Lovely term right??? Gotta love modern terminology;-) Apparently it is a popular term on Tik Tok.......I happened to come across this term yesterday in an article, and was sorta doing it at the same time......I had written about Gabe being a little under the weather....luckily he isn't too sick, but definitely needed to rest and relax....and for me this week had been crazy, and I felt I had to catch my breath.....so I did some cleaning and chores, and worked out......and around 1 or so I decided that I would put my weekly video off till today, and get in the shower, and then put some comfy clothes on, and get in bed and watch some movies! And apparently that is bed rotting lol:) Utilizing time in bed that way for self care.....watching TV and scrolling........and obviously experts caution if it becomes a habit then it may be indicative of depression etc......which would certainly be the case if somebody were taking to their bed for days.....but for me it is a solid form of self care along the rest of what I do.....truly I wanted to get in the woods yesterday, but wasn't able to due to Gabe not feeling well.....working out was good.....but then I needed to just slow down some and relax.....so I did....and old Jenn wouldn't have done that......or not as easily....talking herself out of it because there is "so much to do" and guess what there is....but isn't there always? The to do list arriving endlessly and daily on repeat.....so for yesterday afternoon and evening I opted to "rot in my bed" lol as Gabe watched his shows in his bed and we lived our best lives :) And for today I will do all of the things I put off for today happily.....because I listened to myself yesterday, and decided that I needed to chill....and I did......The weather helped make it an easy yes too....the storms we keep having, yikes! My yard is trashed......stuff down all over, one of my umbrellas snapped in half......limbs and branches all over my deck and yard......so I have that clean up awaiting me........which I will tackle today too......so I guess my point in sharing is that self care is important.....as I also shared yesterday.....and it can arrive in all different ways....and it is up to us to know when we need it.....and what we need......and when we need to give it to ourselves alongside the rest......not feel guilty in taking the time we need to do what we need to.......and this morning finds me refreshed and renewed, and ready for all the things today has in store today! Happy Sunday y'all:)
jperuso
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