So I practiced some self-care over the holiday weekend. I've been putting off gardening, something that I enjoy, because the task felt overwhelming. The beds needed to be weeded, my seedlings all died because I kept pushing off planting and the rest of my life was taking up all of my energy. My husband reminded me that it didn't need to all get done at once, so slowly I weeded, then we planted together as a family and now I have a (smaller than normal) garden of peppers and tomatoes and one lonely watermelon. Pickings were slim this late in the season. I didn't realize how much the garden was weighing on me until it was planted. I grew up with a lot of food insecurity and our garden was often the difference between have something or going hungry. I'm thankfully not in that position anymore but having that garden makes me feel more secure. TL:DR- Sometimes self-care can be confronting something that you're putting off, even if it takes a while. Do something that makes you happy this week! Bonus, I also weeded and harvested my lavender with the extra motivation I had.

Posted by Tory Jones at 2022-07-04 21:19:54 UTC