I reached my 30s and realized my perspective on life looked different. As I began this journey of an unknown territory, I realized I was meeting women literally everyday who were just like me. Self care deficient, Self Love hungry and in a straight up identity crisis. Women who were stuck in this rut of unhappiness. Simply because they felt like life was moving without them.
If you’re reading this and it’s you. You are not alone. It just simply means, you need to focus and do things that make you feel good until you figure the next step out. Because if you’re doing things that feel good to you , the next steps will simply flow from the part of you that you thought would never unblock.
Search the list below and try to accomplish at least one this week, and then another. Do what works for you and your lifestyle. You are here because there is apart of you that wants to feel alive again, You want to be on your Eat, Pray, Love feels. But you are afraid. You have excuses. Get out of your own way and pick one. Don’t be the horse that was lead to water and never drank…
100 Self-Care Tips for Women Who Feel Lost
- Light a candle (sit & reflect)
- Picnic in a park (eat, observe, & think)
- Paint your nails (reflect)
- Put on a face mask (relax)
- Write 5 things you love about yourself (bask)
- Sit by running water ( like a fountain)
- Have coffee in a coffee shop
- Call a friend to laugh
- Call a friend to vent
- buy yourself flowers
- Pray and meditate
- Go on a bike ride
- Go on a hike with a friend
- Go to the movies to watch a movie
- Have a movie night at home
- Read a good book that interest you
- Read a self help book
- Listen to Self Help book while doing other things
- Cook something you never cooked
- Eat at a new restaurant
- Try a new food
- Have a day trip at the beach or lake
- Have a dance party by yourself
- Have a dance party with friends
- Go to karaoke
- Host a game night
- Take a dance class
- Take a yoga class
- Train to run a 5k race
- Visit a new business in your city
- Go to the next city and visit a landmark
- Start a facebook group and share like minded things
- Grab a coloring book and color for fun
- Go Zip lining
- Have an old school sleep over with a girlfriend
- Paint in your home
- Go to a painting class
- Deep Condition your hair
- Attend a local concert or band (usually smaller and cheaper)
- Feed Ducks in a Park
- Have an overnight stay at a hotel, swim and order in.
- Go swimming
- Visit a spa
- Go get a wax
- Go get a vaginal steam
- Watch youtube and learn something new (a recipe, a course, hair)
- Repurpose a piece of furniture in your home
- Bake cookies
- Declutter a space in your home (A clean space makes you feel good)
- Take a bubble bath
- Take a Eucalyptus Shower
- Go Fishing (even if you haven’t before)
- Take a nap (it’s ok for adults to nap)
- Attend a church service
- Make a simple to do list for the week ( checking things off are rewarding)
- Take a walk in your neighborhood
- Kiss the one you love for over a minute (affection heals)
- Volunteer in your community (give back)
- Tell yourself “I love you” 10 times in the mirror
- Wear your favorite outfit just because
- look at yourself naked , and say the things you love to yourself
- Have sex with your mate in a different places (a natural stress reliever)
- Buy new underwear and Bra (some of you need it)
- Try Lipstick (for those that don’t wear it. start with a simple one)
- Try a new shade of lipstick
- Listen to a motivational video
- Lay out in the sun (recharge and connect)
- Take a cooking class
- Go Indoor rock climbing
- Try white water rafting
- If you have children or husband, Eat your food first (put yourself first sometimes)
- Go to Therapy (heal)
- Attend a local sports game or Big game
- Take a girls trip
- Go wine tasting at a local store or winery
- Join a book club (check your church, local community center or facebook)
- Tell another person the are beautiful, encourage them daily (watch what happens to you when you do this)
- Forgive someone today
- Take the night off cooking for your family
- Have bond fire
- Do a photo shoot (professional or just use your phone)
- Turn your phone off for 2 hours (use discretion)
- Delete a Social Media App for 30 days
- Cut one bad thing from your diet for 30 days
- Take your vitamins daily
- Go to bed an hour early (set your day up to do so)
- Visit a friend at their house
- Attend a conference to learn something new
- Take a solo vacation (if you can’t go right now, write it down as a Goal)
- Say Positive affirmations daily
- Have conversation with a new person while running errands (new connections)
- Attend an outdoor festival
- Go to an amusement park
- Play Arcade games
- Share something you know to someone else (can be as simple as a book you read, to as big as teaching a class)
- Start a monthly women’s group of your own
- Go back to school
- If you are frustrated, have a long cry, then cry some more. Pick your self up and know that you are strong
- Ask for help in anyway
- You made it to the end. Know that ITS OK TO FAIL, So fail and then pick yourself up and try again, It’s Mandatory for renewing.
It took me so long to understand that I was better at being the person I needed to before my family when I took the time to be better to myself. Self-care isn’t selfish and understanding that can make taking the time you need so much easier.