Self-Care

I am on a constant journey to feel better. I personally feel one of the best ways to feel good is self care.

I had fully intended on posting a continuation from the gift ideas today, but I had an absolutely terrible no good awful bad day yesterday. Nothing went according to any plan I could have prepared for. So after work I came home, took some deep breathes, exhaled the bad sh*t, and did some self-care.

Self-care is literally defined by Wikipedia as "In health care, self-care is any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual control, deliberate and self-initiated."

I have learned what I do for self-care may be totally different than what other people do. 
My self care checklist includes:

• Drinking 8 glasses of water a day
• Watching a favorite movie
• Cleaning (Something about it clears my head.)
• Talk to a friend
• Walking 9,000 steps
• Make sure to use moisturizer everyday
• Take time for myself
• Playing with my dogs
• Doing something fun
• Making sure I get 8 hours of sleep
• Take a moment out of my day to make somebody smile or laugh.

After work yesterday I came home, hung out with my husband, watched a movie, did a cleansing face mask, chatted on the phone to my best friend, drank some tea, and played with my dogs. I felt significantly better.

What do you guys do for self-care? Let me know in the comments!!

Xoxo, T