I was blessed to be able to go on a weekend "retreat" and I think the best thing I took away from it was that " no one will die if I take 5 mins to myself each day"...Being a caregiver and a mom is a lot of work and often times overwhelming for me it seems like it is never ending not that it is a bad thing just a demanding thing.... my days are spent waking up getting Kayla ready for school then getting Lexie and Hunter ready for the day breakfast for all Kayla off to school,Lexie on the computer for School and something for Hunter to keep him occupied...this is usually the time that i restock all of Ricky's meds and get his weekly pill thing filled up...depending on the day we might get to spent it at home but more than likely we will be spending it traveling to and from the VA hospital/clinic which means I must pack stuff to entertain the 2 kids that will have to be drug along with us... most of the time it is dinner time by the time we get back which means make dinner, bathe kids, home work if any didn't get done at after school care ETC ETC no place in there did I ever slip in 5 mins of me time I mean how could I?!?! I was busy enough as it was..Well the retreat reminded me that if I didn't stop and take some me time that at some point I would get so tired that I would not be able to function. I thought how the heck and what the heck would I do with ONLY 5 mins of me time?!?! and would 5 mins really help? well here is a few of my past weeks 5 min me times..I bought one of my fav smoothy drinks I hadn't bought in forever ( they had them on the retreat and it remineded me how much I Loved them) I locked myself in the bathroom for 5 mins and turned on some music as loud as I could while in there I did my hair like for real did my hair not just throw it up in a pony tail...
I choose to hit snooze one morning for 5mins :)
I locked myself in the bathroom again and this time I painted my toe nails..actually on this day I took a extra long shower and painted my toe nails :P I have felt much better since I have been taking my 5 min me time brakes...I actually think next week I might start 10 mins and every other week add on 5 mins.. I have been so busy taking care of everyone else that I forgot that I still need to take care of me to!
A few weeks ago I was asked to write down 10 things about myself that had nothing to do with my "warrior" and nothing to do with my kids... WHAT ?!?!!? ummm that is my life....but her point was that I have some place along my journey lost sight of who I am..and she is right because I could not think of anything that did not have to do with Ricky or the kids.... It was like I knew nothing about myself.... So in the next few weeks as I am taking my me time I am also getting to know myself again...I think often times as moms/wives/caregivers we forget who we are as individuals because we have forgotten to stop and take time for our selfs.. So I encourage you to stop and take 5 mins to your self..Don't worry the hubby and kids will still be alive..Actually I don't think that my hubby and kids have even noticed my 5 min brakes!!
Praying for all of you!
Bekah
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