Hi everyone! Since I completed Bodyshred last week, I have really been experiencing a lot of aches and pains from doing that program and running, so I decided to take a mental health week. A week full of pampering myself, congratulating myself for completing such a hard program and doing my best with the current situation, and healing in all it's forms - mentally, physically, and spiritually. My birthday is Saturday (February 9, woo hoo!) and so it's my birthday gift to myself. I've made sure to get my steps through walks thanks to mild weather (when it's not raining) and marching in place, getting to explore other floors of the hotel, and just general fun (or maybe not so fun) shopping trips to IKEA and so on. I can't say that eating healthy and exercise hasn't been on my mind, and I can't say that I haven't had one panic attack relating to the lack of exercise and food, but that was on Super Bowl Sunday and there were other elements to my anxiety. Honestly, it's been so nice to just chill out! I did pore strips one night, I soaked my feed and did a face mask another night, took a glorious shower and painted my nails... it's just been nice to take a week to de-stress. I've done rest weeks before, but I think I need to make them happen more often. When I was a young teenager, I used to do a face mask, soak my feet, paint my nails, and take a long bath every Sunday night as a way to prepare for the week of school. I might bring that back also, just once a week total pamper session. Who says you can't enjoy that in your 30s?! :)
But I think I need to at least take a few days every few months of total off days. This has been really nice.
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