The most important thing to practice during these stressful times is self-care. Whether it's mental or physical, caring for your well-being will keep you focused on your day-to-day tasks. However, a lot of people are unable to follow a particular self-care routine no matter how much they try. So here are some ways to create the perfect self-care routine at home!
Find Out What You Love
The basic concept of self-care is taking out time for the things you love. So, first of all, you are going to sit down and list down all those things. Whether it's long baths or rigorous gym workouts, list them all. It's not just physical work or mental exercises that help you calm down, it can be something as trivial as the smell of roses or the color of the sky. List down everything that makes you feel happy.
Make time for yourself
Don't directly start by making a full-fledged schedule. Start by incorporating some minor activities into your daily schedule to help you relieve stress. For example, you can take up a few minutes before you start your daily chores and a few minutes before going to bed to practice some things that you love. Once you get used to this you can start including more and more activities.
Make time for yourself
Don't directly start by making a full-fledged schedule. Start by incorporating some minor activities into your daily schedule to help you relieve stress. For example, you can take up a few minutes before you start your daily chores and a few minutes before going to bed to practice some things that you love. Once you get used to this you can start including more and more activities.
Make It Official
Even if you start with a tiny step, make sure to dedicate yourself to it. Tell your friends and family members that you would be unavailable at these particular times. Set your phone and all your work aside for the time that you have secured for yourself. Don't incorporate more activities unless you can complete your starter activities seamlessly.
Keep It Simple
This routine should be something that helps you calm down, not something that stresses you even more. Keep the routine simple. Remember that a self-care routine is for the inner peace of your mind, not something to show off to someone. So don't make the routine unnecessarily costly, heavy, or complicated. The main motive is to have fun and feel happy at the end of it.
Set Small Goals
A popular goal-setting technique is to keep your goals SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. It is observed that if your goals meet all these criteria then you are most likely to stick to them. Start by setting daily self-care routine goals which you can follow.
After you have carried on your starter goals for seven consecutive days seamlessly, you can do a review. Notice whether the routine has benefited you. A weekly review can help you understand whether your self-care techniques are going right or wrong. You can also decide whether you have more time to involve additional habits and self-loving hobbies into the routine.
Conclusion
Some days are more difficult than others. Similarly, you might not be able to carry through your set self-care routine on some days that you become busy. It's important to understand that you are totally in control of it and that it's okay to loosen up a bit.
However, don't make it a habit. Every day is a new day to follow the routine. On some very busy days, you can always just take 5 minutes out of the schedule and listen to some music or do something you love to calm you down and prepare for the rest of the day. A self-care routine is created by you and for you. So, make sure that you enjoy the process and stick to it because you want to.
After you have carried on your starter goals for seven consecutive days seamlessly, you can do a review. Notice whether the routine has benefited you. A weekly review can help you understand whether your self-care techniques are going right or wrong. You can also decide whether you have more time to involve additional habits and self-loving hobbies into the routine.
Conclusion
Some days are more difficult than others. Similarly, you might not be able to carry through your set self-care routine on some days that you become busy. It's important to understand that you are totally in control of it and that it's okay to loosen up a bit.
However, don't make it a habit. Every day is a new day to follow the routine. On some very busy days, you can always just take 5 minutes out of the schedule and listen to some music or do something you love to calm you down and prepare for the rest of the day. A self-care routine is created by you and for you. So, make sure that you enjoy the process and stick to it because you want to.
