Today felt like a good day to turn my IG and FB status into a blog post.
School therapist life has been tough. We are at the end of the quarter and students are feeling that round of fatigue that accompanies the end of a quarter. We have a new teenager in our house, we retained guardianship of her in August. She’s amazing. But now I have 3 daughters in my house…and it’s a whole different ballgame than 2 teenage daughters.
My youngest daughter hit the last 3 cross country meets of her season still in good shape. Not injured, took her times way down, just tired. She was a model of self-care with her nutrition choices and allowing her brain and body to rest when needed. My oldest got a job and is getting antsy with her gap year. I’m still trying to sew and bead and building those boundary setting muscles.
It’s still a busy time of the year no matter how I schedule or say no. Parent teacher conferences for my 2 high schoolers and my work went on, plus appointments for all my kids and myself, traveling to meets….lots of stress. Trying to type out all of the activities and meetings, and concerts, and dental work, and clubs would create more stress. Lol.
I’m feeling all the effects of the last 1.5 weeks. I woke up with a headache, my jaw hurts, I didn’t feel rested, and I just generally feel run down.
Today my day is dedicated to restoration. Restoring my calm, my energy, my peace.
Usually feeling this way makes me crave sweets or other comfort foods. Today my body was craving something different. I cooked up several cups of wild rice, the real stuff, and I want to make stuffed acorn squash soon. I wasn’t sure if I was hungry for porridge or some kind of substantial salad. So this is what came to me.
Organic salad greens on the bottom that I got from the store 2 days ago. I wanted celery but didn’t have it, so used diced mini cucumber instead. Added some raspberries and blackberries, diced apple, dried cranberries. Added some pecans, sprouted pumpkin seeds, hemp hearts, and topped it with some warm wild rice. I mixed up a maple vinaigrette, I wanted a lemon maple dressing but didn’t have any lemons. So I put together olive oil, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, and some maple syrup.
I know this sounds corny as heck, but I felt that this fed my body and my spirit. Drank some filtered water, and now making some spearmint tea.
Today is going to be lots of water, tea, fresh foods. Whatever I decide to do today, I am moving slowly and deliberately. No rushing allowed today. Remembering to breathe. I want to get outside enjoy a walk, or just get a good stretch in. Whatever thee old body feels like doing is what we are rolling with today.
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