Mental Self Care

Hello Again Readers!

So this blog will go into detail of mental self care and I will cover several activities and way you can help change your mental self care routines! A lot of these activities can be done at little to no cost as well! Now if you read my previous post on Self Care you may already be doing some of these if you decided to take the 30 day self care challenge. If you have not read it, start here! some of these activities will overlap with each post and that is okay! If you are already doing these overlapping activities you are working in several catagories so go you!

So what is Mental Self ? By definition it is the process of involving activities to declutter your mind. Reduce your stress levels and Help to improve your mental health!

First things first you need to absolutely find some time, even if it is just once or twice a week. For Example Monday and Tuesday I have an early day at work This makes for two days of the week that I can plan for me.
                     Doing this includes taking time from

• Work
• your home life
• Responsibilities
• This does not mean you should lose all lack of control and say go blow your entire life savings at a casino! If you have addictions like this do not give into them!!

Even if you cant find this time ( even though I encourage you to alter your schedule so that you can) There are still plenty of things you can to do take care of you!


Lets start at the free activities 

• Unplug from Electronics and Social Media!! Yes this means shut your phone off, leave it at home whatever you have to do to avoid your phone!!!
• Go to the Park and sit with a lunch you packed and people watch. 
• Go for a walk or run 
• Ride a bike 
• Get some sun! Vitamin D is so important to your overall health. both physically and Mentally! 
• Take a nap with no alarm! 
• Change up your route to work. escape the mundane. This is also a way you can make some time for you if you leave a tiny bit earlier from home. Just by adding a bit of spontaneity to your life can make such a change!
• Challenge your brain. 
• write a poem, limerick or haiku, even journal. 
• do a crossword, soduku or puzzle ( avoid using apps on your phone if you have access to a printer, print one or two out before you go out on your adventure! )
• challenge yourself with some riddles!!
• Read a book!! even re read your favorite book! 
• Compliment yourself! You would be surprised at how much you can boost self esteem by feeding your own ego!
• If you find yourself going through a tough time, such as you got a bad diagnosis from a doctor, you lost a loved one, or you know someone going through a rough patch educate yourself on the situation. You will find when you expand your knowledge that you are opening so many doors on mental clarity! Plus it always helps to know you are not alone in Situations! 

Now lets get into the Low Cost activities

• Start to teach yourself boundaries
• I highly recommend the book Boundaries! you can find it here on Amazon in all forms Rather it be from audible or in paper back!! This book was actually recommend to be by my counselor and has helped immensely! I will forewarn those of my readers, it does have scriptures and religion involved in it but please do not let that keep you from reading it!  
• Take a mental Health day! The reason I put this on the may cost you list is for those of you with kids, especially kids who are school age or in day care!! Send them to daycare or school and schedule a day off from work and you do you!
• Find a new hobby! I love to crochet and sew ( even though they are not my strongest suits I still enjoy it! I recently made two blankets for our newest edition! 
• Go get yourself a coffee or tea ( which ever you prefer) I recommend a quite cafe if possible ( avoid Starbucks, Dutch bros and other big name shops) where you can settle down and read a book, listen to some music( if you have an ipod use it instead of your phone that way you are not tempted by social media!! I have an older Ipod that I use in this case that does not have internet access)  and just take some time for you! 

regardless of how you do it, and what you do during this time make some you time this is so important to your mental health and clarity!!