There’s a difference between giving yourself permission to have a comfy clothes, no makeup, free from trying to impress others empowering, love for who you are and how God made you kind of a day, and a why bother, I’m never going to look as good as so-and-so, I should be spending what little time I have trying to chase all the things I was already supposed to have done, kind of day.

If today is the first kind of day, enjoy!

If today is the other kind of day, do yourself (and everyone else around you) a favor and take a few minutes for yourself. It doesn’t have to be an hour long getting ready for a photo session type of thing. Maybe it’s just mascara and lipgloss. Maybe it’s just putting on pants that have a zipper. Pick two or three things that are important to you and make you feel less slumpy.

It will help you feel better for the rest of your day. It will help you care for others that you have to care for because you will have more energy and be in a better mental state. But even if it didn’t make you more efficient and a better caretaker, it is worth it because YOU are worth.

And besides, I’m out at the park as I type this to post and I think I might’ve just gotten whistled at. Doesn’t hurt the ego just saying. 🤷‍♀️