zeesmom

While I’ve found it virtually impossible to give up all my perfectionist tendencies, I have been able to let some little things go and be okay with it. I’ve also discovered that a lot of my perfectionism has to do with procrastination—if I can’t do it perfectly right now, then I’d better do it another time.

So I’ve tried to make myself do the little things NOW, perfectly or not (more likely NOT), and it gives me such a sense of relief!

I guess you could say I’m becoming a little more selectively perfectionistic. I’m always going to have a need for organization and attention to detail, but maybe I’m starting to ease up in some areas…

I’ve been getting fairly regular massages now for about 10 years, and it makes a tremendous difference not only in how I feel physically but in my stress level. It gives me such a sense of well being. Plus, when you stay with a therapist for a long time, they get to know you and your trigger points.

I do all the right things - monthly facials at a spa, good skincare products, avoiding the sun - but the one thing I do is touch, touch, touch my face and mess with blemishes! I make them so much worse and they last so much longer. Plus they leave marks for quite some time after the zit itself is gone. I know better than this—it’s almost like a nervous habit.
I need to train myself not to do this!