Do you want to start your own self-care journey but you aren’t sure where you should begin?
Self-care can be intimidating at first. There has been such an influx of self-care information all over the place in the last couple of years.
It can be easy to feel like new information is flying at you a mile a minute.
Are you supposed to focus on one area of self-care at a time? Should you be trying everything all at once to figure out what you like? Do you need a checklist? Should you try a worksheet?
One of the biggest reasons it took me so long to start my own self-care journey, was because I was intimidated and overwhelmed.
I was experiencing burnout, and just the thought of self-care overwhelmed and exhausted me before I had even begun.
So my number one tip to anyone starting to look into self-care is always to start small.
Instead of trying to do all of the self-care things at once, it would be wise to start with one or two activities at a time.
An easy way to do this can be to try a self-care challenge. This is where you commit to trying one new small self-care thing everyday for a month.
Before you even know it, the month will be over and you will have completed 31 whole new self-care activities.
Even if you aren’t new to self-care, trying a challenge to refocus yourself, or to gain some new insight is never a bad thing.
You can even challenge a friend, a loved one, or a co-worker who you think could use some extra self-love right now, and have someone else to hold you accountable.
Or if you are competitive like my husband and I are, you can do it simple for the sake of competition.
Can you complete the most days?
31 days of self-care challenge
- Make a new music playlist
- Take a hot bath or long shower
- Purge your social media of anything unhealthy, negative, or toxic
- Try a new workout
- Post a positive affirmation on your mirror
- Cook a new recipe you have been meaning to try
- Catch up with someone you have lost touch with
- Send a thoughtful letter to a loved one with a list of all the things you appreciate about them
- Have a cozy movie night
- Take a long walk
- Read at least 10 minutes of a self-improvement book
- Blast your favorite song
- Try journaling—if you need help getting started try out some journal prompts
- Eat a meal outside
- Go one whole day without checking your social media
- Try a new puzzle, riddle or game
- Find a simple yoga, deep breathing, or meditation video on the internet and try it
- Declutter the space around your bed
- Wear your favorite outfit
- Meet up with a good friend and try a new activity
- Create something new – A poem, art, a story, build something etc.
- Take a power nap
- Buy yourself something nice
- Try a new face mask
- Create a travel bucket list
- Hug a loved one or a pet
- Listen to a motivational podcast
- Make your favorite breakfast
- Make a Pinterest board and pin inspiring and motivational quotes to it
- Write down any dreams you had
- Do one thing on your to-do list that you have been avoiding
After 31 days you will have some fresh ideas for new self-care activities that you love, or it will at least inspire you to continue experimenting on your own self-care journey.
Remember, self-care is such a personal thing. If you don’t enjoy something, that is okay. You just need to find something you do enjoy.
Did I miss anything that you would love to see on this list? Let me know.
