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How To Reconnect To Yourself

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I confess, I am one of those moms. You know the type: schedules everything, forgets to wash her hair for a week, keeps running around making sure everything is done and takes care of everyone but herself. Despite the fact that I tell all my friends, take care of you first, I just don’t do it. It started to feel like I only knew how to be a mom or an entrepreneur, and completely forgot what it feels like just to be a woman.  Taking care of me would have probably helped remedy that, but I just didn’t listen…until I had to.

Over the past year, my body started giving me signs that things were changing. Signs that I ignored. I was too consumed with everything except my body. I was experiencing high stress, a loss of a family member and eventually, was diagnosed with a thyroid issue that left me fatigued most of the time. After talking to my friends, I realized, I wasn’t alone. Women can have it all, but we need to remember ways to reconnect with our selves, not just the boss, the mom, the scheduler. I decided it was time that I pay attention to what I needed and came up with a few easy ways to connect with me, the woman, once more, and I get to share them with you.

Spa Day- A few hours of massage, facial and relaxing in one of my favorite spas makes me feel like a QUEEN! How much more feminine can you get?

Aromatherapy- Shop for your favorite candles and surround yourself with it in a quiet room for a few minutes. I love the scent of jasmine- it’s feminine, sensual and so relaxing!

Date yourself- This is an easy one, and something we should all do at least once. Take yourself out for dinner and a movie. No arguing over where you want to go, just pick your favorite spot, a movie you want to see and enjoy!

Sleep- Once a month, I tell my husband to pretend I am not home, and just let me sleep in. I usually only sleep in for an hour, but oh man, is it glorious.

Romantic Getaway- My husband has been planning a romantic vacation for us. Well, staycation…and more like a daycation, because, well, LIFE! But regardless, he knew I needed to relax and it was time to connect.

With Vagisil, I don’t have to worry about all the crazy changes in my life affecting me, especially when I am trying to reconnect with myself and my husband. Vagisil ProHydrate is a vaginal moisturizer used to relieve dryness anytime or in advance of intimacy. It feels like my own moisture and it is clinically & gynecologist tested, with no added perfumes, dyes, preservatives, or estrogen, it works with your body’s natural lubrication to let you feel like yourself again! With a romantic getaway around the corner, Vagisil ProHydrate has boosted my confidence and curbed my fears. 

Now, I take a little time to devote to connecting to the woman that I am because I need to feel like myself again. Check out this hilarious animated video about vaginal dryness!

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  2. Right now I am looking for a new job so I have not felt like my usual self.

  3. I am approaching menopause, so that makes me feel not myself at times.

  4. I’ve been getting less and less sleep, making me feel less like my normal self. I simply feel like I’ve been super sluggish and my face has shown it (my undereye being baggy, and my skin showing more distress, etc).

  5. I am fully retired now and it is a really big change in my life. Feels a little strange at times that no phone calls or emails from work.

  6. Yes, I am going through the change. I don’t sleep well. I gained a lot of weight. Looking pretty old, not pretty….

  9. I’ve gone through two surgeries in the past two months. Just starting to feel like myself again, but the past two months were pretty rough. Thanks so much.

  10. Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/804821601980182529
    Thanks again.

  12. I shared on twitter https://twitter.com/shanleighphd/status/804825676486479872

  13. I re-careered and that has been a huge change! I went from teaching English to accounting. Very different!

  14. I have been in menopause for the last 5 years with no end in sight

  15. Not going through any major changes right now but the holidays usually make me feel better.

  16. My husband passed away in July. I have sold my home in South Carolina and will be moving to Ohio in January. I adopted a fur baby from the SPCA and have made two trips from South Carolina to Kentucky in the last two months. All of those things combined are indeed causing me to feel somewhat not myself

  19. Right at this moment no. I am a person who loves routine so I try to keep everything the same always.
    But of course, in real life, you get stuff thrown at you. Luckily, right now, I’m in a comfortable routine!
    thanks!

  20. Went through the change over 10 years ago. It was terrible. Tweeted: https://twitter.com/TerryPoage1/status/805083039021809664.

  23. Yes, I am going through a life change and it is hard on getting enough sleep and not feeling like myself. Too much stuff to get done with not enough time!

  25. I had my 4th baby last year and I still don’t feel completely myself.

  27. Spending a lot of time with my elderly mother-in-law who recently had a stroke and needs 24 hour care!

  28. I am just exhausted all the time and not feeling like myself. I am looking forward to christmas and some time to recharge.

  29. Wow, yes. I am going through menopause. This seems to be something women don’t talk about much, at least not in my family, so I was not prepared for some of the changes. I am not my old self.

  32. I just bought my first house which is both exciting and stressful at the same time. I am overwhelmed by how much upkeep it requires and the expenses.

  35. I am 56 and Post Menapause and my hair, skin are not normal and are driving me crazy and it is uncomfortable with my husband right now, will try this product

  37. I’m a man so thank goodness I don’t have to deal with this issue

    groogruxking40 @ gmail dot com

  39. This is my second time going through menopause. Actually, I’ve gone through menopause with my first wife, and now going through it with my second.
    :/

  43. I am having some oral surgery done this month so I am not feeling like my usual happy self.

  44. Tweeted! Happy Holidays!
    https://twitter.com/tatzgrrly/status/805131086791643136

  45. I am going through a ton of changes in my life right now both physically and in my home life.

  47. I have been struggling to sleep at night so I don’t feel like myself.

  48. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 at age 41 and the surgeries, chemo and radiation treatments put me in early menopause and changed my body overall drastically. Then, I lost my Dad 4 years later. My stress level is out the roof!

