The term self care seems to be used as an explanation for continuously buying expensive and lavish things for oneself these days, but to me true self care is the simple things, the free ones and the easily “doable” everyday ones; that we can sometimes rush or take for granted.
I’ve put together a big list of random things that you might like to try when in need of some down time. I hope this list helps you if you're stuck on where to begin giving back to yourself. The most important part I think with “self care and mini ways to wellness” is taking your time and having the intention of just being present. Enjoy!
Note: Print this and stick it on the fridge or in your diary and try adding some things!
Keep a journal
Make music
Sign up for yoga/buy a DVD or book and teach yourself
Take the stairs instead of the elevator
Listen to your favourite music
Listen to calming music
Listen to a meditation CD or YouTube video
Listen to some binaural beats on youtube
Watch the sun rise or set
Lay down and watch the clouds
Lay down and look at the stars
Plant a seed, seedlings or whole garden
Do some weeding
Pick some flowers or buy yourself some
Find something good in everyone you meet
Walk or run along the shore line
Take a brisk walk
Make a list of your good qualities
Laugh at yourself
Stop and smell some flowers
Hug a child
Express appreciation
Cook a vegetarian meal or something different
Set yourself some short term goals
Receive and accept a compliment
Have a good cry
Take a slow deep breath, pausing once your lungs are full and sighing the air out before taking another (repeat 10 times)
Reward yourself for reaching a goal
Meditate
Do some slow stretches
Go to sleep earlier than usual
Spend money in a daydream
Take a trip somewhere new
Go for a walk in nature
Hold hands with someone
Hug someone for 30 seconds or more(30 Mississippi's)
Play a board game
Practice Sewing
Swim
Play a sport
Tell someone you love them
Write a letter and either send it to someone or burn it
Climb a mountain
Ride a bike
Row a boat
Paddle a canoe or kayak
Fly a kite
Climb a tree
Have a BBQ or picnic
Go exploring
Go to paintball
Bake bread
Make a bracelet
Plant a tree
Make a time capsule
Throw a non alcoholic party
Pay off a bill
Bake some cookies or muffins or a cake
Make a smoothie
Eat healthier
Go window shopping
Give a compliment
Go skinny dipping
Wear new socks or undies
Get excited about the small stuff
Wiggle your toes!
Give thanks for your life experiences/existence
Tense and release every muscle
Have breakfast in bed
Spend the whole day in your pajamas
Play cards
Swing on the playground swings
Go sailing
Float on an air mattress down a river on in a dam
Eat a pizza
Go rollerblading or ice skating
throw a frisbee
Kick a ball
Go skiing
Try horse riding
Take the dog for a walk
Ask questions
Get physically exhausted
Paint your nails
Try a new hairstyle
Pluck your eyebrows
Get a wax
Soak your feet
moisturize/oil your body
Spend time with people you care for
Visit a retirement village
Read a child a story or make one up
Write down positive messages about yourself
Do a puzzles
Pick up litter
Go to on shop and buy old crockery and smash it with a hammer or by throwing at a rock wall (then clean up after)
Make something with clay or just handle it
Make a collage sigh things from the garden
Imitate an animal
Make as many funny faces as possible
Go to the local library, try a free class, read or just sit and relax
Look at yourself naked
Accept who you are
Look through your photo albums or burn them
Find your own quiet place
Make a cubby
Add new elements that you want in your life
Do something you've never done before
Plan a trip
Do a crossword
Attend the local community garden
Stroll around the local botanical gardens
Go op shopping
Try tie dyeing or eco dyeing
Do a colouring in or painting
Make something out of old clothes
Do a drawing
Design some clothes
Do some spring cleaning
Invent something even if it's silly
Sing
Yell
Stomp your feet
Dance wildly and weirdly
Go fishing
Collect shells or clay
Give yourself a face mask and or hair mask DIY or store bought.
Give someone a hand or foot massage
Light some incense or candles
Make yourself a herbal tea, sit and enjoy it, fully.
Have a bath
Write a story
Camp in the backyard
Watch a lightning storm
Dance in the rain
Have a water fight
Make a controlled fire
Learn to fire twirl or use LED pois
Walk in the snow/wind/rain
Listen to the rain
Turn off the TV and radio
Have a technology free weekend
Turn the tech off at a set time every night
Wake early and listen to the world around you
Enjoy a child laugh
Buy some new clothes
Buy or make someone a gift
Go on a lunch date with someone you haven't seen in a while
Take the day off
Have your back tickled
Book yourself a massage
Chop firewood
Make a meal or bake with someone
Make a meal for someone
Sit by candlelight
Write poetry
Take some photos or make a video
Treat yourself to an ice cream or nice cream
Take a nap
Walk barefoot on the earth
Visit the park and sit and enjoy it
Play golf
Feed some birds
Visit a zoo or animal sanctuary
Volunteer
Call a friend
Turn off your alarm
Visit a friend
Pop some popcorn
Toast some marshmallows
Watch a comedy
Go to a concert
Go to a museum
Go to a live game
Take a drive through the mountains
Sit or stand in the ocean waves
Daydream
Keep a dream journal
Waste time six-hour feeling guilty
Doordle or power walk
Help someone without expecting anything in return
Say yes
Say no
Finish a project
Read a book
Look out the window
Take public transport to sit and watch
Smile at people
Look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself you love yourself and that you are beautiful
Be proud of yourself
Recycle something
Eat things fresh from the garden
Go backpacking
Crest a business plan
Clean out the food cupboard
Donate unwanted items
Visit someone in Hospital or a retirement home
Make someone a cd
Organize a catch up
Create your own personalized version of a mini ways to wellness
Create your own set of affirmation cards for your bag or wallet or create a set of affirmation flags for your house.
Comment below with your favourite ways to unwind & feel better xxx
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