Good day ladies!!
This post is dedicated to the ladies! As you all know I take my blog ideas from everyday experiences and from issues I or my fellow ladies deal with. One I have been REALLY getting a lot of lately is the inability of many women to put themselves on the front burner. (incuding myself)
Many of us ladies wear a ton of hats. We are lawyers, doctors, nurses, housekeepers, psychiatrists, etc----all before we ever leave the house!! Let alone having outside careers an being girlfriends, daughters, sisters, aunts, etc,etc,etc. Whew!!! Its tiring to just name all the roles we play, let alone what we actually do! Its interesting to me though how we can do and be all these things and not feel deservant of our own TLC!
We all experience this, i.e. feeling guilty when you buy yourself something nice, not taking or making the time to go to the salon (let alone the spa), turning down girlfriend get aways because you cant get away even though you have a perfectly capable man at home (or a perfectly capable mother, aunt, sister, need I go on?). While our families and careers are terribly important , we need to understand that we cannot be the best if we dont take time for ourselves. All the magazines we read aren't teaching us ways to "beat stress" for nothing!
Stress is the leading cause of many ailments women face daily ( headaches, migranes, hair loss, overeating, heart conditions, heavy periods, etc). In order to be our best selves we just have to put ourselves first sometimes. And you cant leave it up to your family or your job to allow you time. Sometimes you have to take it! The importanat thing is make time for yourself and if you dont see how that can be possible, think of all the times you have had to make time for a family member, a child or think of those times you had to go to work during your off time. You had to make time then, so do the same for yourself. Aren't you worth it?
Great ideas for pampering yourself :
- get a manicure or refill during your lunchbreak
- check into a great hotel solo that boasts a great spa and enjoy ALL hotel amenities
- send everybody away and indulge in a fragrant and relaxing bubble bath
-have a girlfriend night! The best rest and relaxation is sometimes gotten in the company of your best girls! (Not to mention free therapy!) Order some home pedicures, pop the cork and have a blast!
- go to websites like honeycat.com and lush.com to get some great "pamper yourself" products (these are 2 of my favorite sites)
Create your own ides and take pride in showing love and appreciation for yourself. If you dont show love and appreciation for yourself, how can you expect others to?
Until next time ladies!!
