#52SmallThings: A Weekly Self-Care Challenge

If you take the time to look, you will find a million ideas for self-care. By definition, self-care is “the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s health, well-being and happiness.” Essentially, self-care is anything you enjoy doing that takes your mind away from your stress. Below is a list of a few [...]

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Do you ever forget to take care of yourself? Practicing self-care is crucial for everyone, but more so if you live with chronic and/or mental illness. Finding time to look after you and nourish your body and mind is important and doing so regularly will hopefully help you to manage any physical or mental health conditions. Scheduling [...]

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Write a list of your priorities for next week.

List time, Mighties! Let's look at the week ahead and write a list of priorities.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks says she will prioritize attending her Ending The Silence presentations, completing her Mighty work, and making sure to get eight hours of sleep every night.

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What can you prioritize more of that you often overlook?

Setting priorities can be tricky when there are so many things to keep track of and consider on any given day, especially when your health has other plans. (P.S. Remember: It’s totally OK if some things get overlooked sometimes, the important thing is to figure out how you can incorporate that need in the future!)

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🧽 Housework

🧶 Time for fun and hobbies

👯‍♂️ Maintaining friendships

🏁 Pursuing my goals

😴 Consistent self-care

🛁 Personal hygiene

💰 Budgeting and financial health

🙏 Fostering my faith

✋ Protecting and reinforcing my boundaries

🧐 Other (share with us below!)

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What helps you keep track of your most important priorities?

Whether you use an alarm, a calendar, a daily agenda, or other resources, it can be super helpful to have a system set in place that helps you keep track of your important priorities.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks has a schedule/outline and calendar that help her prioritize for the week.

Do you have anything that helps you keep track of your priorities? If you use a specific app, what's it called?

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How does your health impact your ability to prioritize?

Living with a health condition can impact many aspects of your life, and one of those things can be prioritization.

From managing your symptoms and energy levels, to doctor visits, and everything in between, sometimes it’s challenging to balance, negotiate, or even set certain priorities. Everything can change on a dime!

How does your health impact your ability to prioritize? Has it made what you need to focus on crystal clear? Or shattered any kind of a blueprint you’ve drawn out?

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TRUE or FALSE: I am good at prioritizing.

Mighties, how do you feel about establishing and managing your priorities? From tackling your daily responsibilities to managing your health, sometimes it can be challenging to pinpoint what should get done right away, left for later, or abandoned entirely.

Do you feel like you're good at prioritizing what's best for you? Is there room for improvement? What do you think?

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What is something you can do to help someone else out this weekend?

It’s already Friday, Mighties! This week has for sure flew by. To close out the week’s reflections on helping others, let’s think about the different ways we can help someone else out this weekend.

Complete today’s prompt in the comments below! 🌟

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TRUE or FALSE: Helping others often comes at the expense of taking care of myself.

When we take care and prioritize the health and well-being of those around us, it can sometimes mean we have less time or energy to spend on ourselves. (P.S. You’re worth it, though!)

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True: My own self-care is often put on the back burner.

False: I make sure to also take care of myself.

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What’s your experience with volunteer work?

Yesterday we talked about the charities, causes, and nonprofits we are passionate about (you had some great ones!); so today we wanted to talk about volunteer work, as it is one of the best ways we can give back to our communities.

Volunteer work can look many different ways depending on where you live, how much extra time you have, and your overall health. We definitely understand that health conditions and disabilities can often prevent us from volunteering in the ways we want and that totally OK!

What is your experience with volunteering your time?

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