Creating Your Sanctuary

Montano Homes

Progress Wellness LLC

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Whether it’s making sure you create one when you’re building a new place, converting a room or nook in an existing place, or simply adding some things to an area to make you able to stretch out, relax, and rest, read a book, drink a cup of coffee, listen to music, or sketch, like I do – it’s important to your quality of life to MAKE this spot and then take the time to USE it. We get overwhelmed by our to-do lists, responsibilities, ‘have-to’s’, ‘should’s’ – and we are the very last thing on the list, if we make it on to the list at all!

I had YEARS where I was so busy that I took no time for myself, except for when I was asleep. Somehow I felt I had to ‘earn’ some time to do something creative, fun, or NOTHING if that’s what I needed. It took a real health scare for both me and my husband, a huge decision to sell everything and move to Thailand to retire and live close to our son, and my husband’s stroke 2 weeks after we got here for me to FINALLY figure out that I needed to make myself a priority.

In my small condo in Thailand, I move from one ‘sanctuary’ to another – everything set up to enjoy something I love, from my computer area, to my L-shaped couch where I read, practice my guitar, watch and listen to YouTube on my TV, (with my yoga mat and water bottles right behind it) to my art alcove, and more. I have everything arranged so that it’s either ready for me to enjoy, or can be within a minute or two – for the first time in my life.

Take the time to figure out what you can do wherever you are to create a space for YOU.