20 Simple Ideas for Self Care That You Should Follow

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Are you feeling overwhelmed or stressed out in your day-to-day life?

Or maybe you are so burdened with your responsibilities, thoughts, constant efforts of always achieving more, and in that, you have forgotten to take care of yourself.

When such days strike in your life all you need to do is to practice some self-care!

You are nice to others trying to please everyone around you But what are you doing for yourself?

Often we don’t take care of ourselves though it takes only a little amount of time to do something for ourselves!

But today, I am sharing 20 simple but effective ideas for self care which you should follow and give yourself the time and love that you deserve.

Why Self Care is Important?

Self Care is important to maintain the quality of your life.

Practicing simple ideas for Self-Care improves our mental and physical health.

I have seen so many people who are so busy and overwhelmed in all the processes of achieving goals that they forgot about themselves, their health, their happiness.

I have been there too!

Many times I was constantly trying to do my best, to be perfect and burning out in the end.

But then I realized that practicing simple ideas for self care isn’t difficult.

You have to give time to yourself to think about your dreams, to concentrate on your thoughts, to connect with your soul and most important to feel happy and satisfied!

So Are you ready to follow these?

And here are your simple Ideas for Self Care

1. Unplug yourself for an Hour and Go slow

Simply just turn off your all gadgets, Your social media, news, and everything which distracts you.

You are not gonna miss anything in that hour so Just Relax.

Read some books, have coffee, and spend some alone time.

2. Write a journal

 Now I have a whole post here for you on How to write a Journal.

Journal is a great way to escape from the real world for a while.

Writing down every thought which wanders in your mind is the best way to de-stress.

Here are some journal prompts which you can use.

Related Read: Journal Prompts

3. Listen to soft music

Turning off the world’s distractions and listening to light Music is so underrated.

Give it a shot and turn on your favorite Playlist.

4. Try a new skill

Now tell me when was the last time you tried something new?

Maybe months back?

Trying a new skill doesn’t require much time. You can just give half n hour to learn something new.(consistently)

I know you must have some list in past or maybe today also to try out Some skill like learning how to play a piano, calligraphy or dance?

What are you waiting for? Go try out that.

5. Go for a walk

Sometimes just leaving the house and going for a walk is the best solution.

Don’t underestimate the power of Healing Nature.

Go for a long walk!

6. Make your vision Board

Vision Boards are a great way to understand your Goals, your thoughts about your Future.

Spending some time brainstorming your thoughts and you will start having a clear picture of what you want.

7. Solo Dance Party

Lock yourself in your bedroom, Play some high beats songs and dance your heart out.

Many kinds of research show that just dancing for 10 minutes can improve your physical and mental health.

You will feel so relaxed. Trust me!

8. Watch out Clouds

Admire some nature around you.

Watch sunsets and sunrises!

Go out and watch out for the beautiful clouds. 

9. Do some drawing or Art 

Just some plain papers, colorful pens, and your creativity.

Now you are not gonna display your drawing or participating in any competition so no need to worry if you are good or bad at Drawing.

Draw whatever comes to your mind or follow your heart.

Maybe take some references from Pinterest and let your creativity flow.

10. Read a self-help book

Reading some self-help books helped me so much to understand myself.

Some recommendations:

• The 5 Am club by Robin Sharma
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Book by Greg McKeown
• The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

Must try out these books. They are really helpful!

11. Try out a new recipe

There would be some recipe you wanted to try but didn’t because of your busy schedule.

But now is the time to try that. Or ask your Mom about her amazing recipes and try them.

Pinterest is a great option too to look for!

12. Make a bucket list

 No, I am not telling you to make a big fat list.

A small list will work. Write down all the exciting things you wish to try.

13. Write a letter to your future self

This is a really good idea in my sense.

Write the goals you want to achieve in  2 years or 5 years.

Write down your struggles you are facing now.

Or the steps you are taking for the future (keep that letter in a safe place)

This would be so amazing when you will read that in the future and will be happy about what you have achieved and how you passed all difficulties.

14. Go alone for Lunch or Dinner

I know my fellow introverts that this is the most challenging idea but it’s a good practice to step out of our comfort zone and do something exciting!

And maybe it’s not easy for extroverts too but try out this and you will totally enjoy the date with yourself!

A coffee date will work too.

15. Make some changes in your home

Sometimes a few changes around you will work to de-stress.

Make some tweaks to your house’s interior. 

Little furniture shifts, remove unused things, or clean your wardrobe.

16. Meditation

I know that maybe you are like me who doesn’t know meditation.

And it’s fine but you can do some slow breathing exercises. Right?

We should really do some meditation daily for our health. So start today!

17. Fill a planner

You are stressed or burned out and that can be because you are not planning your goals or tasks.

Fill a planner for your daily tasks and weekly tasks. Include the most important ones only. And diversify your efforts for your work.

18.  Alone movie time

Do you remember when you last enjoyed your movie or favorite web show alone?

Spend some hours watching your favorite cheerful movie alone with your favorite snacks.

Work is important but ME-time is also important!

19. Call that one person

We all have our go-to person with whom we are the most real person.

It could be your best friend, sister, mother, or anyone. 

But maybe running in the circles of your busy schedule you have not contacted that person.

So why not do it now? 

20. Do that one daring thing

Have you ever thought about what you wanted to do in your childhood? 

Wanted to become a singer, writer, blogger, artist but could not do it because of some reasons.

But at least you can start doing that now.

Try writing a single page of your book, or your blog.

Play that instrument you wanted from so long, or paint that canvas.

I know that we don’t always have a way to follow our passion and we leave it behind.

But if it makes you happy then do it in your alone time. You will start feeling more better!

Final Words

Self Care is important. Loving yourself is Important!

And that is why I have shared this with you and I hope you will start caring about yourself.

Self-care isn’t selfish.

Do what you love!

I hope you liked these ideas and if you have more on your list comment down below I would love to add them to my list.

Share this with someone who needs this.