Let’s face it: between work, kids and their activities, partners, cooking, shopping and cleaning, we neglect to take care of ourselves. It’s not the easiest of things to do, after all. I’m the first to admit taking ‘me time’ has come with its fair share of internal battles.

“No, I should do the shopping first. No, I cook first. No, I’ll do that photoshoot. No, I’ll water the garden first. No, I’ll… No, I’ll… No, I’ll… The list never ends. In fact, it gets longer. Worse, we women always feel guilty for not doing something for others first until burn-out day arrives!

But after years of mindset training and listening to hundreds of inflight instructions, I finally have accepted that ‘me time’ is the most important part of my day. What do the flight attendants announce at the beginning of each flight? “‘In the event of the oxygen masks being released from the ceiling, place your mask on first before attending to others.”