Well.. all day I was thinking to myself... "I am forgetting something!" Guess what that was! My post!! LOL!!
I came across this post while I was browsing yesterday, and I thought to myself... This is cool! We all do so much for everyone else, I think we all need to take 5 minutes right now and do something for ourselves!
56 Acts of Self-Care!"Before I ever practiced the fine art of receiving, I began a practice of giving myself a present. I wanted to improve myself care and knew that presents would be a great motivator. It’s something that I still do to this day! Every day I consciously gift myself something that brings me a bit (or a lot) of delight. It is essential to my self-care practice…and to my whole life.
Today, my friend Brandi asked for a tip about switching from work mode to self-care/relax/rejuvenation mode.
This is my answer:
I would make a list. A list of things that you could do, not necessarily that you are going to do. But make sure everything on the list feels REALLY GOOD! Nothing that should feel good…should constitute self-care but just doesn’t work for you. And then commit to trying 2 during the day.
I love having a list on the days that I struggle to slow down. It makes it so that I don’t have to think. I also like making the list, because it gives my doing brain something to do that is also fun!
And in service to even greater self-care, here are 56 things from my list! Some of them are everyday things. Some are not. Some are free, others cost moola. But they are all gifts that I can give myself throughout my day, week and life! What is on your list?"
What are you going to do for yourself tonight??
Stretch
Deep Breath
Read something wonderful
Play a game on my phone
Take a 15 minute dance break
Get a massage
Read Damn You Auto Correct or When Parents Text and laugh until I cry
Get a mani-pedi
Buy myself a lip gloss
Give myself a scalp massage in the shower
Go to the movies
Read one of my favorite blogs
Check out the latest celebrity gossip
Put on makeup
Create a kickass playlist on my itunes or Spotify
Take a walk
Take pictures
Call friends or family
Daydream
Write
Go to the Farmer’s Market
Get out of town for the weekend
Take a drive through the canyons
Look at real estate listings in places I want to move
Watch something awesome on TV
Put on yummy smelling lotion
Take myself out for sushi
Go out to dinner with a friend
Brainstorm
Meditate
Shave my legs and then getting into bed (I just love the feeling!)
Go to Disneyland
Look on Airbnb to find where I want to visit next
Make tomato sauce
Read a magazine
Savor a piece of chocolate or other yummy dessert
Play a board game with friends
Hang out with a kiddo
Stay home all day without needing to do a damn thing
Go to a museum
Get involved in a crafts project
Take a day trip to Santa Barbara (or whatever place is near you!)
Explore a part of community that I don’t know well
Sing along to songs I love
Take a nap
Browse a bookstore
Take a class
Say something kind to myself
Read a children’s book
Shower myself with self-appreciation
Light all the candles in my house and live in the glow for a while
Find a new app to play with on my phone
Unplug from my computer and phone for the day
Walk around barefoot
Go wine tasting
Doodle
Hope you spent 5 minutes doing something for you!
{{HUGS}}!!
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February 15th 2012, 2:19 am
