Quotes About Self-care

I'm too busy for relationships.

I don't say in the morning, 'Look, Leandra, here are a bunch of women. Put that bronzer down.' It's more that I'm busy and whatever helps you get out the door and go to sleep easier.

I work my butt off to stay in shape, especially after having had a baby.

I use Palmer's Cocoa Butter on my body most days.

I love being a woman. I like dressing up; I love buying shoes.

My reason for leaving 'Beautiful', because I had such an amazing time on that show, was by the time I left, I had been doing the show for almost two years. I was a little burnt out.

I don't have a medicine cabinet.

I drink water. I don't drink any caffeine drinks. I stay away from all the sweet drinks and drink water as much as possible.

I'm constantly trying to be strong, to be calm when things get tough. The biggest part of that is keeping things in perspective, not being afraid of playing long matches, not putting too much pressure on yourself. It can't be all or nothing, right here, right now.

One of the things I have been getting into is meditation. Sometimes it is just 5-10 minutes per day, lying on my bed and listening to a meditation app on my phone to try to calm my mind.

I didn't know what to do with calories.

I don't really document how many calories I eat or anything like that. I try to listen to my body.

I eased off the exercise and upped my calories and stuff.

I don't like talking about which bits I like or don't like about my body. Everybody has something they're not happy with, and my only advice would be, 'Do something about it - exercise or eat less, but don't do nothing!' Find ways to enhance the good bits and camouflage the bad bits.

I really enjoy eating healthy. My body feels better, I perform better. So even outside of a camp, I'm just always keeping ready and taking care of my body.

I cancel going out if my hair doesn't look good.

Eventually cancer becomes just another annoying thing that you deal with, you know, like cellulite.

I always pamper myself with scented candles. They make the room look beautiful and me feel pretty.

I need to be cared for and looked after. I need to be aware of things more and I am now.

The biggest need that women have is more time. We all want more time in our lives. More time in the morning to get ready. More time in the evening to spend time with our families. All of these things - more time to move up that career path. It's about time.

I have to arrange my life very carefully. I need eight hours' sleep to work.

I always like to think I eat quite carefully.

I put running into my schedule just as I put anything else whether it's a meeting or an event or a dinner. I think carving out time to run or exercise gives you brain power and makes you more efficient in other aspects of your life, so it's worth taking the time.

It's important to take time off because it's a long journey this life, and I want to be singing in 30 years' time. You see a lot of artists who get caught up in the here and now, and they just burn themselves out, and I kind of did that myself with my third album.