#self-maintenance

[sneaky-tank]

While eating your morning ļ̛͉̜̯̙̖͚͚̲̮͋ͬ͐̏͌̀̍̽̿ͩͮͫͧͤͥ̒̃̇͝ơ̸̟̲̥̟̝͍̝̮̹̦̞̰͚̰̂̆̋ͤͣͤ̊̂͡o̧͎͇̰ͣ̋͐̃̚̚͢_̶̜͇̪̦̉̐̑͜͜p̸̵̷̧̨̦̫͙̥̥̪̺͙̪̮̖̗ͪ̈̀̎ͩͦ͌̽̌͊ͯ͌̐̆̐͐̓ͫ̏͘̕͢͝͠͞s̻̯͔̽̕ (loops) you notice they are not the preprocessed grain sludge soggified in other preprocessed grain suspension you expected.

They are in fact titanium loops, and it becomes intimately aware that it has had major hardware changes following it's last shutdown.

[zenwords]

You owe yourself one hour a day of self-maintenance. It can include reading, writing, yoga, exercise, dancing, meditation, painting, or whatever, but you owe it to yourself. One hour, 1/24 of your day. That is less than 5%. It matters, it really does. Make it count.

— Sarah Brassard

[afloofybat]

Self-Maintenance

In case "self-care" doesn't resonate with you as much. These are some stuffs I've been doing to deal with burn out.

Shower

Clean-up eyebrows, trim fringe or nails, use a pore strip

Put together an outfit

Make your bed

Tidy immediate space, altar, or display shelf

Organize a box of items

Do a financial check-in

Repair an item (clothing, house linen, décor, doll)

Tend to plants

Take a nap

Tidy emails, google drive, or a Pinterest board

Drop off donations

Draw something

Read a chapter

Journal

add your own, if you like! i'd love to see some more ideas

[randomoocsanscest]

Heeeeey, finally have a primary blog to associate this one with, so now things should be easier to navigate. Also different kinds of blogs coming soon lol

[kenpiercemedia]

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[fakeandroid]

dysphoria cw

I'm getting a physical tomorrow for the first time in my life and am honestly just not sure if it's going to trigger major dysphoria for me?? Which is a little unsettling on its own bc i would at least like to know my body and mind well enough to predict how i'm going to feel afterwards and i just. don't!

I largely don't deal with a lot of dysphoria (or at least what I do experience is much more in the vein of social dysphoria, so it's directed outwards more than inwards). And I'm experiencing this weird disconnect where in my head I'm totally fine and can't think of any reason why this should bother me… but I'm definitely experiencing major physical stress and for the last like, month and a half every time I've thought about going to the doctor I get really shaky, so like, clearly I am stressed about it and Not Fine and I can tell I'm prickly and defensive about it but I'm also like THIS IS COOL, NOTHING WRONG, WHO CARES, LMAO

it's really weird and I don't really understand what's up with that /o/////

I DK dysphoria sucks and I generally try not to acknowledge or validate it when it comes up for me because that can be miserable and most of the time I don't really experience it to a degree that impacts my life but then it rears its ugly head at unexpected times and I'm reminded that I am not necessarily a Cool Transgender Who Is Immune to Dysphoria and I… don't… know what to do about that the end

[abyssal-hymns]

One of the worst things that I’ve seen about my depression and anger is that if I were to treat anyone else the way that I treat myself, it would be considered abuse and I would be serving jail time. Now, I know I’m probably not alone here - so think about it. What acts of self-neglect have you committed, thinking that your behavior is healthy and normal? A spirit can only bleed so much.

I know it’s hard to change when you’ve been acting a certain way for so long that to do differently is like breaking a bone. As for me, I’m doing my best to ignore that voice shrieking at me that I’m not good enough, strong enough, or normal enough and that my emotions and creativity aren’t worthy of expression or appreciation. It’s one case where listening to myself has done more harm than good. To counter that, I’m doing my best to listen to encouragement from friends and family, even though part of me doubts every word of it. But I have to try. If I don’t start being kinder to myself, it’s going to kill me.

And on that cheerful note, it’s time for breakfast - and then today’s Inktober prompt. And then bed while praying to the powers that be that my neighbors will kindly STFU so that I can sleep.

[mumlymag-blog]

Daily Discussion: Self-care is important.

I'm not that great at looking after myself. When I'm feeling my crummiest, I'm the least motivated to take any kind of care.

Therefore when I begin to emerge from the other side of feeling ill or scummy, I'm on the verge of a downward spiral of 'why should I bother' and I have to make myself get back into the swing of things.

It's a tough fight for me. If left to my own devices, I soon vanish in a cloud of misery and a patina of my own filth. Eugh.

And I don't want any of that happening to you, my dear readers. Because it is a very miserable slippery slope to slither slowly down.

Therefore, for your sake and your family, take the time to take care of yourself. You'll thank me later.

Turn it into a treat. Pamper yourself. We all need positive re-enforcement in our lives.

What are you doing for yourself today?