a non-cutesy self care guide, for when you need to bounce back after being really dysfunctional
Body
Wash your hands with warm water and soap.
Trim, file, and buff your nails and toenails.
Trim any hangnails.
Push back your cuticles.
Put hand cream or moisturizer on your hands and/or feet.
If you have any rough skin, buff it off with a pumice stone.
If it’s your style, give yourself a manicure and/or pedicure.
Roll out your ankles, flex and point your feet a couple of times.
Stretch your calves, hamstrings, quads, shoulders, triceps, upper back, lower back, chest, or any other part that feels tight.
Roll your neck in circles in both directions.
Shake out your hands and roll your wrists.
If you want to, shave anywhere you want to shave.
If you have any sore muscles, massage them with your hands or a foam roller.
Go through your normal facial care routine. Splash water on your face, put on moisturizer, use a facial cleanser, or put on a nice mask.
Take a warm bath or shower. Warm, not scalding hot.
Take a cutesy, Instagram-worthy bath with a bath bomb, or use this guide for what to put in your bath.
Wash your hair. Shampoo and condition if you want.
Dry yourself off gently with a soft towel.
Put on clothes that make you feel confident.
Eat something, preferably healthy.
Drink a huge glass of water.
Use the restroom, if you’ve been holding it for a long time.
Use a warm washcloth and wipe off the crusty bits around your eyes and nose.
Blow your nose.
Take any medications or vitamins if you need to do so.
Have a warm drink. Avoid caffeinated drinks if they make you jumpy.
Comb or brush your hair, then style it in a way that makes you feel most confident.
If you have open cuts, put on bandages; if you have mosquito bites, apply anti-itch cream; etc.
Surroundings
Delete unnecessary photos and apps from your phone.
Close all apps running in the background of your phone.
Close all of the tabs open on your computer.
Delete unnecessary files from your computer.
Organize your files.
Check emails, and clean up your inbox.
Clear every notification on your phone.
Take everything off your desk and wipe it down.
Put all papers where they need to go.
Put all books on your shelf.
Reorganize your shelf by author, series, rainbow colors, or whatever else you prefer.
Untangle all of your cables.
Make your bed.
Change your sheets, pillowcase, and duvet cover.
Put all scattered clothes in a laundry bin.
Do that laundry.
Turn off all the lights if it’s daytime, or turn them all on if it’s nighttime.
Put all of the random junk that doesn’t have a place into a box, and hide the box under your bed.
Hang clean clothes in your closet, or fold them and put into drawers.
Open your blinds and curtains.
Straighten everything that is hanging on your walls, unless everything is slanted in a certain way for your ~aesthetic~
Vacuum the floor.
Clean your phone screen, laptop screen, keyboard, etc.
Put all of your pens in jars.
Mind
Take any medication you need.
Dump all your thoughts in a journal.
Make an appointment with a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist/etc.
Tbh, beyond this I don’t know about each person’s circumstances. You can check out my mental health resource tag and find something to help you.
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