Do you take care of your health?????

[mrs.b]

Strangely, taking on a school workload made me more dedicated to my health and fitness. There was so much going on that I had very little time to relax, so I MADE "me" time in the form of a workout each night to burn anxious energy and clear my mind. I was pretty lax about it and it was more an afterthought until I did get sick from stress / lack of sleep halfway through my credit-earning crunch year. That was enough to sort out priorities. I loosened up on it again once I was done, but work has been amping in responsiblity and workload lately, so as stress increases, I'm shifting back into the schedule I used for school. Little else soothes an overworked mind better than burning off mind-distracting energy. During the weekend when things are a bit more lax, my favorite is dragging my son outside and chasing each other around in the yard for an hour until we're both unable to move from giggling, but during the week, a 20-30 minute concentrated workout right before bed followed by a good sleep prep routine has few substitutes for ending a day clear to start the next refreshed.