SELF - CARE
Please take some much needed Self-Care breaks this week. Simply choose a few ideas from my Good Energy Matters, “What Can I Do For Myself This Week!”
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING
What speaks to you?
What can you do with ease?
What’s NBD but it goes a long way and lifts your spirits?
GEM LIST OF IDEAS…..I’m sure you have a few great ideas of your own!
Buy a plant or bouquet of flowers
Soak your feet
Make an appointment for a massage, facial, foot reflexology or haircut
Visit a local bookstore
Take yourself to lunch or dinner or call a friend to join you
Take a walk
Stretch
Take a yoga class virtually or in person
Deep condition your hair
Set up a bird bath
Visit a botanical garden
Make a pitcher of fruit water (you simply need water and your favorite fresh fruits) lemon, lime, orange, mint, cucumber, watermelon, blueberries - get creative and make a special thirst quenching, cleansing drink, that will brighten your day
Purchase a crystal or find an intriguing stone outside
Garden
Make weekend plans
Bake cookies, breads, muffins or brownies
Listen to music
Dance
Make a soothing cup of tea
Take a long shower or a relaxing bath
Curl up with a good book
Go to the library and choose some books
Listen to a podcast
Call a supportive friend
FaceTime with someone who makes you laugh
Light a candle
Knit, crochet, cross stitch
Watch a movie
Visit a museum or an aquarium
Look up at the sky
Dream
Meditate or pray
Give yourself permission to do whatever speaks to you
Send a card to someone you love or admire
Take out your old jewelry and scarves and try them on
Buy yourself a gift
Sign up for a class or a course
Play with your pets
Give yourself a hand massage with lovely scented lotion
Stay in your pj’s all day
Be a tourist in your own town
Meet a friend for coffee or breakfast
Make a list of things you would like to learn how to do
Make a list of books you would like to read
Journal
Take one small surface in your office or your home and spruce it up (toss, donate, buy a plant, new pen or a crystal - do what works for you and what you would enjoy looking at or using
Go outside and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air
Get a manicure or pedicure or give yourself one
Find a labyrinth
Make a large healthy salad
Paint, draw, sew, sculpt or work with fiber art
Find a branch, a leaf, a shell, a stone or something that speaks to you and bring it home
Create an altar
Do and be exactly who you want to be. I only ask that you take the time to take care of yourself.
When we get so busy that we ignore ourselves our minds and our bodies rebel. We need to balance the work the grind the tough life with self-care