Wellness Retreat At Home For Complete Rejuvenation
I found a way to have a wellness retreat at home for complete rejuvenation. Since staying home with the kids, I’ve found I need to make sure I spend my time alone wisely. Being susceptible to others’ emotions leaves me drained. I am still learning how to protect myself energetically. Dreaming of escaping to a spa has been on repeat in my mind. I knew it wasn’t in the cards to go in the center of a pandemic. I came up with the idea that I would be free of all family duties for 24 hours. Thankfully my husband was on board. I didn’t like the name “vacation” day because it projected that I binged on tv and other mindless activities. At first, I would try and have one of these days every couple of months. However, the idea of having 24 hours that didn’t revolve around the wants and needs of others was euphoric. You can have your wellness retreat right at home for complete rejuvenation The first few vacation days, I would work like crazy. I took pictures for my website, made recipes, or learned ways to get a blog designed and running. After that, I would take a nice bath, but I was usually working at that time too. It didn’t make my husband very happy that I felt burnt out after giving me time to myself. So then came the mindless scrolling and eating foods that don’t make my body feel that great. I felt somewhat rested, but I didn’t feel great about the time spent. I would lose track of time. Then I would think there was no point in only spending a small amount of time on my work stuff. When I finally get time alone, I have a hard time balancing productivity and giving my body the care it needs I would think, “if I could only go to a spa, then I would give myself the care it deserves.” With Covid, I knew a venture like that was pretty far off. I also thought about my last two trip experiences (details in this article) and realized I don’t need to go anywhere to give myself the love and care it needs. You can have an at-home retreat for complete rejuvenation. So I have made this general outline of what I would do to feel equally rested and productive. Every time I am left feeling rejuvenated. The basis of this day has a devotion to cyclical nature. You don’t have to experience a cycle to benefit from this concept. The seasons of mother earth follow along with this idea as well. I have taken this day to be more on the restful side. I have also taken this day to be as productive as I can be without overdoing it. It is really up to you how you would like this time spent. Your wellbeing is your main goal, so try and focus on healthy eating and nourishing activities. Let’s call this day the Floductivity 24 hour Retreat: A wellness retreat at home for complete rejuvenation Here are the rules for a purposeful day to yourself: Communicate with everyone in your household this is a time you shouldn’t be disturbed (yes, even your kids) Keep your phone away (or on do not disturb) Avoid numbing food/activities such as alcohol, junk food, & media (unless it pertains to your productivity) Here are some tips that help me stay on track for my day to be well spent: Do what feels good to you that is healthy If you make a mistake, then acknowledge and try again (don’t give up) Don’t watch the clock but listen to your body, be sure to check in regularly No chores (my rule since I am at home all day so this might not apply to you) There are suggested times to do certain activities, but you are in charge. That means sometimes we keep doing an activity that feels good and have to leave behind something else. Let’s think of this day as growing your self-love & self-investment bank account. Each activity you do earns a check, but the check can’t get deposited without your signature. The way you get the check signed is to embody the activity fully. Doing the activities to check it off your list is not what to do for this day. It won’t grow your account in a way that makes a big difference. Each time you devote 24 hours to your wellbeing, you will bring totally different activities and experiences. So be open to trying new things. Maybe cook a new dish, try a craft you’ve always wanted to try. If it doesn’t turn out the way you wanted, learning from it will add to your self-love account. You can make this at home wellness retreat for self-care, productivity, or a mix of both If this day is to embrace what feels good fully, I have a simple method to allow yourself to enjoy the day. When I am doing an activity, I check in to see where it falls in the 1-10 joy scale. 7 or higher I keep doing it 7 or below, I move on to something else. You can decide this day is to be productive then understand that checking in with yourself is very important. Also, it is important to understand that what we think we need to get done may shift into something else. Anytime I have stood strong in what I thought I needed to accomplish, it never turned out as I wanted. When I’ve allowed the chance to pivot into another work project that felt more aligned, it exceeded my expectations. Be open to what may come up for you I didn’t think being stuck in a house would allow this to work. My husband would get the kids and dog out of the house, which was great. It only bought an hour or so which is better than nothing. To be honest, at
