Dr. Juls

COMFORT ZONE 101

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. Jane Austen

 “Home sweet home”, “There’s no place like home” and “Home is where the heart is.”    Bustling about in the world, going to and fro, bouncing between texts, emails, appointments and obligations, what does it feel like to open the door of your home?  Is it a magical sanctuary, a pristine abode of calm and real comfort?  Hmmm, I don’t think so.   

 

 Let’s face it.  There are piles of “have to dos” at home, much like dragons, when we open the door, they shoot their flames at us in the form of laundry, clutter, dishes, cleaning, meal prep, homework checks, shall I go on?  There is a wall of these flames, continually challenging us to extinguish the chores before the next one sparks up!  As women, we assume we must slay every demand before we can reward ourselves with comfort.  Well, here's where change starts.  Can you decide, if only for today, to find comfort in the midst of too much to do?

Build in a "transition" time when you arrive home. This is approximately 10-20 minutes when you change clothes, wash your face, take 5 deep breaths in and release, and share a bit of love - hug the dog, kids, man...whoever is close by. Having this contact will release stress reducing hormones and allow you to feel a sense of ease as you continue to focus on what needs to be done.
 

I have a wicker rocking chair, with plush cushions, situated near a corner window in my bedroom.  Because of its location, no one in the family ever sits in this spot other than me.  At times, I sneak away to this corner, sit, rock, look out the window and take comfort in this secret “favorite” place.  Pick a place in the house, or outside in the yard, and don’t tell a soul it is yours.   Simply by having this secret spot to call your own, you always have it available to access for comfort.  You have quietly made a location a “comfort zone”, and it is now forever yours.  Here are a few more comfort zone contributors: 

Take a bath during the day, when house is quiet, it can be another little sweet secret of yours.
 

Meet your senses with comforts. Find the music that speaks to you and have it easily available to play when you get home. 

Buy yourself a yummy scented candle and have it burning during the day. If you have a favorite painting, poster, artwork, make sure it is positioned on a wall you frequently look at. 

Invest in fuzzy socks, cold feet are not comfortable. Have a bowl of dark chocolate kisses in your bathroom. 

Here's to creating more moments of "real comfort" in your home and within your heart.