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Topic of the week
A conversation with the assistant here at work made me think self-care would be a great topic.

(I had allergy testing yesterday, and am going to be doing allergy shots, but I mentioned I was going to have another session in the float tank tomorrow, which is where this comes from. Which are two very different kinds of self care in some ways.)

What counts as self care for you? What makes it work well for you? What kinds of things do you do? How do you pick which one, when there are reasonable options?

What I've been up to:
Presenting at a conference! (More details in a locked post on my journal, I am amiable about adding people, but don't want to discuss the details in a public post since they're quickly identifying). Getting allergy testing! Doing a modicum of other household stuff, and more writing than I expected given the rest of this week.

I'm looking forward to a three day weekend. Massachusetts (and Maine, which used to be part of Massachusetts) have the third Monday in April as a holiday for Patriots Day, which is for the battles of Lexington and Concord at the start of the American Revolution, and in the Boston area, especially so because it's Marathon Day. I plan to go out and do things tomorrow.

It does also mean sometimes one goes to the grocery store and spots someone in re-enactment gear.


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Date: 2018-04-13 02:27 pm (UTC)
sporky_rat: Orange 3WfDW dreamsheep (Default)
From: [personal profile] sporky_rat
There is a teeny tiny nail/hair/tanning/other salon here in my community college town that offers $5 shampoos. I have hair to a quarter of the way down my thighs and when neither me or my husband have the time or energy to deal with it, I pay the very nice lady there to wash it. It is well worth $5. No blowouts, just a towel dry (I bring my own towel because it's a lot of hair and it's easier), but it's so nice to have someone else deal with my hair.

Date: 2018-04-13 07:54 pm (UTC)
sporky_rat: It's a rat!  With stars!  It's ME! (rat with stars)
From: [personal profile] sporky_rat
It really truly is. And it's something that lasts long enough for me to appreciate it without me feeling like I'm wasting money on something that's not going to be around for long.

Date: 2018-04-14 11:54 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] jazzyjj
My father and I started going to a barber shop several years ago that is owned by the son of the guy who owned our former barber shop. It's worked well ever since, and the people who work there including the owner are great. They also give nice haircuts at affordable prices. One of my life-skills tutors has also cut my hair before, and he does a nice job.

Date: 2018-04-14 02:38 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] adafrog
Sounds like a great way to pamper yourself.
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