Her son was over all the time, and he was loud and liked to break the law. It was a year of constant stress and tension between us and the tenant downstairs. We rented out the top suite and the lady living in the basement was kind of a crazy cat lady. It’s too bad when you move in somewhere you can’t ask the property manager if the tenants in the basement suite are serial killers. It was much different than packing up the vehicle like a can of sardines. It’s amazing how your decision-making and thought process changes drastically when you decide to procreate. Move #2: The terrible downstairs tenantĪfter some online searching and a few walk-throughs, we found a place that was farther away, but it was bigger and since we found out in the meantime, we were having a baby, it was a good choice for all of us. There wasn’t any getting around it so all we could do was start the moving process again. Only six months later, we came to find the landlord had decided to sell. Some months later, we found a place down the street from our friends, which was great. I missed my own bathroom and control of the TV remote. You get to know your friends on a much more intimate level when you are forced to cohabitate. When we arrived, we knew we had to stay with friends until we could find something suitable to rent. We had to get rid of a lot more than what didn't spark joy in our lives. We packed up everything we could fit in our two-door Jimmy, including our cat and dog, and hit the road. My partner and I agreed to leave our life behind and we did just that. I hope you found these tips helpful friends, I enjoyed sharing them with you, so I hope you enjoyed it.There came a time in my life I needed more than a change of scenery. Don’t eat too heavily too late at night.Making a conscious effort to sleep more is a great way to take better care of yourself. If you don’t sleep enough, you can get genuinely sick, and without adequate sleep, you’re not going to have the energy to be as productive in your daily life. Prioritizing sleep is extremely beneficial to your mental and physical health. Want to know how else you can keep up with self-care? Check out this self care list. That’s right, if you don’t know where to start on your self-care journey, Flowjo’s Self-Care Bucket List has 100 ways you can put yourself first. What’s great, is that consistency can inspire you to do more! It makes it easy to keep things consistent without feeling the pressure to do more than what I can feel on each given day. However, exercise is important, so I get it where I can.Īs I said, I might take the stairs if I run an errand, pop in my Air Pods and walk around the apartment, or take the time to stretch my muscles. I don’t always have the motivation to do an intense HIIT workout, I admit. When the day is over, despite my lack of movement, I find myself mentally drained once work, housework and dinner are done. However, what I try to avoid even more is just being STAGNANT. I don’t have the energy to exercise every day. I putter around the apartment, I begin prepping dinner, maybe have a snack – I just make sure I’m not stuck in cyberspace. I log out, put my phone down, and begin unwinding. When I’m done work, I try to make a conscious effort to stop checking emails. But it begins to get mentally exhausting being connected all the time. Nothing wrong with being committed to your work or loving social media for that matter. Or maybe I’ll just answer a question about a task I got last minute. ![]() ![]() Then, when the end of the day comes, it’s time to log off… right? Or, maybe I’ll just answer one more email. Gmail, chats, video calls, social media, maybe I have YouTube playing in the background – I am FULLY CONNECTED all day. ![]() I work remotely as a writer, meaning that by the time I “clock in” at 9 a.m., I am fully connected to everyone and everything online. Here are some that I think are pretty dope. However, there are healthy habits that ALSO count as self-care, meaning they’re not only good for you, but they can help you recharge. ![]() Not to say I don’t have any! I eat pretty well, I aim to drink my water, and I take the stairs in my apartment every once in a while.īut I think where I personally get stuck with developing more healthy habits comes from the notion that healthy habits are just extra WORK. Listen, if there’s something I need now more than ever, it’s healthy habits.
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