Long before self-care became a popular concept in women’s lives, speaker and singer-songwriter Julia Grace had implemented a thing she liked to call “Sloth Day Monday”.
It involved wearing trackpants, no make-up and taking her preschooler over to her sister Brenda’s house. They had one goal that day − to get their kids down for a nap at 1pm so the two of them could watch Dr Phil on television.
“We were mums of toddlers, worked part-time and had other commitments in the weekends, so