Cheap ways to "fill yourself up"

I have acquired a life coach. The first 10 sessions are free, thanks to the fact that my life coach, Amy is a student, and is building her portfolio (frugal find). We must have the conversation about what happens after my 10 free sessions, but I think she will be worth it because in one "discovery session", I have made some significant improvements to my life.

She started by sending me a visualization .wav file. I knew I had to listen to it so I checked out how long it was and planned on doing the excersie right before we spoke. I called into a free phone conference number and Amy and I connected instantly. Amy said, "Sarah, It sounds like you do a lot, but what do you do to fill yourself up?.

Sitting on my couch, with work papers astrewn, trying to relax into the conversation with music pumping above from Adam's radio show and a cat crawling all over me, could not think of one thing.

"I know what I'd like to do" I finally replied. The list is long. Reading, gardening, walking, writing, etc. She asked me when I got to do those things, and I sadly gave a whispered, "never".

Since she is very wise (life coaches tend to be) she encouraged me to take 30 mintes at least 3 times this week to do something that I enjoy. It was like I was given permision to rule the world, I was told to check in to let her know the first time I do it and we parted ways.

That night, I skipped out after bedtime for S & T, paid my exorbinant library fins with canned goods for the Food for Fines program, and checked out two books on CD. Christopher Ciccone's book and a steamy fiction lose-yourself-in-the-drama book. The very next day, thinking of my call to charge, I luxurieated on a lunch break in the sun at the garden and listened to my book on CD in pure bliss as I drove 4 hours round trip for work, I am a happy lamb.

It was pretty simple, for no cost, I feel better, I feel half full.

Some of the other things I am going to practice doing for 30 minutes at a time will be,
Writing in my blog
A concentrated time spent Researching the things I love on line
Volunteering
Being a visionary for myself
Talking with a friend
Walking with a friend (we can talk too)
Doing a face mask while in the tub
Going to the library
Stretching

Here are some things people I know do: They haven't said it to me directly, but I am pretty sure it fills them up:

DJ an online radio show
Meditate
Read
Craft
Write
Loving family

Finished writing, breathing deeply and feeling my meter rise...