1. It’s okay to be tired… Guess what? Since turning 30 last April, I have stop pretending to have energy I honestly don’t have. If I’m tired, I will let people know. I have gotten so comfortable with responding to people that I’m resting, when they ask what am I doing over the weekend. Or I simply let them know, I’m doing nothing. I used to feel the need to always be on the move, doing something with my time. I equated rest with laziness. Now getting enough rest is a part of my everyday routine. I equate rest with wellness. If I don’t get enough sleep, my morning will probably not go as smoothly as I would like it, which sets the tone for the rest of my day. I get consumed with thoughts of rest, which manifests as irritability. When I was in college and graduate school, getting 4-5 (sometimes even 3) hours of sleep was the norm. I felt like a champion and had bragging rights that I could still fully function-work, …