Self care is often a word that gets thrown around without much explanation. Self care is anything that renews your mind, body or soul. It's also not always easy to identify what self care means for you or how to take time out of your day to do it. These are 10 ideas for self care that we hope will help you find some time and space in your life to make sure you're taking care of yourself so that you can be the best person possible.
Self Care Ideas
10 self-care ideas that are tried and true, from simple practices to more in depth options.
- Declutter your life– physically and mentally. The best way to declutter is by getting rid of the stuff that you don't need. You'll not only save yourself a lot of time, but also have more space for things you really care about!
- Get organized– The best way to get organized is by using a paper calendar. Try it and see how much easier your life could be! Start by scheduling your daily routines, self care and must do tasks. It will seem tedious at first but it’s a sure fire way to lessen your stress.
- Create a budget– This might not seem like self care but hang with me for just a minute…When you aren’t on a budget, it's easy to overspend. You can prevent this by creating a budget and sticking to your spending plan! Why would budgeting be considered as self care? Because living within your means can considerably lessen your stress vs. stressing each month about how you’re going to pay all of your bills.
- Practice Gratitude– It's easy to forget how much we have and take things for granted. But just practicing gratitude can make a big difference not only in your life, but in the lives of those around you.
- Take time in Nature– It is said that the best way to get away from it all, relax and enjoy yourself is to take a break in Nature. And if you do this, we guarantee that you will feel refreshed and rejuvenated!
- Create routines– Making a routine is an important part of developing good habits. Start by deciding how you want to feel each day and build your morning and night routines to help you achieve it.
- Build new habits and get rid of ones that don’t serve you– Did you know that starting a new habit is like trying to break an old one? At first, it will be very hard. Pretty soon, though, you’ll get into the groove and create new habits without even thinking about them. The more habits you can build, the more your subconscious can take over your daily tasks, in turn freeing up your brain space to handle more pressing matters and reducing your stress.
- Practice deep Breathing Exercise– Deep breathing is a great way to reduce stress and anxiety. It also improves digestion, boosts your immune system, and lowers blood pressure!
- Identify your values and core desired feelings– Your values are the things that are most important to you and by identifying them, you can align your decisions with how you want to feel at the end of each day.
- Eat more whole foods– Whole grains, vegetables and fruits are all great sources of nutrients. They can improve your mood, give you more energy and make you feel better.
How to Use These Ideas for Self Care
You deserve to feel good. You're not the only one who thinks so.
I understand that it can be difficult to find the time and energy for self care. However, if you don’t take action now and get organized, your life will continue to spin out of control, or leave you feeling stuck. The good news is that there are plenty of ideas for self care that can help to improve your mental health without taking any drastic measures.
Start scheduling your self-care today by creating routines around activities like spending time in nature or meditating with deep breathing exercises. You may also want to create new habits such as practicing gratitude on a regular basis or getting more sleep each night. While this list seems daunting, we promise it won’t feel so overwhelming once you start completing these tasks one at a time!
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