It took me the high way to know how important it was to take care of myself. At a point, I was so swamped with work that I forgot if anything happened to me, my work would find my replacement and it would still go on. Well, something did happen and they found a replacement until I got better and now? You don’t need to tell me to put me first.
I always have a busy schedule and most times, you’ll never see me at one place. Today I’m here, tomorrow I’m there except I’m off work. The number one thing I do when I wake up on those busy days is to drink water. To be very honest, I hate drinking water but when I know how hectic the day is going to be, I drag myself to gulp about 500ml of it very early in the morning. Sometimes even at dawn.
The next thing I do is to break my fast. I underrated the importance of breakfast until I was taken to the hospital one day. Now? I always make sure to eat breakfast before going about a busy day. As someone who isn’t a fan of milo or anything chocolate in the morning, I have oats or tom brown with bread and friends eggs. I never step out of the house on an empty stomach.
I make sure to take breaks in between, regardless of the kind of deadlines haunting me during a hectic day. This helps my mental health a lot. I realized the impact taking breaks have on my productivity level is very significant. Most times, all I need is a step away from my desk and whatever I’m doing, so I make sure to take as many steps as possible.
During one of those breaks, I eat a lot of food. Knowing very well that I might be so tired that I will probably not have the strength to have real supper, I make sure to eat well in the afternoon. Most times, I’m always hungry in the afternoon so it makes it very convenient for me to grab a ball of kenkey or anything heading in the direction of a balanced diet.
After 5pm, I drop everything and spend time with my mom. I realized that she always have something to tell me about how her day went at work so my 5pm is for her no matter how tired I am. Those conversations make me laugh a lot and that’s enough therapy for me on busy days where I’m mentally drained.
I don’t have a regular time table I follow to stay healthy on such days. But the one thing I never forget is a lot of H2O and probably more of the O. Looks like my science came out to play today but you know what I mean, I take a lot of water and breathe.
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Water is life! I learned the hard way as well, and now I make sure to stay hydrated.
Also, eating adequate meals and spending quality time with your mom at the end of a hectic day sounds so great to me. !LUV
Sometimes, all we need to stay healthy are just these little basic things.
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Yeah the very basic things.
Thank you.
Life is crazy anymore, and it seems like we are all worried about everything but ourselves. We all need to take better care of ourselves because more often than not, no one else will.
Thank you for sharing and have a lovely day!
Yeah, no one else will.
Have a lovely day too.
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There's nothing as important as Prioritizing our well being, if we don't take care of our well being, no one else will do that for us
Exactly, no one will do it for us.
There is a lot about health is wealth
So many times, we forget about ourselves. We just have to take care of ourselves 👌
That’s true
Sometimes for real we only say thanks and appreciatte life when see other ones struggles. It's crazy but life keep going and we need keep going and learning with it. Have a great week lady.
Yeah we keep learning the hard way.
Have a great week as well
You are following a healthy lifestyle. So, the hospital staff opened your mind about the importance of breakfast. I must tell this to myself because I usually wake up late, and it is almost lunch time, so I only eat lunch and dinner now, haha..
Anyway, keep it up, lady. I like the bond you and your mom have :)
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Yes they did.
Thank you.
Water had already been it for me too.. Tasty or not.. Am always on the fill.
That’s a good thing