This Week's Mindful Morsel 🍪 | August 13, 2025 — don't forget the small pockets of self care
Happy sweet Wednesday 💜
This week’s letter comes to you from Niagara Falls, Canada, where my daughter and I are on a well-needed and much-looked-forward-to vacation 🏞️
There’s a lot of work that goes into vacations — the planning, the saving, the coordination of time and energy — and it’s sort of wild that this big self-care thing can morph into a beast that depletes you.
I tried really hard to avoid that proactively. We’re doing only so many activities a day. Only so many activities total. Taking in nature (we’re at the Falls for goodness sake). Taking it slow. Eating pretty well (minus the dessert sushi that was totally worth it!). Staying hydrated.
Despite these efforts, this morning I woke up with my body in a total wreck of a state. We’re talking headache, tight muscles, crunchy granola joints, and low energy, all resulting in a rough mood. The factors? Some wicked arctic air conditioner, a poor night’s sleep with my daughter kicking me and hogging most of the bed, walking A LOT in some pretty high heat while toting a heavier than usual bag, regulating for two, and guiding problem-solving through some low points.
But none of these things are so far out of the realm of typical that I could make sense of feeling like such a dumpster.
Until I did some yoga.
While I was moving (in small and very gentle ways), I realized that I didn’t check in with my body throughout the day and stretch like I typically do. BIG yikes.
Yesterday was the day to do those things. I put my body through a lot. And it just completely slipped my mind because I was more concerned with all the other happenings and not very present with myself.
What a price for something I normally consider small pockets of self care.
So this week, let my discomfort and body aggravation be loud enough for us all to remember: keep your small pockets of self care at the forefront because they create BIG goodness.
With kind wishes and gentle self care vibes,
