basically just taking care of myself
sometimes when i feel particularly depressed, i forget to keep with daily routines like showering. a week may go by and i'll have showered like twice or maybe three times. time will pass in a very strange way and then i'm lying on my bed literally doing nothing, feeling like the worst version of myself.
thankfully, today is not one of those days, though i did notice the tell tale signs of those depressive episodes. i've been growing my beard a little, and it was starting to get shaggy near my neck. my skin was breaking out a little, because my hair produces a lot of oils, so i really need to remember to wash it more often rather than less.
that being said, i've decided to create a self check in, for anytime i start to feel like shit.
have i showered recently? (if i can't remember, do it as soon as possible.)
clean my facial hair up, or shave all together if that's the current mood.
when was the last time i ate?
drank water?
when did i last read, or play guitar, or draw?
is there music playing, or am i sitting in silence on my phone?
i know this seems really basic once written down, but i find it surprisingly hard to remember on the daily, and then when i forget, i start sliding.