Self Care List

Hi everyone! While I was on tumblr the other day I came across a self care list and I thought it was great so I decided to type it up and share with pictures. Here we go...

1. Push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. Go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sunrise.

2. Push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. Wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.

3. Get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. Fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic. fry an egg, slice up fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. Sit and eat it and do nothing else.

4. Stretch. Start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then try touching your toes. Roll your head, stretch your fingers, stretch everything.

5. Buy a 1L water bottle. Start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.

6. Buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. Write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. No detail is too small.

7. Strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. Put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. Make your bed in full.

8. Organize your room. Fold all your clothes (and bag what you don't want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. Light a beautiful candle.

9. Have a luxurious shower with your favorite music playing. Wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth, lather your whole body in moisturizer, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.

10. Push yourself to go for a walk. Take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. Smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised by how many smiles you get back. Bring your dog and observe the dogs behavior. Realize you can learn from your dog.

11. Message old friends with personal jokes, reminisce, suggest a catch up soon, even if you don't follow through, push yourself to follow through.

12. Think long and hard about what interests you. Crime? Sex? Boarding school? Long-forgotten romance etiquette? Find a book about it and read it. There is a book about literally everything.

13. Become the person you would ideally fall in love with. Let cars merge into your lane when driving. Pay double for parking tickets and leave the second one in the machine. Stick your tongue out at babies. Compliment people on their cute clothes. Challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. Then two. Then a week. Walk with straight posture. Look people in the eye. Ask people about their story. Talk to acquaintances so they become friends.

14. Lie in the sunshine, daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn't a thing. Open your eyes, take small steps to make it happen for you.

It's a very simple list but it's a list I think I might start to follow. For one thing, we're only given this life once, right? So why not "spoil' yourself every now and then? You only have this one body so why not take care of it? It's not like you can throw it away and get a new one. Why not read books to expand your mind on topics that interest you. Let go of the small things that may bother you, talk nicely to anyone and everyone.

 I was inspired by this list to I really hope you are too. Hopefully you do take some time for yourself this weekend to take care of yourself.

Happy Friday!

Taryn

ps. Again, I found this on tumblr. I'm not exactly sure who created it but this is where I found it HERE.