Comments on: Five minutes of self care http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/ Parenting, privilege, and rethinking the norm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Intermission « Raising My Boychick http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-5507 Intermission « Raising My Boychick Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:53:22 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-5507 [...] Five minutes of self care [...] [...] Five minutes of self care [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-304 Rachel Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:07:00 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-304 What's the definition of self-care?<br /><br />We're in similar seasons of life and I recognize the challenges of taking care of myself. After being outraged, I giggle at my single, childless sister's suggestion to "take care of yourself--if you're not healthy you can't take care of others."<br /><br />Read blogs and writing posts qualifies as self-care as I would define it. I need to express myself and think about something besides work and family. What’s the definition of self-care?

We’re in similar seasons of life and I recognize the challenges of taking care of myself. After being outraged, I giggle at my single, childless sister’s suggestion to “take care of yourself–if you’re not healthy you can’t take care of others.”

Read blogs and writing posts qualifies as self-care as I would define it. I need to express myself and think about something besides work and family.

]]> By: Lisa C http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-302 Lisa C Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-302 I found that I felt life was being sucked out of me lately (and into my computer). I tend to use the computer as an escape, but it really isn't self-care. I took a break from it for a week (just checking in periodically, but only for short increments). I realized that in order to care for ourselves we have to do a trade-off. Cut out something you don't really have to do so that you can do something that refreshes you. I found that I felt life was being sucked out of me lately (and into my computer). I tend to use the computer as an escape, but it really isn’t self-care. I took a break from it for a week (just checking in periodically, but only for short increments). I realized that in order to care for ourselves we have to do a trade-off. Cut out something you don’t really have to do so that you can do something that refreshes you.

]]> By: Arwyn http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-288 Arwyn Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:07:00 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-288 He's around. Took the Boychick this morning, when he woke up at 8am, and let me wake up on my own at 11:15am. Helped keep the Boychick off me so I could write these posts, and catch up on my blogs (another three+ hours). He would <i>absolutely</i> be up to taking the little one for a while for me to have my five minutes; it's not a matter of it not being possible, it's a matter of my not having figured out when and how to make it happen. It's not really the five minutes, it's spending five minutes <i>caring for me</i>. He and I aren't very good at scheduling and following through, though he would be there in a flash if I were able to, in my own mind, say "Time for me now!"<br /><br />(Re: sleeping, we all three go to bed together [and The Man reads to us while I nurse the Boychick]. Which we really ought to do now, given how late it is and how the little one is acting...) He’s around. Took the Boychick this morning, when he woke up at 8am, and let me wake up on my own at 11:15am. Helped keep the Boychick off me so I could write these posts, and catch up on my blogs (another three+ hours). He would absolutely be up to taking the little one for a while for me to have my five minutes; it’s not a matter of it not being possible, it’s a matter of my not having figured out when and how to make it happen. It’s not really the five minutes, it’s spending five minutes caring for me. He and I aren’t very good at scheduling and following through, though he would be there in a flash if I were able to, in my own mind, say “Time for me now!”

(Re: sleeping, we all three go to bed together [and The Man reads to us while I nurse the Boychick]. Which we really ought to do now, given how late it is and how the little one is acting…)

]]> By: Ruth Moss http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-287 Ruth Moss Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:42:00 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/04/five-minutes-of-self-care/#comment-287 What's the boychick's father up to these days?<br /><br />I hope I'm not being too personal by asking that, but can't he spend some "quality time" with the boychick while you go and have five minutes?<br /><br />Who puts the boychick to bed, or does he not have a bed time as yet? If he does, can Mr. Arwyn put him to bed while you go into another room (if you have one) or outside (if you don't) and take five minutes of self care? What’s the boychick’s father up to these days?

I hope I’m not being too personal by asking that, but can’t he spend some “quality time” with the boychick while you go and have five minutes?

Who puts the boychick to bed, or does he not have a bed time as yet? If he does, can Mr. Arwyn put him to bed while you go into another room (if you have one) or outside (if you don’t) and take five minutes of self care?

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