I?ve decided to stop living in pandemic survival mode
This isn?t the end of a wellness journey. It?s the beginning of one. And, so far, it?s going about as smooth as the legs I attempted to dry-shave after two glasses of wine last weekend.
While there haven?t been any peer-reviewed studies that prove embracing personal wellness while parenting young children during the pandemic is scientifically impossible, it certainly has felt that way to me. Perhaps never more so than when I attempted a group postpartum pelvic floor yoga class on zoom, and my older kid kept whipping a ball at my head until the instructor finally asked me to turn off my camera.
(Did I finish the eight-week class" Well, let?s just say you don?t want to sit near me when I sneeze).
But now we?re two years into this pandemic, and I?ve had a realization just as motivating as it is depressing: it seems no one will be rescuing us parents from the soul-sucking cycle of isolation, illness, quarantine, testing, anxiety and heartache. So, it?s time to stop living like this stress and madness is temporary, and start prioritizing my own health again. But is it even possible when I can barely remember my own age (I recently fought the pharmacist administering my COVID-19 booster shot on this), let alone find time to meditate or huff some essential oils" I?ve been living in a perpetual state of survival ever since my younger son was born three weeks before the first lockdown, and my physical and mental health have paid a hefty price. Two years in, and my kids are...
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