Been thinking about self-care this morning, and how I haven’t been feeling restored when I go back to work. I read in a book recently to write down 20 things I love to do, oh the goals book! These are the things that bring joy and reenergize. These are the ideas that go in my self-care tool kit. I thought I’d share them!
If these overlap with yours, maybe we can do it togetherz!
- I love to read books, especially outside in beautiful places.
- I love visiting and supporting independent, local restaurants and stores that are made with love.
- I love writing for fun and free writing and letting it all go into words.
- I love learning new things!
- I love meeting new people, visiting new places, experiencing new ways of living!
- I love dancing and singing.
- I love walking, rock climbing, river rafting, kayaking, adventures in nature.
- I love farmers markets.
- I love supporting artists and creatives, especially independent ones who are motivated by love and sharing, not money and fame.
- I love organizing events.
- I love supporting my friends and family in doing things that they love and care about, and being a meaningful and positive part of their lives (and them being that for me too!).
- I love experimenting with quality of life and sustainable, conscious living and participating in human rights activism.
- I love estate sales and thrift stores.
- I love petting Ozzie.
- I love freedom of expression, especially poetry and radical genuineness and authenticity.
- I love collaging and trash art.
- I love playing with ideas and then making them real just to see what happens.
- I love playing my ukulele.
- I love dreaming about creating a “third space” with my friends filled with all the things we love.
- I love sharing who and what I love with other people, especially when it brings them joy, too!