Self-care challenge: Post your self-care routine!
Hello Hellooo people! 
I hope all is well! ^-^
We sure do know that self-care is so very important for ourselves. It doesn't for how long we practice self-care in our daily routine. It could be 15 minutes, an hour. It depends and it's always an achievement to take some time out of your busy busy day to take care of yourself because you matter and you are important too! 
-Here's a little challenge for you: Post your self-care routine below! 
I'm excited and curious to get to know about your self-care routine 
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I put my head in my hands and ignore the world.
Mine changes based on how much energy I actually have. I managed to wask my face daily and that's about it.
Like someone else said depending on how much energy I have, my self care changes but some activities include:
plant care (very proud of taking care of my house plants)
cooking a hot meal for myself
taking a hot shower (esp when I'm low energy and can only stand there)
grooming and cosmetics (helps me feel at the top of my game/ shows me I care about myself)
working on art or listening to a fun podcast
yoga stretches
And maybe not "self" care since it involves other people, but talking to good friends either via text or video calling
@CrispApple
My self care regiment:
drinking lots of water... exercise (twice a week)... less carbohydrates more protein... include fruit or vegetables in your every meal... and don't forget to smile to every one... even though your tired and facing the pain inside...
1. Mindfulness. I am meditating every day.
2. Yoga. Just started practicing but like it a lot.
3. Learning something new. I try to learn spanish language for general growth and learning python programming language to make my professional performance better.
4. Learning something about my issues. So, this way I found out information about emotions and such thing as alexithymia.
5. Just having fun in my way and taking it as my rest. I like to walk a lot, play some games and read/watch interesting things.
Talking to friends when I'm feeling lonely. During emotional extremes, I like to organize my thoughts and write things down until everything is in order in my head.
Drinkig a cup of coffee every evening alone and quietly with my favourite music playing. Then practising mindfulness for about 20 minutes, journalling, followed by more music.I used to read earlier everyday but I've lost the zeal for it, I might encorporate reading into the routine again, since I did love it.
In the morning energy balancing massage.
20 minutes of cardio activity during the day.
Tanaka face massage in the evening.
- Exfoiliate my body once a month
- Wash my face
- Moisturize everything
- sing songs
- watch tv
- have some comfort food
- Getting out of bed
- Making sure I have a shower or am clean
- Taking my medication
- Wearing clothes that make me feel good
- Remembering to eat
Maybe these seem like small things to other people but they are pretty big things to me right now. I am pleased I've managed all but one so far today.
have a shower/ bath and wash my hair
make food (normally beans on toast or instant noodles or cereal)
eat a snack and watch a comfort show
text/ call a friend
draw or make something creative