Take a Day

If you’ve talked to me within the last 3 years, you’d know that I have come to hate snow. While I enjoy living in Pullman and I love my school, this little town has overwhelmed me with winter. Yes, snow is beautiful, but have you ever tried to trek through it just to get to a class that you don’t even necessarily like but you need to graduate? I don’t enjoy snow because during my time in school, it has become an inconvenience. Either it’s too dangerous to drive in, so you’re stuck somewhere or a place is too far to walk to so you simply don’t go anywhere. For the record, I’m fully aware of how ridiculous I sound. Like, “just get a better car Debbie, snow isn’t impossible to drive in,” or, “quit being lazy, Pullman is small, you can walk anywhere,” or my favorite, “throw some layers on, you’ll be fine.” I know I know, but hear me out, I’m from Bellevue, where the most snow we get doesn’t exceed 5 inches and it’s melted within 48 hours. I also have never been snowboarding or skiing so I really don’t know how to enjoy snow.

Why am I telling you this?

Well because it has not stopped snowing this weekend. As I’m typing this, I’m watching snowflakes accumulate on my window, but here’s the twist, I don’t mind. It’s a 3-day weekend, snow me in all you want mother nature, I’m taking a mini vacation. By that I mean, I’m fully indulging in me time. I have spent the morning laying in bed with a face mask on and a cup of coffee in my hand. My later plans include the sauna, a book and Netflix.

I’m no expert on the heart or the mind and I certainly won’t pretend to be, but I felt inclined to remind everyone just how important it is to take care of yourself. I have the best friends in the world and I can always enjoy myself around people but in all honesty, I’m weirdly introverted. Not to say there’s anything wrong with being introverted, I simply mean for as much as I like people, I need my alone time to reboot. I know myself too well and I get kind of cranky when I’ve been socializing too often without a break to myself. I’ve come to terms with the fact that sometimes, it’s okay to say no to plans. To me, self care means doing what’s going to make me feel good so that I can better love others. The snow this weekend is kind of forcing me to hang out with myself and I’m loving every second of it. The best part is that I didn’t even realize that I needed this. So to make a long post short, don’t forget to give yourself some love. Whatever your self care looks like, whether this means throwing in an extra work out, taking a rest day, eating that cookie or taking those extra 10 minutes to snooze, don’t over look yourself.