Taking Time For Yourself

It's so easy to speak out and tell others to make sure that you are taking some "me time", but following through with it myself is not so easy. I need to practice what I preach, so to speak LOL. It turns out it can be really hard to take time out for myself.      

Every morning I am trying to get up 30 minutes earlier for "me time" on my back patio. I sit there and drink my coffee, water my veggie garden, and watch the pups run and play in the backyard. This is a nice time every morning to just relax before starting my day off. 
This is typically all I can do for myself every day. For me cleaning typically is a relaxing thing to do. Yet at this time, I don't even enjoy that and I can't say that is relaxing like normal. So I actually have to set time aside every day, in sessions throughout the day, so I can make sure that I can "try" to relax and think about me.

I am the person that will always be there if I am needed or asked to help. Yet, I can't seem to be there for myself as easily. Why is it so hard to be there for myself? Why can't I ever ask for help? I will put my feelings aside and help others. Even if I am not mentally having a good day, I will stop and go help a friend if they ask. 

I have figured it out. I need to set a reminder every day to ask myself for help. This way I will help myself like it was someone else asking for help. Now to follow through with this. I am going to try this out tomorrow and I hope that I will not just hit the dismiss button on my cell, but actually step away from whatever I am doing and take some time for myself. 

This week is going to be a rough one, I have a lot going on, but that is okay. I am ready and preparing for it in advance, and I truly hope my trial help reminders goes well. Practice what I preach, that is my goal this week.