Self Care Results…
So it turns out, self-care for me ended up being Exercise, Sleep, and Diet, with an emphasis on exercise. I decided to give myself the gift of health for my 50th birthday, which was back in January, so I started exercising. During January, I only managed 16 of 31 days during the month. For February,…
A Letter From Self-Love
Today, I wrote a letter to my dead brother. J was a quadriplegic and he had Cerebral Palsy, a traumatic brain injury caused at birth. He grew up completely unable to care for himself. He never went to the bathroom by himself, never walked, never ate or drank without help. He eventually got an electric…
Just Suck it Up and Do The Thing
I hate exercise. No. I don’t think you understand. I mean, I seriously hate, loathe, abhor, revile and despise exercise. I hate exercise with a white hot passion rarely rivaled in life. Which is part of the reason self-care is so hard for me. I can do healthy diet for about 3-6 months before my…
Sometimes it Be Like That
This week has pretty much been a wash thus far. I’m reading ‘Mind Over Medicine,’ but mostly I’m sitting and doing not much. My Beloved and I went to get our annual labs done this week, and while my Beloved is a picture of health and fitness in every way, I am kind of a…
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Hi, I’m Shelbi. I was a stay at home mom, work at home mom, and then a nurse. I realized a while back that while I’m pretty good at taking care of others, I never really figured out how to take good care of myself.
This is my journey.
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