Sometimes, self care doesn’t mean doing anything. Sometimes, it means doing nothing. And that’s okay.

This has been the case for me this week. My week started (last Saturday) with my body just decided it didn’t have the strength to stay standing and just giving out under me. As you can probably imagine, that has meant I have spent most of the week in bed. Unfortunately, it also means that I didn’t really have enough energy to plan for and write a blog post for this week.

Despite this, I wanted to make sure I was still able to publish something today, so I decided to write this: a quick note to everyone to say:

We do not have to be “on” all the time.

We do not always have to be going. We do not always have to be doing.

It is perfectly alright, and sometimes much needed, to say “nope, I’m doing absolutely nothing today!” and binge watch the entirety of your favourite show from the comfort of your bed.

Our bodies and minds are not designed for constant stimulation and activity. Please don’t forget that in the pursuit of some undefined need to be productive all the time.

I hope none of you have bodies that get quite as (how shall I put this?) forceful as mine does when you need to stop and do nothing. But regardless of whether or not you do, please don’t push yourself to that point before you take some time for doing nothing.