16/06/2026
Welcome to the Self-Date Diaries - a quiet rejection of hustle and immediacy culture.
A once a month, intentional decision to choose myself inside a life that’s already very full.
And yet the irony is not lost on me that the May edition is arriving fashionably late because I spent all month being too busy to make time for the thing that’s literally about making time for yourself.
So when I found myself in Mudgee for work on June 2, I decided May could have a very belated self-date and June could have two. This is part one:
45 minutes in an infrared sauna. An hour in a magnesium float bath. A table for one. A glass or two of wine. A very, very good dinner. An even better night’s sleep.
Thank you The Clairfield Hotel, Mudgee Jila Wellness, Mudgee Gigi’s Restaurant + Bar, Mudgee 🤍
As someone whose brain treats “relaxing” as a competitive sport, sitting still for an hour was harder than I’d care to admit but I left feeling rested, relaxed, squeaky clean and reminded that making time for yourself doesn’t have to be perfect to count.
Sometimes a late self-date is better than no self-date at all.
I don’t need space from anyone, I’m just making space for myself in 2026 (says the girl who never denies herself anything LOL)
June’s self-date coming soon 💥
