Happiness = a swing in the garden 🌱

 

Happiness = having a swing in the garden 🌱 this is a hanging swing I bought from amazon a while back. I am able to hang it from a secure fixture in my bedroom ceiling or outdoor from this very handy (and sturdy) tree we have at the bottom of our garden! 🌿 Swinging is said to be great for regulating sensory people’s vestibular system and the motion of the swinging back and forth can be calming 🎡

It’s going to be a hot bank holiday weekend here in the U.K 🇬🇧 and I know how lots of people can struggle with the heat both sensory and mental health wise. It’s important that you do you, and by that I mean you do what’s comfortable and what makes you happy. For example, if that’s sitting inside in the cool and enjoying the view of the outside that’s okay.

What’s not okay is peer pressure or questioning from others as to why you aren’t wearing ‘summer clothes’ or ‘getting out in the sunshine’. Not everyone enjoys the heat (and some of us have the added fun of being  very pale and burning easy 🙋🏻‍♀️) so it’s important to be firm but polite in these situations with something like ‘I’m enjoying the weather in my own way, but thanks for checking in on me.’ 🏖 Any other ways you recommend saying this? Comment down below and let’s share ☺️