Treat Yo' Self Tuesday

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I have recently been feeling overwhelmed, and that is an understatement.  What I have actually been feeling is an eruption of stress, guilt, the all encompassing fear of failure, the incessant need for either
a) a time turner (hit me up, Hermione) or
b) for time to stop entirely,
and just the general physical characteristics of drowning while never even touching water (because when am I supposed to shower even?)

When I get to this point, I know what I need to do...



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SELF CARE  AND STRESS MANAGEMENT IS NOT JUST IMPORTANT, IT IS IMPERATIVE!!! 

As it turns out, despite the general mentality that I am the only person that is feeling like this (I have never claimed to be anything but self-centered), I am not alone.  Young adults are the most stressed generation due to a number of reasons. 18-33 year olds spend nearly a quarter of their day feeling ''stressed out"!

With all of this stress, we need to unwind. We all need to take time, at least once a week, to do something for ourselves.  Which is why I have enacted a mandatory "Treat Yo' Self Tuesday" for myself, my family, and now all of you! These activities will vary per your own personal taste; for example my mother self-cares by vacuuming, dusting, and wiping mirrors... because she was clearly abducted or has a robot brain, I can't explain it... it is nonsense to me. For some self-care ideas, check out The Perfectly Imperfect Project.

Today's activity, if you choose to align your treat with my own is an ALL SKATE, EVERYONE SKATE! This is whole family friendly and if your kids are weird like my own, then they will love this! When my kids get the chance to do family yoga, they pretend they are basically silly putty.

If anything, when we do yoga as a family: we laugh.  That is enough stress reduction and in turn, self-care for me.  If I get some chakras aligned, or if I can start, I don't know, painting with the colors of the wind, or something that is just a bonus.