So self care is always something I have been bad at. I usually forget to drink water (almost the entire day) feed myself amongst other things. Well I just had a big scare because of it. I was upstairs with my toddler when I suddenly felt extremely faint. I sat down took a couple of breaths and it still didn't work. Well shit... how am I supposed to get downstairs to my phone? I crawled across the hallway entirely too scared to stand up and made it to my bedroom where I happen to keep a bottle of water. I drank the entire thing than went to my oldest child's room while crawling and drank her bottle too. I finally felt well enough to go downstairs so I slowly made my way down and drank 2 more cups of water. When I finally sat down again I was trying to figure out what had happened. Than I remembered... all I've had to drink since 7 this morning was a sip of water and a little bit of milk. Well no shit I felt like I was going to pass out! I was dehydrated as anything!
Sometimes (90% of the time) I get so caught up in my kids. One is in a walking boot right now with a severely sprained ankle and a possible fracture to her growth plate and the other is 3. So I never seem to stop going.
One of the biggest things I discuss in my therapy is self care. Her favorite statement? "You have to take care of the cow for a healthy calf." I honestly don't like the cow part of the statement but it makes sense. How am I supposed to be a good mama if I let myself get so bad that I almost pass out? It was only my toddler and I home. I could have been seriously hurt if I passed out where I had been standing.
So just remember to make sure you take care of yourself and I'll try to remember it too! As always be kind and have a good day/night!
