Some of you know that I take care of my 93 yr old mom who has Alzheimer’s. And I’m also handling my sister’s health challenges.

One day in a fit of rage, I wrote down everything that I do for my sister, and it was/is staggering. All the calls and waiting on the calls, the appointments, scheduling car service, on and on. Thank Goddess my mom’s health is pretty good.

I had to figure out how to have an artist life in between mom, sister, husband, business, and home. It took a long time of figuring it out. I’m doing much better - took months, maybe a year or more to get to the point I’m at now.

Time flees, I can’t keep up. I’m learning to let go. I’m better at it – constant process.

I’d beat myself up a lot because I wasn’t getting everything done. Of course I wasn’t getting everything done before dealing with mom and sister, but now it’s really over the top.

Let Go, Relax, Breathe, Let Go, Relax, Breathe, Let Go, Relax, Breathe…

My art time has suffered and I’m making peace with that and constantly making adjustments.

Let Go, Relax, Breathe, Let Go, Relax, Breathe, Let Go, Relax, Breathe…

Self-Care. I hear that a lot, “Make sure you take care of yourself.”
I’ve been doing my morning rituals for years. Sometimes I would be lax about some things but now I realize that it’s a must. It’s my lifeline.

But the morning stuff is not enough. Got to put in some fun. During the summer, mom and I would go to a lot of free events in the area , husband and I would go out, meet up with the girlfriends.

There’s a friend I haven’t seen in over a year and I was looking at my calendar to see what’s a good day to meet. That week had a bunch of appointments for my sister and mom. She said, “We can do it another week.” Without thinking I said “No, I have to schedule me in this week. I can’t have it be all about them. I got to take care of me.”

That’s what has prompted me to write this post. Got to schedule the ‘Me Time.’

Remember to
Let Go, Relax, Breathe, Let Go, Relax, Breathe, Let Go, Relax, Breathe…