Self care. You were going to get around to that next week, right?... join a gym, start drinking smoothies and get a pedicure. Oh, and maybe a massage. Is that the way to improved self esteem, wellness? Is that self care? What is self care, anyway? Welcome to my guide to the buzzword, the phenomenon, the grueling practice of self care, or what I like to call stress prevention and stress reduction! In grad school, we had a class that focused on self care. I began feeling as tho

I asked the zebra, Are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits? Are you noisy with quiet times? Or quiet with noisy times? Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad with some happy days? Are you neat with some sloppy ways? Or are you sloppy with some neat ways? And on and on and on and on And on and on he went. I'll never ask a zebra About stripes Ag