Looking for some easy self-care ideas that you can implement right now? I’ve put together a huge list of self-care ideas broken down into the following categories for easier viewing: –
- Physical
- Emotional
- Spiritual
- Psychological
Physical Self Care Ideas
- Learn a new healthy recipe
- Set up a new budget plan
- Take up a new sport or hobby
- Sign up for a yoga class
- Go vegan or vegetarian for a day
- Have an early night and go to bed early
- Pamper yourself with a massage or manicure
- Volunteer at your local animal shelter or donate to your favourite charity
- Leave the car at home and walk instead
- Explore your city with a free tour or visit to the museum
- Take a trip to the beach or lake
- Take an indulgent bubble bath with candles, bath salts and whale music
- Have a dance party in your living room by yourself
- Wake up slightly earlier than usual and go for a run or do some yoga before starting your day
- Clear our your electronic mailboxes
- Go to your local library and check out a book that you wouldn’t ordinarily buy
- Try out a new hairstyle or learn different makeup techniques from a YouTube tutorial
- Buy some new herbal teas
- Make a new super smoothie
Emotional Self Care Ideas
- Make a gratitude list
- Read an inspiring book
- Write down all of your accomplishments
- Arrange to meet a friend for lunch or coffee
- Listen to an inspiring podcast
- Make a list of goals for the following week or month
- Listen to your favourite music
- Binge watch your favourite series on Netflix
- Call a friend or loved one just for a chat
- Pop on your favourite clean pyjamas and have a pyjama day
- Try your hand at some poetry
- Buy yourself some flowers
- Watch your favourite film while cuddled up in bed
- Book a trip to your favourite destination
- Treat yourself to your favourite cake or meal
- Spend time brainstorming your ideas and goals
Spiritual Self Care Ideas
- Follow a guided meditation on YouTube
- Spend the day free from all electronics
- Have a purge of your closet and donate any unwanted items
- Take a meditation walk in nature
- Do some drawing or colouring
- Go on an adventure to a new place
- Light a candle and watch the small flame
- Plan a sunrise or sunset viewing in a beautiful area
- Take a bike ride around the countryside
- Go out at night and watch the stars
- Buy some Christmas lights and put them around your house for a cozy feel
Psychological Self Care Ideas
- Write down 3 positive affirmations
- Spend a day not allowing yourself to complain
- Create a vision board
- Write down 3 things that make you happy
- Unfollow people on social media that have a negative impact on you
- Declutter an area in your house
- Start a bullet journal
- Take a short nap
- Pop some bubble wrap
- Create a self-love/ happiness jar
- Watch a YouTube video of a fireplace setting and spend time listening to the flames and destressing from your day
- Make your desk space at work more calming and personalise to your liking
- Take a break from social media
- Spend some time with your pet
- Download a sleep app and use it to fall asleep more peacefully
- Take an impromptu day of annual leave and do something you enjoy
- Bake something new and give to colleagues or family
- Watch an ASMR video on YouTube
- Tell yourself that you’re
amazing, because you are - Stop comparing yourself to others
- Create a cleaning schedule
