do a Breast Self Exam every month

This is something that I know I should be doing. I also need to start getting yearly exams – right after I get a primary care doctor.

I am HORRIBLE about doing this (as in, I’ve never even done it outside of my yearly exams). This needs to become a high priority for me because of my mom’s brush with breast cancer this year. I automatically became part of a high risk group and I need to take that seriously.

I have my yearly check up in January, so I will start doing self-examinations once a month after that. With only one month a year being devoted to breast cancer awareness, it’s easy to forget that this should be something every woman thinks about on a regular basis.
Not sure if this will help others with this goal, but here is a website with instructions:
http://www.komen.org/bse/
It’s very detailed, with a video that covers all the steps of BSE.