Pedicures and massages aren’t cutting the mustard anymore. Society is crying out for self care. How can we fill our cups to continue supporting our families? In May Planning Day, I thought about what I wanted to do for my own self care. Sometimes it’s the smallest things but we don’t realize doing that thing would fill your cup. So I am sharing my ideas in this episode.

10 Self Care Ideas

10. Get time outside doing what you enjoy – for me I will be enjoying our deck, our back yard, and sunsets

9. CEO Days – I will take time, once a month on a Monday, to plan how I will take care of myself, run my home, and have peace of mind because I had focused thinking and planned.

8. Identify and Protect project time – once I realized a 4 hour chunk of time on Saturdays for projects, I have protected it to keep it for myself.

7. Exercise – you get old due to lack of movement. I don’t want that. I want a healthy body to support me into my 100’s.

6. Have Strategic Time with Humans – those people you want to spend time with. Make calendar dates to keep your Marriage strong, see friends, support your children in a way that is gratifying to you, and whoever else you want to catch up with.

5. Learn – I got a book series I loved in the past. I plan to devour it this summer. But think about what you like and get books reserved, podcasts downloaded, order books through amazon, put together your watch list on your preferred Streaming service. Like what would you like to learn about?

4. Try New Foods – I have my chicken salad meal but I am thinking about exploring alternatives. But maybe you like to cook? Or maybe you are wanting to eat healthier, what does that look like for you? I will also be setting the habit to meal prep on Sundays.

3. Personal Reset – Go through your personal spaces like your closet, bathroom, or nightstand and decide if the things in there are supporting where you are going and who you are becoming. Discard or donate the rest.

2. Medical Deep Dive – I have a feeling most will skip this one but I am all about my medical binder this summer. I want to see where there are well test gaps and get the screening or baseline numbers from the tests I have avoided. We don’t let our kids skip these things so why do we skip them for ourselves?

AND NUMBER ONE: Join Escaping Quicksand Self Care Retreat! You can join in person or virtually. You will get four hours on June 26th, 2026, to think about YOU! Get registered and get ready to escape that quicksand!

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