Self-Care
My husband and I have used several forms of accountability check-ins over the past year and a half. Most of them form some sort of acronym that is easy to remember. I wrote about one of of our favorites, SPERM - which stands for Spiritual, Physical, Emotional, Relational, and Mental. We use these categories to discuss how we are doing in each area. I've also come to realize that the same categories can be used to define self-care. We need to make time for ourselves and yet too often I find that we overlook many aspects of self-care or limit ourselves to one or two very narrow categories. At least I know I have. Since we are women, let's rearrange the letters and go with PERMS. (Anyone else admit to having a perm in the 80's??? Just me?) P- Physical: What can you do to care for yourself physically? Get plenty of sleep Exercise, take a walk, stretch, yoga Eat well & stay hydrated Take a bath, shower Go to the chiropractor Get a massage, manic