Sometimes Self Care Is About Saying No

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keep calm and say noWelcome to the most stripped down Body Love Wellness blog post ever.

I have a case of “the bubons” right now. It’s a sinus/throat/bronchitis/body flu/questioning your will to live sort of thing. All I want to do is lie in bed and watch Rifftrax, which I will go back to doing shortly.

But my fever-addled brain thought: “There’s gold in them thar sick hills!” And thus, I’m blogging at you, but in a very limited way.

As we’ve talked about before, self care is often about doing things to treat yourself. Taking a walk, reading a book, getting a pedicure. Essentially, taking time to cherish you and your body.

But self care can also be about saying a big ole fat “No” when you need to. So I thought I’d share with you some of the things that I’m saying “no” to today:

I’m saying no to:

1) Extraneous Emails — Only clients and editors are hearing from me today.
2) Client Appointments — I’ve moved all of my appointments for today. I have almost no voice so it’s pretty pointless anyway.
3) Recording My Podcast — Sorry podcast listeners!
4) My Laundry — I just really need to do laundry, but I have enough to get by.
5) Work-related Social Media — Only fun social media today.
6) Cooking — Diner chicken soup is amazing.
7) Spending More Than 20 Minutes On This Post — I know, you can tell.

Click to tweet: “Sometimes self care is about saying no.”

I’m also saying “yes” to:

1) Resting — Yay.
2) Help — I don’t know what I’d do without my bf’s cough drop runs.
3) My Body — I feel worse at my computer, so I’m trying to honor that.
4) Tea — Endless, endless tea.
5) Watching Random Period Pieces & Rifftrax — Need I say more?

Comment below and let me know what you say “no” to out of self care!

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Golda is a certified holistic health counselor and founder of Body Love Wellness, a program designed for plus-sized women who are fed up with dieting and want support to stop obsessing about food and weight. To learn more about Golda and her work, click here.

8 thoughts on “Sometimes Self Care Is About Saying No”

  5. Today, I said no to checking my work voice mail. My head aches, so the light can blink all it wants to blink. The messages will still be there in the morning.

  8. Good for you on saying “no.” It’s one of the best things you can do for yourself in so many situations.
    I hope you feel better soon!!!

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