10 Ways to Brighten Your Day
Finding ways to take care of your body and mind are important touchstones for self-care and essential elements to managing stress, staying healthy and building up resiliency.
We know it's not always easy to prioritize self-care, especially right now when we are, once again, re-jigging our routines and experiencing so many different emotions.
To help - following up on our original tips - here are another 10 simple ways to incorporate a little self-care into your day:
- Read and reflect on a favourite poem
- Do a crossword, sudoku or word-search
- Spend some time in the garden (weather permitting!) - or buy yourself some flowers
- Peruse photos from a favourite trip
- Clear space in your closet or drawers by collecting no-longer-used items for donation
- Send a thank-you or thinking-of-you text, email or note to someone who matters to you
- Create a pump-up or wind-down playlist and sing or dance along. We have an OBA Blocko playlist from DJ Steph Honey you might like!
- Try a new recipe
- Take the dog - or a good book - to the park
- Grab a coffee, tea or treat at a café you've never been to before
Do one now, or try one a little later today. Just make sure you take the time to take care of yourself.