Where’s Whoopsie #22: Lavender is Self-Protectively

I’m still here, but longer commutes lead to longer flares. And, longer flares lead to more swollen hands that need to be saved for work. Fortunately (?), my commute will be a lot more manageable after next month because our current place finally raised the rent for lease renewal enough to overcome our inertia about moving. We’ll be moving to nearer my new workplace next month, and I will hopefully have more spoons again in the evening and on weekends. Fingers crossed.

Until I am up for writing a full post again, have a Where’s Whoopsie about how self-care is self-protective, not selfish.

<Image> Door progressively shutting on statements like, “Aren’t you being a little dramatic?,” “You’re too young to…,” “You should.., “I’m sure if you just…,” and self-recriminations like “Selfish,” “Lazy,” “Crazy,” and “Stupid.” Girl reads a book cross-legged on the floor with a pile of additional books by her side, flowers in a vase and a cup of hot tea. She says to all the negative thoughts, “Shut it, all of you!”  <Image Text> “Self Care is not selfish, it’s survival. Also, do as I say, not as I do.”

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