Self Care Is… (Atomic Essay Day 30)
Self care can look different for different people and different moods -
Meeting old friends
Staying in bed all day
Binge watching all night
Drinking yourself sick
Over eating
Desserts - lots of them
Meditation (And maybe sleeping while you’re at it)
Exercise & sweating it out
Hiding from people you don’t like
Switching off your phone
Not answering someone’s messages
Ignoring someone’s calls
Saying no to things that will upset you more
Faking a sick day at work
Window shopping
Ordering in all meals from outside
Retail therapy
Buying things you don’t really need
Sitting in your pyjamas all day
Going for a walk
Coffee/ Ginger tea
Reading a good book
Pampering yourself
Getting a haircut
Getting a message
Salon day
Sleeping in
Dancing with blaring music
Going for a drive
Getting wet in the rain
Colouring / scribbling
Getting angry
Crying your lungs out
Journaling
Working on your passion project
Watching the sunset
Spending time in nature
Cooking your favourite meal
Marvelling at something, anything
Seeing old pictures
Reminiscing old memories/ incidents
Not reading the news
Watching a movie that you know by heart
Going home - wherever that may be
Cuddling
Sitting by a beach
Breaking habits
Creating something with your hands
A little bit (or a lot) of vanity
Watching animal videos on the internet