tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21062290.post2161231601139698489..comments2023-05-12T02:13:46.028-07:00Comments on bee's nest: Radical Self-CareDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848535887982663733noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21062290.post-90866899923244852042008-12-07T23:26:00.000-08:002008-12-07T23:26:00.000-08:00Earth shoes are my favorite. I prefer to get them ...Earth <A HREF="http://www.couponalbum.com/category/shoes-accessories.htm" REL="nofollow">shoes</A> are my favorite. I prefer to get them from <A HREF="http://www.couponalbum.com/coupons/shoes.htm" REL="nofollow">Shoes.com</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21062290.post-83846790646984697232008-10-27T23:06:00.000-07:002008-10-27T23:06:00.000-07:00Thanks, friends, for your kind words! I forgot ab...Thanks, friends, for your kind words! I forgot about the therapy that chocolate provides :) And I like Moxie's idea of taking myself on a date. Amy, I find it oddly reassuring to know that you find your own little girl an antidote to work stress. I hope it works that way for me too.<BR/><BR/>Here's to a much better week!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848535887982663733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21062290.post-21824507814232378262008-10-27T17:24:00.000-07:002008-10-27T17:24:00.000-07:00sorry that your week has been so intense - i've ha...sorry that your week has been so intense - i've had my share of those encounters with mentally ill kids and parents, and you're right - radical self-care is absolutely essential! i'm not always good at it, but the things that work well for me are getting outside for a walk, going somewhere quiet and interesting like the library or target to walk around and lose myself, get a massage if i can, or a pedicure. now that alex is here, i have a lot less time for that - time for myself usually looks like surfing the web after she's asleep. but actually being with her is a tremendous antidote to the intense encounters at work...amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150486668935089763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21062290.post-800504850356981232008-10-27T10:50:00.000-07:002008-10-27T10:50:00.000-07:00Thanks so much, Deb, for this heartfelt, honest en...Thanks so much, Deb, for this heartfelt, honest entry. Pregnancy is wearing enough on the body, let alone all of the situations you faced last week at school. <BR/><BR/>My self-care list includes (but is not limited to): massage, exercise, good chocolate, time with girlfriends, time with just my husband, daily time alone, a relaxing bath, a night out of the house at least once a week, and getting out of the house at least once a day.<BR/><BR/>I pray this week goes better for you and for the situations/students you encounter.<BR/><BR/>kris g.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368340229911171043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21062290.post-9496381582762874382008-10-26T19:35:00.000-07:002008-10-26T19:35:00.000-07:00Wow. What a week. Those are horrific tragedies a...Wow. What a week. Those are horrific tragedies and the one thing I'm glad about is that they have someone like you in their life. Thanks for being there. <BR/><BR/>When I practice self-care, which is not as often as I should, I:<BR/>1. Run (except now, because I have some kind of hip problem)<BR/>2. Write (except now, because I'm trying to "be a writer" which is draining me of all creative energy)<BR/>3. Take myself on a date (this week I had a self date and it was great! I even ordered the good wine.)<BR/>4. Get a pedicure from the little place around the corner. I'm often the only one in there that speaks English and there's great sunlight and it is so lovely.<BR/>5. Get a haircut. Also a place where I don't have to talk. Hmm, a lot of my self care involves being quiet. I wonder why that is. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21062290.post-24695173922696293202008-10-26T18:40:00.000-07:002008-10-26T18:40:00.000-07:00The things that I absolutely HAVE to have for sani...The things that I absolutely HAVE to have for sanity are...time outside every day, time to lay flat on my back during the middle of the day, and time alone. Each of those times really only need to be about a half hour for me, but they have to happen every day for me to be my best. <BR/><BR/>I love your new shoes and I hope that this week will be much better. When I think of you, I will be praying for that. love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com