The Power of Intention (and rest)

I may not have posted this week, but its because I’ve been putting myself through it.

I did every workout from week two, days 1-4. But today I had to throw in the towel and wave my white flag of surrender because my body was not going to be doing any kind of physical work today.

Not only have I been throwing myself into my workouts this week, but I’ve also been throwing myself at the new site. Writing new articles, defining new pages, setting up links and more templates, and slowly moving content over from this blog. My brain is fried, friends.

With the idea of rest in mind, but still taking care of what needed to- I dressed for comfort in my athleisure and Podcast Emotional Support Sleeves, and set about taking care of myself.

Really it started last night, when my husband rubbed my feet and calves until they felt like jello.

So with the tone set of self care, I oiled my scalp, did a face mask, wrote down some affirmations, practiced mindstilling twice and not out of emergency stress situations, but because I intentionally took the time. Got out my notebook and wrote down everything I felt like I needed to get out.

I drank water, took my vitamins, built a Bad Bitch playlist, ate good nutritious food, and loved myself all day.

Its so easy to get overwhelmed in the middle of everything I’m doing. But stopping to take a breath and go the extra mile for myself reminds me that I’m alive, and living things need care. And thats okay to prioritize.