I started going for a walk but almost turned back after five minutes or so. Then I saw something on my phone that made me carry on and record this.
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Daily Archives: February 22, 2016
Self Care: Things To Do
This is by no means a canonical list, but I remembered on Saturday that I had it with me and so I shared it with people. It occurred to me that it might be useful to share here too. I could add to it, so could you, but it’s just what came out one day when I sat down to write “Things I need to do to take care and resource myself.”
- Go for a walk – 20 mins to 1 hr (longer on rest days)
- Have a rest day
- Go on holiday
- Walk in the woods
- Talk to someone, anyone
- Have a nap
- Meditate
- Tidy up and process stuff
- Time my work periods (25 minutes working, 5 minute doing something different)
- Do the washing up or some laundry
- Read for fun
- Play a game
- Go to unplugged/tuttle/some other coffee morning type thing
- Forgive myself for not being perfect all the time
- Do someone a favour
- Stop working for free
- Listen to a podcast
- Listen to music
- Play music, sing and dance around the living room
Audioblog 160220 – Why So Serious?
I recorded this on Waterloo Station shortly after the Devoted & Disgruntled Vaults Festival Open Space on Saturday. The space was opened to discuss “Let’s stop romanticising depression and marginalising other mental illness” and I called a session called “Why So Serious?” about the issue of taking oneself too seriously, dealing with other people’s expectations, the link between adopting a serious persona and depression or burn-out.
I reported like this mainly because I’d called a session at the previous week’s space but had then spent the whole week not being able to write a report. It’s reminded me how much I like making this format. Expect more…
Perfect Path 