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jenettWelcome to this week's salon post!
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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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Comments are welcome whenever you get a chance - even if that's hours or days later. Feel free to jump into whatever sub-threads intrigue you. More discussion is the point of the salon posts!
Got a question you're trying to sort out, or a thing you'd like to discuss? Lots of thoughtful interesting people with a wide range of interests show up here! Feel free to ask about things you're thinking about or trying to solve, as well as other kinds of chat.
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.
House rules:
This is a public post, feel free to encourage other people to drop by, just note the 'if posting anonymously, include a name people can call you in responses' rule.
* Consider this a conversation in my living room, only with a lot more seating. I reserve the right to redirect, screen, and otherwise moderate stuff, but would vastly prefer not to have to.
* If you don't have a DW account or want to post anonymously, please include a name we can call you in this particular post. (You can say AnonymousOne or your favourite colour or whatever. Just something to help keep conversations clear.)
* If you've got a question or concern, feel free to PM me.
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Date: 2018-04-13 04:25 pm (UTC)Avoiding foods I have allergies/food intolerances to. (A constant struggle, as these foods - gluten, dairy, cinnamon, chilli - are both ubiquitous and delicious.)
Eating regularly.
Drinking water regularly.
Trying to get enough sleep.
Having the self discipline to take my painkillers the safe 6 hours apart in order to protect my liver, even if I'm in pain sooner.
Telling strangers not to touch me, because it'll aggravate my chronic pain.
Avoiding exposure to fragrance as much as possible (migraine trigger).