We’ll pop this one under the category of self-care.

It’s been a rough few weeks. Every step forward is met with two or three half-steps back. At least it feels that way.

Everything about my house renovations and subsequent move back East seems to be stalled. The at-home career I was building is stalled on two fronts now.

The only movement seems to be on the downward slope of Jim’s comprehension.

This is not a comfortable place.

To help me cope, and relax enough to sleep at night, I’ve begun doing neck exercises again. It never ceases to amaze me that when things get tough, we immediately (okay, it’s me, I immediately) stop doing the things that help me look after myself.

I stopped walking in the mornings, I stopped playing with my nifty little reverse hula-hoop, I stopped stretching, lifting weights and doing squats. When I get tense, I stopped doing neck exercises that work almost instantly to ease my tension.

It’s like I have this feeling of guilt for doing anything to ease my situation. Especially when nothing can be done to help Jim.

For a smart person, I can be pretty dumb.

If you can see yourself in the above description, do all the things that will help you feel better. It’s good for you. It’s good for your person.