A list of ideas for self-care
1. Grab a pen and paper or use the notes app on your phone and write down 25 things you love about yourself. Go back and look at it when you're feeling down
2. Go for a walk outside in nature somewhere, even if it's just around a few trees
3. Drink more water and put lemon or orange slices in it if you struggle to drink enough water like me
4. Make a gratitude list each morning to help set the mood for the day
5. Take a long hot shower/bath
6. But yourself your favourite chocolate bar and don't feel guilty about eating it
7. Take photos of things you cherish and love
8. Try a form of meditation e.g., guided walking meditation, lucid dreaming
9. Buy some fancy face masks and face scrub, light some candles and treat yourself to a "self care" night in
10. Buy yourself your favourite bottle of wine with breads and cheeses and take yourself on a wine and cheese night
11. Grab a picnic blanket, a pillow, and a book and read a few chapters in the park
12. Make a goals/to do list
13. Take a power nap
14. Treat yourself to your favourite fancy coffee or hot/cold beverage
15. Do some adult colouring or draw how you are feeling
A Poem Inspired by "The Crucible"
In the mist of it all, his death the saviour tool,
Behind the shadows, he portrays,
A lifetime of mistakes,
Mistakes that are now forgotten.
And he finally gives up,
Saving his name,
For his children's lives,
But leaving it all behind.
The darkness of his past,
Will haunt for evermore,
But beneath the spirals of confusion,
His death,
A lesson to be learned in all.
