October Reflections: What My Body Needed This Month
Welcome to my first Self-Care update!
This is my own Menu of Self-Care in action. I decided to share this toward the end of October — so it’s more of a snapshot than a perfectly tracked challenge. A good place to start, I think.
It was also my 60th birthday month, and I began a new medication and treatment, which made this a bit of a messy month for self-care focus. Chances are, you’ll have messy months too.
Even so, I’m proud of my progress. My scores aren’t the highest, but they’re real. I used my simple tracking system (and I’m sharing it below). For 28 days, my goal was to score 2 points per self-care action each day, making a total of 56.
- 2 = completed fully
- 1 = did something
- 0 = didn’t do it
Including a “1” for partial effort keeps me motivated — it reminds me that simply starting matters.
Try it yourself. You might be surprised how small consistency builds real momentum.
My Menu in October 2025
My core Menu of Self-Care includes practices I’ve followed for many months, with a few new challenges added in.
The main challenge to explore this month was the ‘Ease Constipation Challenge’ from the Practical Self-care Pathway. Although at first glance I thought I was already doing most of this already, once I started the challenge I realised:
I was not as consistent with these on a daily basis as I had assumed – being more consistent made a difference.
Increasing the intensity of each practice just a little bit also made a difference to my results.
These were reflections from my body – wonder what your body will tell you?
My October Self-Care Tracking Snapshot
This month, I started using my new Living Menu Tracker — a colour-coded system that turns daily habits into a visual story.
Each self-care practice is scored out of 56 (2 = completed, 1 = partial, 0 = skipped).
As I enter my scores, the chart changes in real time — and seeing those shifts in colour has been incredibly motivating.
At a glance, I can see which practices are thriving (deeper greens) and which need a little more love.
My Monthly Average for October was 75%, which feels like solid progress for a month that included new medication, treatment, and my 60th birthday!
This new tracker has become an ‘in real-time’ accountability partner — visual proof that small actions make a difference to the end result.
Stay in touch to see how I get on with my tracking system over the coming months
Insights & Awareness
This month taught me that doing something even on ‘messy’ months can still move me forward and make a difference.
There was a time when I would have given up completely and waited until next month to start again. Experience (lots of messy days) has taught me I can always ‘start again’ and ‘get back up’ as soon as I choose.
While Flaxseed was a game-changer for easing constipation — I was surprised how effective combining regular water, movement and salad greens were.
More proof that often the body just needs basic self-care consistently and at the right amounts.
And what makes it fascinating is that each of us has to find, through experimenting through the challenges’ what works best for our own body
Looking Ahead
In November, I won’t add a new Practical challenge. Instead, I’ll focus on maintaining my existing routines while exploring some of the new Nourish and Align & Uplift practices.
If you’d like to explore alongside me, I’ll share more details in the regular newsletter and in the community. Join Here.
