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Anonymous wrote:I troll all the old horrible members of my neighborhoods HOA on social media. Instant stress relief.

Anonymous wrote:I troll all the old horrible members of my neighborhoods HOA on social media. Instant stress relief.

Anonymous wrote:Running by myself every evening either after putting DD down to bed or while my husband does it (we trade nights).

Reading. I usually read lots of literary fiction, poetry, and academic literature, but I just can't right now. So I'm reading really light fiction, romance and stuff. It's a great mental break.

10-15 minutes of DuoLingo every day. Again, just a nice break for my brain.

Limits on my social media and phone use. Sometimes I break them, but I do better when I limit how much Twitter and Instagram I expose myself to. Plus I don't feel good about it if I'm glued to my phone during time I am meant to be working or with my kid. I'm time strapped as it is -- I don't need to exacerbate the problem.

I give myself random days off. I try to make them to coincide with rainy days and then I take the day off from work and do "cozy day" with my daughter. We watch movies, wear our pajamas all day, bake, read, and relax.

Setting good boundaries with family and friends. I give myself permission to end phone calls or FaceTime calls whenever I need to. I allow myself to take time to reply to texts or emails, without guilt. I tell people if they are bringing up a subject that is upsetting to me or that I don't want to discuss right now, and I don't apologize for it.

I tell my husband when I'm starting to struggle, and we talk it out.

I try to be very forgiving of the days or weeks when my mental health struggles. It's a pandemic. It's a lot. It's normal to struggle, to feel angry or powerless, to not know how to handle it sometimes. Survival is enough. Survival is success.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m the original poster for ice cream and I’m so happy that so many people share my self care treat! I also don’t drink, smoke, or do drugs. I have eaten at least a half pint of Ben & Jerrys most days (and lost weight, without much working out. I think being at home is better for my eating). So:

Favorite ice creams? Flavors?? I love B&J Milk and Cookies, which I hadn’t heard of before the pandemic.

I'm one of the meditating posters, and I have also been eating more ice cream!

My favorite is Moorenko's, which I get at our local grocery. My favorites are chocolate chip (more like stracciatella), mint chocolate chip, and peppermint stick. Soooo good!

I love peanut butter world by Ben and Jerry's. Moorenko's sounds amazing. I am hearing of it first now!

It's local to Silver Spring, so I'm not sure how available it is too far afield from there, but if you're ever in the neighborhood, check it out!

Anonymous wrote:Running by myself every evening either after putting DD down to bed or while my husband does it (we trade nights).

Reading. I usually read lots of literary fiction, poetry, and academic literature, but I just can't right now. So I'm reading really light fiction, romance and stuff. It's a great mental break.

10-15 minutes of DuoLingo every day. Again, just a nice break for my brain.

Limits on my social media and phone use. Sometimes I break them, but I do better when I limit how much Twitter and Instagram I expose myself to. Plus I don't feel good about it if I'm glued to my phone during time I am meant to be working or with my kid. I'm time strapped as it is -- I don't need to exacerbate the problem.

I give myself random days off. I try to make them to coincide with rainy days and then I take the day off from work and do "cozy day" with my daughter. We watch movies, wear our pajamas all day, bake, read, and relax.

Setting good boundaries with family and friends. I give myself permission to end phone calls or FaceTime calls whenever I need to. I allow myself to take time to reply to texts or emails, without guilt. I tell people if they are bringing up a subject that is upsetting to me or that I don't want to discuss right now, and I don't apologize for it.


I tell my husband when I'm starting to struggle, and we talk it out.

I try to be very forgiving of the days or weeks when my mental health struggles. It's a pandemic. It's a lot. It's normal to struggle, to feel angry or powerless, to not know how to handle it sometimes. Survival is enough. Survival is success.