What are you doing to do to take care of yourself today, or in the near future, as soon as you can?
If you are someone who has a hard time engaging in self-care, or figuring out easy, fast, and/or inexpensive ways to treat yourself, and you would like to solicit suggestions, please feel welcome. And, as always, no one should offer advice unless it is solicited.
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More swimming, more Great British Baking Show, and more actual baking, which has become a huge respite for me.
I am neither an experienced nor a knowledgeable baker, so I have to pay attention to what I'm doing — I can't wing it, the way I can with cooking. It commands my whole mind, and thus provides relief from the anxieties that seize it, at least for a little while.
And, with any luck, there's something tasty at the end. Not altogether a terrible deal.
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