a day off

I was feeling run down and a little drained....so I took a day off!! There was no reason other than I was feeling like I needed some "me" time - booked a day off work and stayed home! Man it was nice! 

So many of us are too busy loving other people and forgetting to love ourselves! We go out of our way for our spouse, kids, friends and our work but we will hardly go out of our way to take some time just for ourself! While it is important to be available to the people in your life when they are in need of your support, guidance or advice; it is equally important to make time for you!

A  recent survey found that nearly half of Canadians are not using their vacation time. Nearly half?!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH US??? 

Why do we feel like we can't take time off?

Why do we feel like we can't be away from work? 

I have yet to meet someone who is so important that the wheels would fall off if they took a day off!

So do it!

Take some time off and do something for you!! 

Going to the gym, reading a book, spending time with my family, watching cooking shows, sitting around the fire, going on a date with my husband...or my camera, catching up with a girlfriend, being outdoors,  having a nap, playing cards, soaking in the hot tub, laughing, snowshoeing or hiking....the list goes on and on!  I know what my "something for me" looks like!

 Do you?

compliments

         "A remark that says something good about someone or something."

Simple.

So simple. 

How good does it feel to get a compliment!?

I mean really? Who doesn't like a compliment?

Compliments work. 

It is amazing how choosing a wine that compliments your meal really does make the wine and the meal better! (could just be the fact that it is wine though). One of the big supermarkets even has a brand called our compliments. "Compliments of the gentlemen at the next table" has been an acceptable way to pick up chicks for years and even sometimes when you need to get a little extra scoop of ice cream on the cone a quick "how do you get the scoops so perfect?, I am so bad at it" will usually work.

Compliments are easy to give. 

Sometimes they aren't as easy to accept - but that is a whole other topic! So if they are so easy to give why not give more of them? Why not try to make it a natural part of your way of being? When you notice something compliment worthy make it known! Let it out! You will not only feel better for saying it but the person receiving the compliment will also feel better!

Everyone does at least one thing each day that deserves a compliment. They pick out a cute outfit, got a hair cut, are wearing new shoes, helped you do something and the list goes on. The point is that they did something to allow for a compliment.  All you need to do is be on the look out. It is amazing the things you can learn when giving a compliment too. There have been many times when I have simply complimented someone on their watch and I get the complete history of where they got it and what it means to them, or other times waiting in the grocery store line I toss out a "nice purse" and I am rewarded with a smile and a very excited story of how great of a deal they got on it!

People like to be noticed, people like to know they are being noticed, and more importantly it is important to notice the people around you. After all, what's the point of being here is not to pay attention the world around us?