When you have children or even when you don’t have children, maybe it’s just being an adult and you have less time to actually look after yourself and do things that keep your physical and mental health in good order.
When you have a job, a house to keep, healthy dinners to cook, a family to take care of, it all takes up a lot of time and can mean you become stressed and anxious, but its so important for our physical and mental health to take time out for ourselves.
I have put together a list of ways to take time out for yourself.
- Have a bubble bath
- Read a book
- Listen to some relaxing music
- Have a massage
- Play games
- Start a journal
- Try yoga
- Meditate
- Make yourself a smoothie
- Walk with friends or family
- Watch a film
- Light candles
- Bake some cakes or bread
- Go to a coffee shop
- Dance in the rain
- Take a nap
- Go to the beach
- Phone a friend
- Try something new
- Read a magazine
- Spend some time in a park
- Paint your nails
- De-clutter a cupboard (or two)
- Write some goals
- Smile at strangers
- Do some colouring
- Apply a face mask
- Watch a series on Netflix
- Just get outside
- Make a list of your achievements
- Put on some uplifting music
- Find a new hobby
- Put some music on load and sing
- Cook your favourite meal
- Drink a herbal tea
- Have an early night
- Have a girls night in
- Treat yourself to your favourite chocolate
- Laugh
- Celebrate your achievements
- Take a road trip
- Create a scrapbook of your adventures
- De-clutter your workspace
- Use some essential oils
- Slow down
Let me know if there are any more that you enjoy doing.
