Self care

[nyecamden]

Things I am doing:

• Putting more planning into what food I eat. Regularly sweating onion and garlic before adding to a pile of other stuff in my slow cooker.
• Not having coffee after 2pm or 'normal' tea after 3pm.
• Switching off my computer and going to bed with a book, in advance of bedtime.
• Cleaning my teeth more often.
• Showering after sports every

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[leathersub]

- Going to bed early or on time so I get enough sleep.
- Taking it easier on weekends so that I'm not burnt out.
- Not contacting my family so things they have done don't annoy me.
- Socialising with people that mean something to me rather than just "duty visits".

[feanelwa]

I am doing actual exercise! :) whenever I find myself wanting to punch shouty-dad next door I get up and do some tai chi or some running or hopefully soon some swimming. And, I am trying to think more positively about being able to do things.

[nyecamden]

That sounds very good :-)

Sometimes when my noisy neighbourhood is getting me down (it's badly designed for noise-averse people) I go for a nice evening walk.

[ext_58215]

Things i have started doing this week and feel a lot better for it:

1. I have given up drinking coffee altogether. I was much too addicted to it.
2. I have a list of things to do before going to bed and when getting up. A routine.
3. I am in bed by 10:30 which gives me time to read until i am sleepy.
4. I get up at 7am every day, and i get up as soon as my alarm goes.

I will continue to do these things for the next 30 days and hopefully they will become habits. Already this week i've noticed a significant benefit, i've felt my own genuine emotions coming back, rather than caffeine induced ones, i've been sleeping better, and i feel happier.