April 13, 2018: Self-Care for Moms

Topic

Tips for mom self care

Date

13 Apr 2018

Attendees

Presenter: Talley, Sarah B

Discussion Notes

Suggestions that came from the group.
- Read books that help support your mental, emotional and sexual health for yourself and your partner. Example given: Come as you are by Emily Nagoski https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609341-come-as-you-are
- Having a chocolate chip cookie all to yourself at night after your kids have gone to bed. Recipe:
Cookie in a Cup
Melt 1 tbsp butter in your favorite mug/cup
Stir in 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp white sugar (you could reduce this if you wanted to and it would still be yummy), a couple drops of vanilla and a pinch of salt.
Mix in 1 egg yolk
Stir in ¼ cup all purpose flour
Stir in as many chocolate chips as you want! Or other ingredients as desired. I’ve done oatmeal, dried cranberries, nuts, etc.
Microwave for 40 seconds, add 10 seconds more as needed
It looks slightly undercooked when it comes out the microwave but it will continue to cook to perfection!
Enjoy!
- Using a grocery delivery service
  - Shipt –can be used with Target, Central Market, and HEB https://www.shipt.com/
  - HEB Curbside https://hebtoyou.com/home/
  - Walmart https://grocery.walmart.com/
This can help with impulse buying and can minimize stress in taking kids/partner to the store.
- Gratitude Journal
- When unexpected things happen in life, taking a step back to evaluate the potential growth that happens, even through tragic events.
- Prioritizing sleep
- Engaging in social time with friends or colleagues that do not involve talking about your kids.
- Proposing a flexible schedule over summer. EAP Support https://hr.utexas.edu/current/fwa
- Taking a Monday off when the weekend was not restful and you need a break.
- Regularly scheduled walk break with friends/colleagues
- Drink more wine, there is always wine.
- Engaging in crafting projects for the kids
- Small steps to remember that all parents struggle and that we are not alone in attempts to do the best we can.
- Not judging yourself when you decide you do not want to engage in crafting projects for the kids.
- Attend a Personal/Professional Self Improvement Seminar Example given: Landmark Forum http://www.landmarkworldwide.com/the-landmark-forum

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