The Ammonite Journal · Self Care
When Was the Last Time You Took Care of You?
A gentle question worth asking yourself more often.
Not the last time you did your skincare on autopilot. The last time you did something for yourself on purpose, with nothing else competing for your attention.
If you can't remember
That is not a failure. It usually means you have been taking care of everything and everyone else. Work, family, friends — the list is long, and you are rarely at the top of it.
Put yourself on the list
Not first, necessarily. Just on it. Write down one thing for this week that is only for you: a walk alone, a bath, a treatment, an early night, a coffee somewhere beautiful.
Then protect it
Tell people you are busy. You are. Taking care of yourself is not selfish; it is how you keep having something to give.