Productive Planning And Being In The Moment
I’ve always thought of mapping out and planning events as productive planning and being in the moment. It wasn’t until the last year did I realize my “over” planning took me out of the present moment and put my expectations way too high since I’d overthink it. There is a difference between planning for productivity and just planning to feel in control. Productive planning is a strategic thought process, which allows you to be fully in the moments around it In February 2020, I did a meditation that asked me to imagine my dream day. Not in a luxury vacation way, but how I wanted to spend my ordinary days. It was peculiar because it was me at home with my kids. At that time, I was working, and stopping my career of 19 years wasn’t ever something I considered. Normally productive planning would include saving money to prepare for staying home even to be considered, but sometimes life works in ways we don’t expect. I have always been a planner. Most of the time, I blamed it on my job since so many of my clients booked their appointments months in advance. Once covid hit and I had to reschedule my clients, it made my anxiety rise. Then I had to reschedule everyone again. I had people contacting me non-stop. It was flattering and overwhelming at the same time. Once I realized I had no control over the situation, the anxiety began to slip away. Once May hit, I felt I could breathe for the first time in a long time. I lived my days of summer 2020 being productive yet enjoying the moment. It was the first time in 19 years I didn’t have my day scheduled to the minute. I deleted most social media platforms and just focused on myself and my family. I decided that to bring the best in myself is not to let everyone else’s expectations of my life even be on my radar. Thinking about the past can lead to depression, and worrying about the future can bring anxiety. This is when my life indeed became mine to live because I started productive planning and being in the moment During the summer of 2020, I was in a routine that made me feel amazing. Then, finally, it hit me that this was my exact vision in my meditation. It was such a surreal experience. It still took me a couple of months to commit to the idea of not returning to work, but I knew deep down at that moment what I truly wanted in life at this time. I had always been accomodating to everyone else, leaving myself last. I always thought since I try to be considerate of others, they would have the same courtesy. It is not their job to set boundaries for me; that’s up to me to do. I’m not sure why it took so long to realize that most people aren’t wired that way. I often had my feelings hurt or was downright angry at the lack of consideration for my family and myself. But, again, it wasn’t their fault; my expectations were too high. I expected people to respect my boundaries even though I had none in place Understanding the way I think versus how others think was a hard lesson to learn, but I am so thankful for this lesson. I have allowed myself to live my life around what works best for myself and my family. I don’t believe in it as being selfish anymore. It is a standard quality of life now, and I don’t care what people think when I set a boundary that keeps my mindset healthy. When I would bend my life to accommodate others, I would resent them. No one wins in that scenario. The two years before leaving my job were very tough for me. I think I was waiting for friends and family to throw me a life preserver, but they were all so caught up in their own lives they failed to notice me. Some people saw, but what I needed, they didn’t know how to give. I kept laughing it off when things got tough and didn’t let the desperation show. But, again, I can’t blame anyone since I didn’t ask for help. I was expecting them to show up to the party when I didn’t send an invite. I was in a constant state of planning to try to gain control but it left me overwhelmed Life isn’t tit for tat. Just because I did something to support someone else doesn’t mean they want that type of support, and it certainly doesn’t mean they owe it to me. Sometimes we are in a position where we can help, and other times we are just doing our best. But, if we are in a place where we can make someone smile, that might be all someone needs. While so many situations caused such a rough couple of years, the lack of boundaries and the constant sprint in life pushed me under. I was in a vortex of pleasing everyone else that I never sat and listened to what I needed. How would anyone know how they could help when I wasn’t even listening to what I needed? So many moments in the last year have been light bulb moments. It took a mandatory shutdown to realize my constant planning was a coping mechanism. Never really living in the moment. Never really enjoying the small things around me. My goals have changed. My outlook on life has completely changed. I went from an over-planner to finding a flow in productive planning that brings out the best in my abilities to be in the present moment The difference in productive planning is that I have goals, to-do lists like before, but it’s about productivity, tracking, and reflection to be the best version of myself. I don’t commit to something until I know I am ready for