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Blogmas Day 9: Self Care at Christmas

Hello my lovely Elflings,

 Today we focus on...you. Yes, I know that you're probably running around like a headless turkey in preparation for Christmas and probably not really taking time for yourself because "there's no time" (imagined in a mad elongated voice). But sometimes we need to take a step back from the craziness of life and take some time to care for ourselves. It may sound pretty daunting right now, but you are stuck with yourself, so you may as well look after number 1 in the best way you feel fit. 

 Self care doesn't have to be something massively expensive. I mean, it can be, you can walk into an expensive shop and have the treat yourself mentality and trust me, I wish I could afford to that as much as I'd like to. But you don't have to spend a lot of money or really any money, self care could be as simple as feeling too stressed to deal with anything so giving yourself five minutes to have a break with a cup of tea, or taking yourself off to bed early to either get a good night's sleep or get lost in a good book. 

 Don't let Christmas stress you out, it's a truly magical time that we should all be celebrating and enjoying with our friends and family and spreading goodwill to everyone. Just don't spread yourself too thinly so you snap because you'll probably get trampled on in the Christmas Eve dash to the shops because all the supermarkets shut for approximately 34 days and what if we run out of something in that time?! (Complete sarcasm, it's one day please chill a bit!)

 I'll be sure to include three basic methods of self-care right here so you can get started but searching on Pinterest or Twitter etc. will give you lots of hints. 
  • Read a book or watch a film; such a simple thing to do yet we often overlook it. For me reading a book allows me to watch someone else's life and form my own opinions and live their story with them, thus inviting me to escape from reality. I included films because I'm aware some people don't enjoy reading books. 
  • Get a therapeutic colouring book; ahh, I have so many of these and I never seem to find the time to colour in them but I really need to consciously start setting myself some time to actually do this. 
  • Treat yourself. Whether it's too something expensive, whether it's to a new shower gel (I recommend Lush), whether it's to a festive drink from a coffee shop or anything in between. Include yourself in the festive madness.
It is important to remember that someone's self care may be completely different to yours and that is perfectly okay. It wouldn't do for us all to be the same and why should we look after ourselves in the same way as others just to conform? Exactly, we shouldn't so you go be you and have a great time doing it.

OH! Also, don't forget lip balm (I use Vaseline) to protect you from the wintery wind. 

Until tomorrow,
Lia x 

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