Self Care has never been a thing that I am good at doing.  Balance and single mama hood don’t really go together. Pre Pandemic we had a parent support group  I had zumba class, we had play dates and coffee dates.  Then everything shut down and here we are.  I work as a home heath care aid which I love. It is hard work and then I come home to smaller humans. It means that 24/7 I am in charge of other people. With homeschooling there is an added layer of need.  

Trying not to feel burned out is hard. There isn’t anything to look forward to no vacations, no holidays, no get togethers. There is just more of this day in and out.  

So attempting to build something new 

Every morning I have my coffee and listen to music and then do yoga. Sometimes kids join me other times they are still asleep.  

I am working on adding strength training in and zumbia using youtube. 

then after lunch I take mama time. I have a 2 hour nap. It feels very selfish and also sooo needed. It was going to be a break  from kids but every day I end up falling asleep. I set the alarm in the kids room on the Alex they can have screen time or audio books or whatever.

I wake up and then I take a walk usally by myself. Blast my music do a loop of the neighborhood.   

There are more little bits that need to be added in Slowly going to fill our days with moments. 

Tea in the evening with cookies and reading a book out loud.  Drawing, Gratitude journaling, writing in general. counseling, keeping a planner and habit tracker. Making sure getting enough water and steps in. Having fun things we do together that make us laugh. Dance parties, game nights. 

Slowly. bit by bit. 

What do you do for self care?  What helps you keep from getting burned out?