Thoughts on Self Care
A little over a year ago I wrote a post on becoming a hermit, on embracing solitude. It's been interesting over the last year to see how embracing solitude has changed me. Because I've been so intentional with my alone time, I've had more energy to go out and see friends and do stuffy purposefully spending time with myself, I've inadvertently found myself spending more time with other people. However, there has been a few bumps in my journey as a hermit... Recently, I've started to realize that I've become less intentional about my time alone. I've started just coming home, plopping on the couch, eating all the carbs, and watching Nextflix. Every day. And I'm always tired. And I never want to see anyone. And I'm constantly bored. And I'm spending too much money in an effort to make myself feel good. And it's been bad for me. When I'm not intentional with my time, when I don't use my free time to do things that I love and that make...
