20 self care practices to implement now!

4 February 2020

Get in the habit of celebrating yourself from skin to marrow. You are magic
“Soft Magic” by Upile Chisala

I recently read this article on self-care practices to implement in 2020 and it got me thinking on what self-care practices I needed to implement in my life. I’ve just shared my Intentions for 2020 and in the same spirit, inspired by the article, I came up with my own 20 strong list. Here’s what I came up with:

Dance everyday for at least 10 minutes
Pray at least twice daily – in the morning when I wake up to say thank you to Jesus for the gift of life and the day ahead and in the evening before I go to sleep to say thank you to Jesus for the gift of life and the day just gone
Read my Bible and devotional daily
Exercise at least once a week
Talk to a member of my family once a week
Brunch regularly
Read for 30 minutes a day
Take an annual solo vacation
Purge my wardrobe
Not replace the items purged (unless absolutely necessary!)
Create content without pressure or anxiety
Wash my hair weekly
Tell my loved ones I love them regularly
Use breathing exercises when I feel anxious
Host my friends
Create a life budget and stick to it!
Drink water (ugh!) and eat my fruits and veggies
Use a facial mask at least once weekly
Sleep for at least 6 hours unbroken
Have a good laugh at least once a day – talking to my sister usually takes care of that