Why does it seem to be so difficult to take care of yourself? It should be the easiest thing, right? You wake up, brush your teeth, feed yourself some nutritious food, go about your day, fit in some exercise to keep that machine (your body) moving. Keep it topped up with water, feed a a few times a day, give it a clean (some days a deeper clean then others) and if something isn’t working well, you take action to fix it; just like you would when your car rattles or your bike tire is flat.

Sound simple? It should be! But somehow self-care has moved from the Nr. 1. spot on the list to the last spot on the list. And we all know what happens to things that are last on our list; they don’t get done! Because by now we are tired and exhausted, we have crossed off many things of our daily to do lists and can’t be bothered any more, because there are still other things on our list until we literally close our eyes to go to sleep. So we don’t do it. We get the shoe laces on the list, call the vet for that appointment, remind the husband about his dental appointment and drive the kids around like they’re part of the royal family.