Self Care Ideas You Can Do At Home | If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last year, it’s that your mindset is one of the only things you can control. Cultivating a positive, intentional life is the best way to go through it, and a big part of that is learning to take care of yourself. Setting boundaries, living intentionally, and self-care are all components of that.
When you’re struggling, it can go a long way to just take an evening off. Relax a little. These self care ideas are all designed to help you experience real rest, whatever your personality or preferences. Self care is a really foundational part of mental health. You can’t pour out of an empty cup. You deserve to be taken care of!
All of these self care ideas can be done from home, most of them with little to no planning. Relax, enjoy, and take care of yourself!
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Self Care Ideas You Can Do At Home
1. Take a bath
2. Take a hot shower
3. Turn off your phone for the night
4. Read a fiction book
5. Put on music & draw (who cares if it looks like anything?)
6. Get an adult colouring book
7. Read a book about personal growth
My current favourites!
8. Have a paint night
9. Write a list of things you’re grateful for
10. Write letters to 3 people you’re thankful for
11. Clean your room
12. Move your furniture around
13. Get all dressed up/throw makeup on for the fun of it
14. FaceTime a friend
15. Bake something new
16. Make a to-do list
17. Set up a bullet journal
18. Look into learning a new instrument
19. Write a poem
20. Create a vision board
21. Write goals for where you want to be in 1, 5, and 10 years
22. Do your laundry
23. Write down 10 great things that have happened this year
24. Start gratitude journalling
25. Write a love letter
26. Go for a run
27. Do some yoga (YouTube tutorials or download a free app!)
28. Watch a cheesy movie
29. Go through your closet
30. Bake cookies & drop them off to surprise your friends
These 30 self care ideas are easy, simple, and FUN. You can do them at home, alone, with friends, or however you want. Taking care of yourself can look like many different things! This season, I’ve spent a lot of slow mornings or late nights by putting on a Hallmark movie, turning on the Christmas tree, and cookies.
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