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Take A Day For Yourself

Help yourself by treating yourself.

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Take A Day For Yourself
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It's the end of the week and you've just worked 40 plus hours at work while tending to everything at home. You have cleaned the whole house and done the dishes, paid all of your bills and bought all of your groceries. The same old thing every day, all day. But today, today is your day. Make it your day.

Sometimes life gets in the way and we get too busy taking care of everything else that we forget to take care of ourselves. So take a day and do what makes you feel happy. Forget about doing the laundry and lie on the couch with that book you've been trying to get to. Go see that new movie that you wouldn't normally spend money on. Find a spa and get a massage. Go try a new food or detox your body of all the bad stuff you've been eating in-between working. Take a day for yourself to just relax.

Take advantage of this time and try to help your body out. We wear ourselves out without even realizing what we are doing to our bodies. Our shoulders carry all the weight and our backs ache from moving around constantly. We destroy our hands doing everyday tasks. So take some time to love your body; your body will appreciate you more than ever. Buy some special lotion or a foot scrub, or whatever is going to help your body just that much more, and apply it to your skin. Give yourself a moment to relax after caring for your body.

If you feel like your body is fine because you take care of it, then take a second to check your mental health. Sometimes it's nice to do a technology detox and have no cell phone, laptops, tv, or news and just be alone with your thoughts. Do something you don't normally do, like a puzzle, or actually going to see a friend. Whatever you need to refresh yourself and feel better.

Make sure to take a day for yourself every now and then. Your body, mind, and family will appreciate it, I promise. So help yourself by treating yourself.

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