The Best At-Home Self-Care Ideas
Depending on the day, we’re faced with hundreds of decisions about how to spend our time. Some decisions may be made for us in terms of projects and deadlines at work, expectations from family and friends, or other obligations,. Not to say we don’t choose to do those things, but a lot of the time, our days may be filled with a lot of things we should do or need to do, and maybe not as much with things that we want to do. Especially when it comes to taking care of ourselves.
In order to be a well-balanced and fulfilled individual, if is extremely important to take some time for yourself throughout the day and do things that make you feel good and happy. Yes, that means everyday. The activities that you complete to make only you happy are what we like to call self-care. This is any activity that we do deliberately to take care of our own mental, physical, and emotional health. People tend to think that self-care has to be indulgent or luxurious, but in reality, there’s many things we do that qualify as self-care that cost little to no money. Sure, going to get a message, a facial, or a mani/pedi are classified as self-care, and are wonderful experiences to promote physical health and beauty, but there are many things we can do at-home, without booking an appointment.
During the current pandemic, and orders from our state and federal governments to remain at home and cut out any unnecessary travel, figuring out ways to develop and maintain a consistent self-care routine is crucial for our health. Self-care can help to reduce anxiety and depression, improve one’s outlook, and increase self-confidence. Taking care of yourself feels good, and we should carve out time to take care of ourselves a little bit each day.
Here’s a few of the best at-home, self-care activities that are good for your mind, body, and soul that you should try this week.
Mind
Read/Listen To a Book
Organize Your Makeup/Beauty Products
Organize Your Pantry
Clean Out Your Closet
Play a Game
Start a Puzzle
Shut Off Your Phone/Social Media For a While
Paint/draw/design/create
Organize Your Junk Drawer
Learn a New Skill or Hobby
Take Photos
Write a Letter
Organize Your Coat Closet
Start Learning a New Language
Listen to a Podcast
body
Do Yoga
Go For a Long Walk
Take a Bubble Bath
Create an At-Home Spa Experience
Give Yourself a Mani or Pedi
Get Your Body Moving Through Dancing
Go For a Bike Ride
Learn a current TikTok Dance Routine
Start Each Day With a Good Stretch
Do Push-ups/Planks
Get Your Body Moving Through Exercise
Go For a Long Run
Take a Nap
Get Active Outdoors
soul
Get Into Meditation
Start Journaling
Listen to Soothing Music
Watch that Movie You’ve Been Dying to See
Bake Yourself Your Favorite Dessert
Cook Yourself Your Favorite Meal
Stop Worrying About Things You Can’t Control
Connect with Family/Friends
Explore Aromatherapy
Forgive Yourself & Others
Try to Stop Over-Thinking
Create a List of Things You’re Thankful For
Plant a Garden
With all of the struggles and challenges we experience in life, we need to have the energy, confidence, and empowerment to be able to face them head-on. Taking time for yourself each day can help you to stay balanced, grounded, and healthy. What’s great about self-care is that it doesn’t need to be a big time investment at one particular time, you can fit a variety of self-care activities in throughout your day. What’s important is choosing activities that make you feel good, both inside and out. And it’s an ongoing process and relationship you have with yourself. What might feel good for you one day isn’t what you need to feel good the next. Try out different things, store a few in a daily routine, and then continue to explore new ways to take care of your mind, body, and soul.
Comment which of our at-home, self-care tips you’re going to try this week!