53. A Self-Care Guide
I have had a really terrible October, and while that's probably not something I'm gonna talk too much about at least for awhile, I do wanna talk about things you can do to make a terrible time just a little better. I've done a more flowery version of this in the past, but I wanted this one to be straight-forward for when things really suck and all you want to do is the bare minimum:
- take a shower
- wash your face
- talk to someone (if there's no one in your life you feel like you can talk to try a help hotline — you can find a list of them here)
- take a nap
- eat something (anything!)
- change your clothes
- put on lotion
- listen to happy music
- drink a bottle (maybe not all at once) of water
- listen to an advice podcast (even if it's not talking about your specific issue I've found that listening to people talk through problems weirdly cathartic — I really like Dear Sugar Radio)
- say a prayer (or make a wish)
- brush your teeth
- light a candle/put on perfume/spray some air freshener (let yourself smell something pleasant)
- watch snl (or something else that will make you laugh)
- drink tea
- make/bake something
- clean your room/just tidy your general space
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