30 Simple Ways To Self-Care

“Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” –Deborah Day

Nov 09, 2015

“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” –Christopher Germer

Self-care can be defined as activities that we can engage in on a regular basis to reduce stress and enhance our health/well-being. As an aspiring social worker, I know the importance of self-care and how it impacts my professional/personal life, but most other career fields do not teach this essential part of healthy living.

Learning to take time the time to value myself has done a lot for my mental health, and I feel it's important for me to share some tips on how others can do the same.

(For more self-care information, I recommend the University of Buffalo's School of Social Work website. Click this link to be directed there.)

1. Take a hot bath (or shower) with your favorite scented soap.

(This is my personal favorite way to self-soothe.)

2.Take a nap.

3. Call a friend/relative/anyone that makes you happy.

4. Clean your room.

(This one sounds kind of terrible, but trust me, a clean room will make you so happy.)

5.Mute/unfollow/unfriend negative people on your social media accounts.

6. Take 10 deep breaths and tell yourself you will get through it.

7. Write yourself a compliment and stick it on your mirror.

8. Write down all your thoughts.

9. Play with animals (if you enjoy that).

10. Play some music you like, really get into it, move with the music.

11. Light a candle.

(These are DIY candles! Click this link to learn how to make them.)

12. Make some delicious food.

13. Sketch out everything you're feeling.

14. Write down how you wish you felt about yourself, in compliment form. For example, if you're feeling overwhelmed with schoolwork, write: "I have my schoolwork under control." and stick it on your mirror.

(Remember that your state of mind will actually shape your reality.)

15. Drink a big glass of water.

16. Remember the difference between thoughts, feelings, and facts.

17. Watch a show you like.

18. Do some yoga.

(If you don't feel comfortable going to a class, check out on-demand, YouTube or Netflix.)

19. Exercise.

20. Laugh.

21. Tell the people you love how much you love them.

22. Do volunteer work.

23. Compliment others.

24. Start a journal.

25. Reconnect with an old friend.

26. Read.

27. Go to the library.

28. Take a walk.

29. Go shopping (or window shopping).

30. Remember that you deserve to be happy and healthy.

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“Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” –Deborah Day

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You can be yourself without having to explain yourself, because she accepts you and loves you just the way you are.

The temperature may not be very Autumn-like, but these playlists sure are.

1. Southern Gothic

2. Autumn Acoustics

3. Autumn Leaves

4. Deep Dark Indie

5. Dreamy Fall

6. Halloween Hipster

7. Wanderlust

8. Your Favorite Coffeehouse

... Because life happens

1. Realizing there's no more toilet paper when it's already too late.

2. Making a cup of coffee in the morning and forgetting it in the car.

3. Pushing doors that say pull.

4. When you hear people chew.

5. When it's really quiet in a room and you hear that one person breathing like they just ran a marathon.

6. Grabbing a chocolate chip cookie, only to realize it's actually oatmeal raisin.

7. Getting comfortable in bed and then realizing you forgot to pee/turn off the light.

8. That one aunt/uncle that just always gives you that creepy vibe.

9. When your teacher makes you buy a textbook that you never even crack open.

10. Continuing to open and reopen the fridge until the food that you want magically makes its way in there.

11. Walking into a room and then automatically forgetting why you went in there.

12. People that drive without using their blinker.

13. When you have really slow wi-fi.

14. People who feel the need to scream into their phones as if the other person can't hear them.

15. The world's obsession with the Kardashian/Jenner families.

16. Advertisements before Youtube videos.

17. When people read over your shoulder.

18. A-holes that park in the handicapped spots when they, in fact, not handicapped.

19. People who cut in line.

20. The LIRR/MTA

21. Being stuck behind someone who is walking painfully slow.

22. When people smoke cigarettes right in front of the entrance to the building you have to walk into.

23. When boys think it's cool to treat girls like crap.

24. Guys that still go to high school parties even though they've been out of high school for years.

25. Celebrities that are obviously lip-syncing.

26. How you need a scissor to get the scissor out of its package.

27. When people text using that stupid "voice text" function.

28. Telling someone you can't hear them, so they use the same exact volume and just repeat what they said.

29. When someone gets in the shower right as you were about to get in the shower.

30. Saying "What?" for some reason, even though you heard what the person said.

31. When you're in a rush but the light is red.

32. Cashiers putting your change down on the counter instead of in your hand.

33. The people that go up to order food to the cashier but are still continuing their phone conversation.

34. That awkward time in the fall when it's freezing in the morning but stifling in the afternoon.

35. Emailing your professor a long winded paragraph about a problem you are having and they email back, "Sure."

36. Guys who put their car as their profile picture on Facebook.

37. Girls who have "X Years Young." in their Instagram bios.

38. Trying to find the beginning to a roll of tape.

39. When people drive your car and adjust your mirrors/seat.

40. People that talk during the movie.

41. People that decide to engage in conversation right in the middle of the hallway/sidewalk.

42. When someone says, "no offense," and then continues to say something offensive.

43. People that pop their significant others pimples.

44. Teacher's pets.

45. Going to the bathroom and someone goes into the stall right next to you.

46. When someone leaves your room and doesn't shut the door.

47. Political debates between two people who know nothing about politics.

48. When you get all ready to go out and your friend cancels plans.

49. People that drop their friends for their significant other.

50. People that don't like animals.

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Things to do in October.

1. Going to haunted houses with friends.

2. Going to Halloween parties with friends or families or both.

3. We all enjoy going to apple orchards to pick apples and to eat donuts with apple cider.

4. When you are younger or through high school, you go trick or treating in various of costumes going door to door saying "trick or treat" and you get candy or whatever they are giving you for Halloween.

5. Another fun part of October is to go to corn mazes which are sometimes fun and hard to do with friends and family.

6. Back in elementary school, we had Halloween Parties where homeroom parents were the ones who planned them for Halloween.

7. Another event that happens during the month of October is Halloween Nights at the Henry Ford in the evenings.

8. The types of candy and food that are popular during Halloween time are candy corn, caramel apples and many other fun foods.

9. I love Halloween and get to see all the interesting and fun costumes that the kids wear which is so amazing and awesome.

10. Listening and performing in Halloween concerts which are fun and get to dress up as well.

11. Carving pumpkins are always fun to carve because you get to do it with your family and friends.

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