I told myself to take some downtime today and I honestly didn’t know where to begin.  Since the beginning of September, my brain has always been on.  I worked all through out the day until I went to sleep because I’ve been both excited and stressed about my new job.  Similarly, so much has happened that my brain is just staying on between work life and personal life.  

The only way I know how to achieve a relaxing and “me time” experience is by taking a bath.  So once I got home, I grabbed Chris and we went to Target to restock on bath bombs and my favorite face mask.  The iPhone update allows you to set no screen time, so that’s what I have set up for the next 30 minutes.  But funny enough, blogging on my phone feels like I’m cheating.  I am old fashion and still have a physical journal, but blogging is just so accessible (as I’m doing it during my bath).  

It was obviously a rough week.  But the idea of spending this weekend with loved ones helped me get to the end of this tunnel (at least for this week).  I also don’t know where I would be or how I would be if my friend never suggested I turn to my writing as a form of self care and daily therapy.  Though I wish I had better things to say and a more enticing story to tell, I can one day look back and see how I survived these crazy few months and remind myself I can always turn back to my writing.