Self Care 11/7

[cam]

What did you do this past week? Did your backburner to do list get any shorter?

Any plans for this week?

Challenge: Tackle something that has been a source of stress for you. For example, the chaos in the coat/shoe closet, an issue at work, the chair that will not stay put and slides into the wall every time someone sits down, etc.

[mamaturtle]

Last week: No exercise was done.

DH and I have done some dieting.

I have started going through our apartment and clearing out our closets to get rid of clothes and DS's toys to donate. I have to make room for the enormous unwanted toy MIL always gives every year during the holidays and again she will not listen to DH's advise on toys.

This week: DH and I hope to exercise tonight.

I hope DH and I will diet more so this week.

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I dread going though.

[numbbears]

Past week: I got a lot knocked off my to-do list. Added more to it, but I think it's manageable again.

This week: DH is out of town until Saturday so it's a little hectic. I'm going to try to eat healthier, but when it's just me and DS, we tend to eat more fast food.

Challenge: Facebook is a big source of stress with the post-election stuff so I'm challenging myself to stay off of it until the end of November at least. I'm hoping that decreases some of my anxiety. I might try to reorganize my closet, too.

[mrsbuttinski]

I got almost nada.

I did manage to walk a couple days in the park and met up with a friend who was in town so her DH, who has MS, could see his specialists. And I am back to being more mindful of my diet.

We've had multiple medical visits this week- dad's PCP for a meds adjustment, an excellent rheumo with the worst bedside manner ever for my mom, an ER visit for dad who developed a subconjunctival hemorrhage in his non-blind eye, plus Xrays and a blood draw. Next up, the big gun neurology eval for dad, the mean rheumo for mom and some skin cancer surgery for mom before the end of the month baring emergencies.

My own self care is trying to wrap my mind around the election. As an older voter, I am pretty used to not prevailing in the electoral process so I probably have a little more practice than the rest of you. DS seems a little better today; he, my mother and my godchild were devastated by the result. I was trying to remain calm until there were swastikas painted in the bathrooms at DS's old high school, but I can appreciate that it is a difficult place where the rare working class, low achieving student is dismissed and disincluded.

[musicfrk2002]

I'm commuting 3 hours round trip until we find a place to move, so nothing gets crossed off the to do list. Ever.

Plans for this weekend include cleaning, just like every other weekend.

Challenge: I did get some phone calls made. That's about it.

[Deleted]

Honestly, my self care was piss poor last week. I work at a high school that is 87% minority groups and Wednesday was hell. I am a science teacher. I spent my day talking kids down instead of discussing time zones.

Then I went home and drank, because I knew I had to do it all again on Thursday.

ETA: I deleted specifics.

[mrsbuttinski]

I can't like that @mightymaude,

But I can commiserate. DS's alma mater- a relatively affluent, high achieving school that is 90% white which has "Asians" as it's predominant minority (8%)- had hate incidents reported after the election. Hateful graffiti on the walls in the bathroom and a note telling a young Latina woman to "go home".

I know there is something about the school culture that is dismissive of those who are from long time residents with working class backgrounds, not headed to college or not part of the academic in crowd. They feel like somebody finally "gets" them.

It sucks all around.

[cam]

@mightymaude, "love" to give you love, not because I love that that was your week. Hugs!!!