Why is this marked self care? Because I love to laugh! And I know that if I go for a while without laughing I get moody and down in the dumps and a little grey. Not cool especially for the people who live with me.

In December 2017 I lost my job. After months and months of working like a crazy person, finally getting some help, training two new people, I was no longer needed, that really threw me for a loop. It was hard to get perspective and refocus on the positive things in life and really hard to sleep. In addition I was dealing with chronic adrenal fatigue from over work and my physician said to sleep whenever I felt like it, which was a strange thing to hear, stop dieting (hallelujah!) and find something that gives you joy and do that every day. Find something that brings you joy and do it everyday. Now isn’t that a thought!?!?!

I found two comedians on YouTube: Oakie Mama and the “I Ain’t Doin It” videos that are just ridiculous, and I listened to them everyday. Silly stuff. Relatable silly stuff that made me laugh. After a few weeks of sleep, good food, and LAUGHTER I was feeling so much better. Right then I learned a big lesson on self care. We have all read the articles, heck I know I’ve told friends to they take the time for self care but I almost worked myself into the hospital because I had not taken the time for self care.

There isn’t a job on the planet worth what I did to my health. My focus was really missed placed for a long time. I don’t need to watch the comedians everyday now. I do find something funny everyday. Life can be pretty ridiculous I mean really, the goofball behind you telling you, that you are number one because he/she thinks you are not driving fast enough when you are speeding already – funny! The mom in the store wrestling with her toddler and he is winning – been there, done that, not me – funny! Listen to someone’s conversation on their cell phone, so stupid it is – funny! Don’t tell me I am ease dropping if they are having a conversation on the cell phone in Target then I get to listen – funny! You think you are alone in that aisle in Target so you pull that wedgie out, but then you remember you are never alone, there are cameras everywhere – funny! Your coworker wants to get wound up about something that doesn’t amount to a hill of beans and makes an ass of themselves – yep you guessed it – funny! Life is really ridiculous when you think about it.

Now I don’t just walk around hooting and laughing all day long that would be ridiculous and someone would lock me up and throw away the key. I will talk about some of the other things I have implemented later. What do you do for self care? Are you good at self care? Most women are not. We are the care givers and then we end up sick ourselves. So please take sometime this weekend to take care of yourself. What brings you joy? Don’t remember? Start trying things, find something that brings you joy and do it everyday doctors orders.