Self care tips

I don't know about you, but I am all about some self care. I have found that I'm one of those people that gets really easily stressed out and overwhelmed. I also don't help myself, because I am constantly trying to do the absolute most. Its currently summer, and I have decided to take all of my teaching licensure tests, take 6 undergrad course modules for grad school, and work 40 hours a week. My thought process is that this is the time in my life to learn how to balance a lot, and there will come a day when I am married, with children, and will need to balance my own life along with others. I have learned that I really do have to schedule self care, and there is always time in the day to give that to myself. I am a morning person through and through, but I also know that I do not have a lot of mental energy at the end of a long day to do more work. I love to make lists. To do lists, done lists, want to do lists, etc. and this is part of scheduling my self care. If I know that I want down time at night, then I need to get done all of my must do's before then. I'm the type of morning person where if I have to be at work at 8: 30, I'll get up at 6 just so I can relax and enjoy my morning. When I know I need to do school work before actual work, I make a schedule that is 1. achievable, and 2. not overwhelming. This ensures that I am able to actually fit all of these things into my day without getting too stressed and wanting to quit. If I know I still want to have a little bit of time to myself in the morning, I make time for that. I tell myself that if I wake up at 6, I can relax for a few minutes, and then do school work for 45 minutes to an hour. Once that is done, I can take my time getting ready for work, reading my bible, journaling, watching Tik Tok, or whatever I need in those moments. When I get off of work, I have to remind myself that there is still time in the day to be productive for myself. I can do chores, workout, or finish up some work before I get into bed and do nothing for the rest of the night. I am now realizing how Type A I am, and though it's not a bad thing, there has to be room for error. I think that when I tell myself that all I have to focus on is each day as it comes, I am a lot less overwhelmed.