  49. Tweeted – https://twitter.com/christygeorge10/status/805145092638052353

  53. I went through menopause about 5 years ago and it took me a while to get used to the “new” me!

  54. I haven’t felt like myself in a while, I’m hoping the holidays will help

  55. My twitter share link. https://twitter.com/onyiakpanisi/status/805185463711514624

  57. I am suffering from RA and a foot issue. I don’t feel like myself at all.

  60. I am not going through much of a change right now, but the new year is coming so I will be thinking of a change.

  62. We moved out of the state due to work, I had to adjust to new culture and lifestyle.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

  66. Yes! I am going through a change in life…perimenopause, and it certainly doesn’t make me feel like myself!

  67. I tweeted about this promotion. https://twitter.com/PJGurganus/status/805220272785817600

  68. A few years ago I was diagnosed with blood clots in my head! It will take awhile for them to dissolve but I hate the side effects from it ,headaches and numbness in my face! At first I thought I was having a stroke, but at least now I know what it’s from! The future will be better!!!

  69. Coming up to a point where my husband has to change duty stations and its hard thinking about uprooting my family again and not knowing where we will be going next.

  73. Moved down to Florida looking for full time job and missing everyone I left behind definitely dont feel like myself

  77. Menopause has completely changed my body. It’s been hard getting used to how fast my “new” body gains weight and how impossibly slow it loses weight. Frustrating!

  78. I just got out of the hospital, so I definitely don’t feel like myself.

  80. I just had an emergency pace maker put in and do not feel like my usual healthy self

  81. Yes there are many changes , body and health. Plus the family has their own problems.

  83. Yes I think I’m going thru the change..just turned 49 years old yesterday. I talk a lot about it with a co worker and we trade symptoms and solutions. Hate the hot flashes and mood swings and trying to adjust.

    • See? I am losing my mind, hit comment before I was done! Ugh, old age!

  87. I recently graduated from college and I am working in my first “real” job.

  89. I have been experiencing menopausal symptoms for about 9 months now but it is not yet “full blown”, either way I am not feeling like myself at all and constantly seem to be on edge. Looking forward to some downtime come Christmas.

  90. twitter link – https://twitter.com/sheilamritter/status/805311308388253696

  91. I’m working 2 jobs and helping my Mom care for my Dad who can no longer be left alone. Sometimes I feel like I’m losing myself because I have so little “me time”, but then I think of how grateful I am that my Dad is still with us and it’s all worth it.

  92. I tweeted
    https://twitter.com/tracylr233/status/805352968060928001
    Thanks!

  93. As im getting older my body is changing and sometimes i don’t feel like myself.

  95. I’ve been going through the change for about 4 years now! The night sweats & mood swings are getting OLD!

  96. Yes with winter on it’s way I have been having more depression.
    thank you

  97. Tweeted https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/805563494489792512

  98. I’ve lost both parents and a number of other family and friends in less than 2 years and have been having a hard time dealing with it all.

  101. The only change I have going on right now is a job change but I still feel like myself.

  102. I am finally finished with menopause, and even though it’s a relief to be done with those horrendous hot flashes, now my body is going through more changes. There are not that many articles or help for post menopausal women. My hair has darkened and thinned, skin is thinning, and there are many other changes that women need to be aware of, or at the very least should be prepared to address.

  104. I have been going through a lot of financial stress. All of our 3 animals vet appointments were done within 1 month, then our yellow lab had to be put down:( Yoga helps me reconnect though:)

  106. As an unofficial Stepmom, I am under a tremendous amount of stress from the birth mom and her shennanigans as well as moving, the holidays quickly approaching and everyday adulting, I am not feeling like myself at all!

  107. I’m truly not going through any major changes right now..in fact it’s the most stable I’ve been in years. A year ago I would have answered much differently (moved cities, new job). Thanks for the giveaway!

  108. I am at a job I don’t like but had no choice because I needed a job.

  110. I had a radical hysterectomy so I’m in a forced menopause with night sweats, weight gain, and
    mental fog! You could say I’m out of sorts.

  111. 1 Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post

    i think i have a problem with dry eyes..i think ill try it..thanks

  112. There have been a few financial upheavals in my personal life over the past six months, which has been putting a strain on my emotional and physical health.

  113. I recently started a new job and have been under a lot of stress so I haven’t been feeling like myself.

  115. I’m not going through anything like that currently, but I’ll probably be glad for this someday!

  117. Yep, going through a thyroid condition and just lost one of my cats, it’s rough ?

  119. I am 43 so I def feel like my body is changing. I try to regain my balance through my kids and my friends.

  122. #SweepstakesEntry- comment

    Yup! need to get a new job, new career change and currently studying in a different field but not crazy about having to take out a student loan so all these things make a bit uneasy

  125. I had a baby about 17 months ago and just stopped breastfeeding. I had no idea how powerful hormones were during the weaning process and how much it would impact me so that’s been a huge adjustment!

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