Here we are, in the last week of this self-care journey. I hope you have had the chance to incorporate some self-care in your life this month. Let’s wrap it up with some self-care rituals that bring us pleasure, shall we?
5 self-care rituals for pleasure
1. Indulge your cravings: Food cravings, I mean. Why have we made food our number 1 enemy? It is the fuel that sustains us, it gives us immense pleasure and comfort. So why do we fight it? Yes, eating sensibly is important, but yelling at yourself or punishing yourself for eating chocolate cake? That’s a habit you should throw out the window, pronto! Enjoy your cake, and your kale! That’s the key to pleasure.
2. Caress yourself: With some body lotion! It’s the one thing we tend to dispense with when we are in a hurry, but all it takes is five minutes. Your skin will thank you for it.
3. Do something you love: Everyday, if you can. Making time for our hobby is one of the best things we can do for to improve our overall quality of life. If you can’t do it everyday, do it most days. Try it for a month and see the difference it makes! {I’m trying it for the entire year, with the Pocket Full of Art project}
4. Laugh out loud: Pop your favorite comedy into the DVD player {The Birdcage does it for me every single time} or catch a stand-up comedy act in town. Laughter is the best medicine there is
5. Get up and boogie: There’s nothing more fun than cranking up the music and having an impromptu dance party right in your living room! Can I hear a round of applause for exercise that doesn’t even feel like exercise?
So, what are your favorite self-care rituals? Tell me in the comments!
Thank you for number one. I do this every night and I am starting to get into bad ‘habits’! 🙂 #mg
hehe! Bad “habits” must be curbed. The occasional (or even once or twice a week) indulgence is perfectly fine! 😉
These are all such wonderful rituals! I am especially keen on implementing more dancing into my day!
Oh yes! Dancing is fun, and a really good way of sneaking in exercise while having fun.
I too like The Birdcage but it doesn’t make me laugh all the time. I agree though we should be dancing more. Favorite boogie tunes?
My favorite boogie tunes keep changing. These days it’s a couple of Bollywood songs that just make me get up and dance.
Mine is running, not just for the health and wellness benefits but it really gives me a chance to clear my mind and release my frustrations.
Yes, I can see how that would work. I like baking for that reason, beating cake batter can really help you release frustration. Hmm…I wonder if that’s one reason why the end product is almost always flawed! 😉
I love to sing! Singing always makes me happier! Dancing around my house is always a great way to destress too! And eating nice expensive dark chocolate makes me feel spoilt and indulgent. Lovely post, makes me feel happy reading it! #mg
Oh yeah! I hum quite a lot while fixing breakfast and getting ready. It’s more an indicator of how happy/stress-free I am! A square of dark chocolate is my favorite (almost) daily indulgence. 🙂
Amazing post Jini! I love to dance, and I do it when I really feel down. Its like my own self boost
Dancing is a great stress buster, for sure!
these are must haves which all should follow
Absolutely! 🙂
Yes, I try to do most of them quite often. But… now here’s a but.! What about the cravings that never fail to leave? Sometimes it’s the scrumptious chocolate cake, next it’s the cold coffee, then there is pizza, and then choco-pie and then indian sweets too!! What do we do about that? And that is why we need to yell at ourselves! 😛
Cheers
hahah! Instead of yelling, try a little bit of control. One indulgence a week. Easier said than done, I know! 😉
Glad to see the Birdcage get a nod here 🙂 You could watch it any number of times and it is still literally Laugh out Loud funny.
Yes, it is! I love that movie so so much!
These are all lovely ideas – my list includes a bit watching the sky and birds, some photography, looking after my plants, A cup of ginger tea and reading 🙂
Such a happy post this is!
Oh all of these are lovely! Cloud watching can be calming and fun. And books always make my day. 🙂
I often do the things you listed here
And that is why you’re our happy little Dixu!
I love these rituals! Number three is my favourite at the moment, and the one on which I spend the most time. Thank you for an inspirational post!
So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
That is so beautiful… Thank you so much
You’re very welcome 🙂
I think it’s important to do something that you love and will keep that well topped up #mg
Yes, it is! And it’s easy to forget in the daily grind!
These are great. Laughter is such a great gift to express and to share. #mg
Yes, it is! Glad you liked this list 🙂
Definitely listening to a feel-good playlist that gets you jigging around, and letting go of it all and having a good belly laugh – at random times is best! #mg
Oh, I hear ya sistah!
Food, music book and sports are the four things which will come for me in this list
And I would have been very surprised if food hadn’t been on your list, Anindya!
Laughing out loud is definitely a good one! Can I go and get some of the double chocolate ice-cream I made last night now?
Yes, yes you can! Never say never to chocolate ice-cream. And when it’s home made, you don’t even need permission 😉
Birdcage is a sure way to catch up on the laughter. Happy to note I am doing all five things and more to indulge my myself!! {Eating a tub full of strawberries, left over from making the lemon strawberry cheesecake which is for later 😉 } Cheers to self love!!
Yes, it is.I love that movie! Enjoy those strawberries, and the cheesecake! 😉
Mmmmm I did ?☄
No 3 it is for me. If I get some writ writing done I’m happy. Oh and I manage to laugh a lot too, with friends everyday so that’s something.
Number 3 is the best, I think! So important to make time to do the things you love!
I read ‘eat cake for breakfast if you want’ and that’s all I need.
My self- care ritual is just figuring out some me-time. I also seem to find myself more relaxed when I can make others laugh – might be a weird thing to add here though.
I’m sure, eating cake at any time of the day would bring a huge grin to your face 😉 And that’s interesting – feeling relaxed when you can make others laugh – that’s a first for sure!
For me its is doing somthing I like the most… a hoppy and a passion such as writing …
And that one thing can make such a huge difference, I have found!
Right now, all I can think of is sleeping… for like 24 hours straight! Man! That would be awesome!
If I could grant wishes, I’d so abracadabra! Hope you managed to get some rest!!
Mine would include reading a good book,listening to music and watching my favourite series on Netflix or T.V. Loved your list too! 🙂
Music and books are brilliant, any time, any day! 🙂
For me it is reading, music and a walk. I try to make time to read at least one page of a book everyday. It feels so much better. I liked all the things you have mentioned in this post 🙂
I used to be an obsessive reader! I still love reading, but I’m spending more time painting these days. 🙂
This is a great list. so many of these get missed out in the hurry of daily life ! Reminder was much needed – Thank you 🙂
Yes, that’s almost always the problem – the simplest things are always left behind in the mad dash of the daily grind. 🙂
Congratulations this post was the most popular post on #mg last week!
That’s awesome! I’m so thrilled. Thank you! 🙂