Tinkering Tessa

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I don’t know if you’ve noticed but I haven’t been feeling so well lately because I’ve pushed myself too hard. I took on too many projects at the same time, got the flu and a cold right after that and didn’t rest. The few days that I pushed myself were unnecessarily hard and I had to pay the price in the end anyway and still take days off. To regain some energy I did some things that work for me. And for the sake of sharing wisdom, I thought I’d just share what I do to self care. Who knows who can benefit from it 🤷‍♀️ So the first thing I did was tell myself that it is ok to rest. That I deserve rest. That I need rest and care. I also complimented myself for my passion and motivation to work so hard. I even gave myself a gift to spoil myself a little. To be completely honest, it was kind of a practical gift, but still. I gave myself a raincoat. I didn’t have one and it’s been raining almost every day for the past couple of weeks. I got myself a durable one that I am really in love with. I was so tired and didn’t feel like doing anything the first day so I just lay on the couch with my cat, cuddling. I was so tired that everything was too much. My phone and any kind of communication gave me too much anxiety to deal with. So I just ignored my phone. The raincoat made me excited to test it and go outside. So i went to see my partner for more cuddles. In all the stress I hadn’t had much time with them for a while. It sucked honestly. I was glad to be there and to just be with them, without having to do anything. I also started a new crochet project. I really needed something that made me feel happy and crocheting has always been such a great way for me to release and regain energy. The repetitive motion, the texture, the pretty colors, watching something grow slowly.. it really helped me. I used a bio cotton yarn I dyed myself with avocado. It had been lying around for a long time already so it was great to finally use it. I know I am still tired and need more time, but I feel like after this break I feel like I can take next week much easier and balance my workload better because I know I want to take care of myself better.

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