Day 32: Sick Day

I decided to take a “sick day” today to take care of my body and reset my mind. I’ve been overwhelmed with uncertainty and unpredictable scheduling around my son’s anxiety needs. That, combined with not feeling 100%, I decided to take some space to care for my mental health. In the past, I would have tried to “power through” or “suck it up,” but I also just recovered from severe burnout only a few months ago and am not interested in getting stuck there again.

To avoid falling into the void, I’m going to take self-care days when I’ve had particularly chaotic periods of time that demand the break. If I had time to do this on a non-workout day, I would prefer that, but this week I decided to reschedule my fourth workout for Sunday so that I could take full advantage of the time at home alone. I took a bubble bath, ate homemade rice crispy treats, and worked on writing a speech to present to my Toastmasters club tomorrow about calming down the nervous system. I also had a really heartfelt conversation with my son about how school is going. I was calm and receptive, and I think he could tell.

Not every day is full-steam-ahead.