As we wrap up 2014, I have been reflecting on how my year went. 

2014 was a great year for me, despite several challenges and big changes along the way. One day I might share some of these challenges, the lessons I learnt,  how I handled and was able to rise above them…eventually.

However today and over the next 2 blog posts before the year ends I want to share with you three changes I will make in 2015. These includes doing more of what worked for me in 2014 and also things I need to do differently.

I encourage you to do this exercise and write it in your journal if you use one, or in a blog post if you are brave enough to share with your audience.

By sharing these changes I want to make next year, I hope you will learn one or two things from them. And I hope it inspires you to think and write down your changes for next year.

First change I will make in 2015: I will prioritise my self care without feeling guilty.

Ok most of you who know me, know I am big on self-care. I always tell my clients or when I speak on self care- If you don’t take care of you, you cannot take care of others.

In 2014, I incorporated some self-care activities, which include a monthly massage session, letting my hair down and chilling out with friends and sleeping in when needed (I wake up really early usually) and go on a retreat. I saw the difference this made in my life.

[Tweet “If you don’t take care of you, you cannot take care of others.”]

However in 2015, I want to take it to the next level. I want to be more intentional about my self-care time because it is important. I cannot take care of anyone else till I take care of me. I want to prioritise and schedule it in my planner, like I would schedule the children’s activities or anything else. Amongst other things,  I want to take regularly walks alone, soak more in the bath at least once a week, resume my swimming classes and spend more time with God.

I know a number of mums feel guilty about taking care of themselves. They feel they have so many things to do and even though they need to take time out, they don’t consider their self care valuable enough.

On the 8th of January 2015, I will be holding a free webinar, where I will be talking about why it is important to take care of yourself as a working mum without feeling guilty. It all starts with your mindset and I want to help you get rid of any false notion and guilt once and forever.

I will share my story of how I nearly coulda gone blind because I didn’t think of taking care of myself. You don’t want to miss this! This experience gave me a serious wake up call.

I will also share my eye opening self care quiz with you to show you where you currently are when it comes to taking care of yourself. The few times I have shared this quiz, there were lots of a-ha moments. I know a few people who have made changes after doing this quiz. In fact, one of my ladies in the Inner circle scored very low the first time she did this quiz. Nine months later when she took the quiz again, her score had significantly improved. I was so proud of her. So I can’t wait to share this quiz with you!

I also want to show you 7 self care practices you can incorporate in 2015. You don’t have to break the bank to take care of you. There are simple self care activities you can do on a regular basis.

Lastly I will be giving everyone who signs up my FREE self care check in template to help you stay on track of your self care.

Self care is a very important topic for all working mums. If you want to be calmer, less stressed and less overwhelmed then you must take care of YOU.

I hope you can join me on the 8th of Jan at 9p.m. Even if you can’t make it live, still go ahead and sign up and I will send you the recording.

Sign up here- https://www.superworkingmum.com/selfcare