October is going to be about self-care for me. When I was in school over the past decade, almost all of my professors were huge advocates of self-care. And it makes perfect sense. When you work in the humanities, you give a lot of yourself, but you also need to take a break and rejuvenate. If I am not good to myself, I will not really be good to other people. So, this month my daily challenge is to take time each day to do something for myself. It can be something big or something small. But it needs to be something to make myself happy. I tend to live my life at the mercy of other people. By that I mean that things that I do are usually following the leads of other people, especially when it comes to my free time. I need to start putting myself first before I begin to feel resentful all around. Today, I will be attending the UNCG production of Sweeney Todd with two close friends. I love going to the theatre and this will be something that I can do for myself. I am looking forward to not only seeing the show but taking the time to do something for me. Let's hope I can keep this up!
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