I can't find them.