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From Mary:Before I start
out each day, I set a specific time for just me.
My best time is at 7 p.m. when my day is done. I
sit down and pamper myself. I get in a relaxed
mood, make myself a nice dinner, sit back and
take care of me. By the time I am ready to go to
bed, I am mentally satisfied with my
accomplishments of the day. I cuddle in for the
night, thank God for my abilities and for the
day He gave me, and then I go to bed to sleep
tight until morning. My philosophy is "You
cannot care for someone else until you first
care for yourself."
From Jan: I get up at 6
a.m., make myself a pot of tea, and sit sipping
tea and reading a few chapters of a book. This
is my time, so I only do something for me for an
hour. My husband usually does not wake until 8,
so this early morning gives me my daily respite.
I also take about 30 minutes after I get him in
bed at night, have a mug of hot milk and read
again.
As Mary and Jan prove, respite is something that
can be achieved at home on a daily basis; it
doesn't necessarily mean taking a week-long
cruise. (Although, that would be nice, too.)
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