I will teach you a step by step process that will be so easy, and simple you will have no problem utilizing self care in your daily life. Let’s do this!
1) Grab a notebook -no not an open Word document on your laptop, but the basic paper and pencil or pen you had when you first started taking notes
2) Open to the first page, and write all the daily stressors in your life; or any type of stress that is affecting you. Any worries about the future, or thoughts about the past. Need examples? Had a fight with a friend? Test in the future? Finding a babysitter for your kids? Fight with your partner? Write them all down. Use bullet points, paragraphs, art, thought bubbles, etc. However you want to showcase your worries, this is place to “word vomit.”
3) The next page, you will write all the activities and habits in your life that you do that positively affect your health. Examples: running, stretching, mindfully brushing teeth, eating at least 1x a week of healthy foods, talking with a friend, seeing a professional, etc. If you notice, you don’t have any thing put down here. Put this: My goal is to use some sort of self care at least 1x a week. Ask yourself, why do I want to practice self care?
4) The following page you will write out the days of the week:
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Wednesday
d. Thursday
e. Friday
f. Saturday
g. Sunday
5) Then next to each day, you will write out what you do to give yourself self care. Need suggestions, check out mine:
a. Monday – Go to yoga
b. Tuesday – Read before bed
c. Wednesday- Go to yoga
d. Thursday – Practice deep breathing while in traffic
e. Friday – Clean the house
f. Saturday – Walk to the park
g. Sunday – prep for the week, make meals, and do laundry
6) Head to your calendar and start placing these as appointments for your week. Why? Turns out you are more likely to do them when they are scheduled in.
7) By day 7, write in your journal if this worked, didn’t work, or failed completely. When you follow a simple plan, does it help? Do you feel better? Did any of the stressors in life go down?
Utilize the following three things to make sure you are balanced:
SLEEP at least 7 hours of sleep night to feel rested
EXERCISE 3-5 times per week at least 30 minutes
FOOD that is healthy generally, so you’re nourished for the day
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