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6 uw ° =z = Ss = THROWING OUT THAT SCHEDULE ONCE IN 2 A WHILE CAN BE & BENEFICIAL, WRITES 2 MELANIE MCGREGOR Hills | Thursday, October 6, 2022 | MELANIE MCGREGOR Column “My self-care is not! ‘mak- ing plans on Frida’ That's what someone ared in a recent discus- sion about self-care — whatever it is that helps us recharge, process, relax and care for our own health ioe people talked about what they did — ex- ercise, hobbies, etc. — so the idea of not doing some- thing was differe But, once this one per- son shared this, others chimed in to agree that self- care is sometimes not just what we choose to do with our time but also what we choose not to do. ere were other Friday non-planners in the group who said that after a long week, aed didn't want e tied to a schedule or commitment and felt more relaxed knowing they would have the evening to do whatever they pleased, even if it was absolutely nothing. Self-care can be any- OVERPLANNING CAN HURT ONE'S SELF-CARE Consider setting a hard stop time when possible. Anything not done by that time goes on the to-do list for another day. How about chores? would be nice, but the world isn't going to end if we choose to skip it on a day when we need more time to ourselves. The dust will still be there tomorrow, and we may really need that self- care that day. Or what about working that) apa bit extra? routinely put in a couple ‘of ‘extra hours to get stuffdone, that's a couple of hours less to rest and re- chai rge. Consider setting a hard stop time when possible. Anything not done by that time goes on the to-do list for another day. a comes down to choos- ly no to so well have time to say yes to what we need for our own health and wellness. Melanie McGregor is the ications and thing that pos- itive and nurtures our overall health. Some peo- ple may need social contact at the end of the week and others ma: fo chill out on the soul - oither one is OK. What else might we con- $ sider passing on for the 2 good of our personal bal- advancement specialist at the Cana Health Association Halton Region Branch, which provides mental health/ community sup- port. and education. Visit halton.cmha.ca for more information and follow @cmhahalton on Twitter. THE DREAM OF TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA CANADIANS NET WORTH TAKES A BIG HIT A PETER WATSON Column ‘anadians' net worth suffered a significant de- cline duri the recent three-month period ending June 30. Both real estate and fi- nancial investments fell in value, making this the larg- est drop in household wealth on record. This information was recently released by Statis- tics Canada. Stock markets per- formed poorly during the first half of the year. Many investors diversify their portfolio with bonds to add safety. However, the bond market declined as well. Canadians have too much debt and the Bank of Canada's main strategy to control inflation is increas- ing interest rates. A few years earlier the value of real estate and in- vestments increased sig- nificantly. Even after the sharp decline in value ear- lier this year, many people are in a stronger position than they were a few years earlier. What history has taught us is values rise and fall and that is normal. Interest rates are high- er, but the result will be that the Bank of Canada will control inflation. Our suggestion is to do what is needed to manage your personal finances in the short-term, but to look to the future with the opti- mism it deserves. That is what investors have done over time. r Watson is regis- es _ Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) to provide investment advice. Investment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is amember of the Investment Industry Regulatory Orga- nization of Canada. 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