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10 Quick Self-Care Activities in 10 Minutes or Less

Brita Long — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Another week of quarantine, another week of stressful living, another blog post to inspire you to practice self-care on a regular basis. But what if you’re swamped for time? Between meeting work deadlines and cleaning up after the kids, who has time for self-care? You do, by trying one of these quick self-care activities. All... [Read More]

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Self-Care on a Budget: 10 Easy Self-Care Ideas

Brita Long — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:33:10 +0000

I recognize my financial privilege when I indulge in my favorite self-care. I love hot baths, fancy candles, and sheet masks! But not everyone has a big garden tub or the extra money for luxurious skincare products. No matter your financial situation, self-care is absolutely vital. For that reason, today I’m sharing different ways to... [Read More]

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Self-Care in Marriage: 15 Easy Ways to Relax Together

Brita Long — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 10:00:19 +0000

Right now, my husband is working from home for the immediate future. I’m pretty much always home, working part-time on creative work and taking care of the household. This could be a huge challenge for our marriage if we weren’t already so consistent with practicing self-care in marriage. (However, having Dan’s steady income, and living... [Read More]

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Self-Care at Home: 10 Ideas to Relax and Recharge

Brita Long — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:40:01 +0000

As an immunocompromised person who works from home in a rural area, spending a lot of time at home is my normal life. Right now, more people are learning what it’s like to spend a great deal of time at home. It can be a challenge, for sure, but that means it’s all the more... [Read More]

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Self-Care When You’re Depressed AF

Brita Long — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:00:42 +0000

Welcome to the second day of the 2020 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Self-care. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for yesterday’s topic, Valentine’s Day. The topic of self-care has become more and more prominent in recent years. I’ve blogged enough... [Read More]

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Confessions of a Depressed Flower Child

Brita Long — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:17:59 +0000

When I was still a university student, one of my sorority sisters started a Facebook group: Half-Assed Hippies. This was back when Facebook was still relatively new, back when Facebook groups were limited to students at your own school. Furman certainly had an interesting mix of students. A private liberal arts school in South Carolina,... [Read More]

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