45 things you can do to relax
Summer’s still far away and with a new year came new tasks and projects, so it’s only natural to feel a little stressed. Therefore, you need to use your free time to calm down, practise some self care and enjoy life. Here’s a list of 45 things you can do to relax!
A good environment sets the mood
- Clean and organise, nothing is as stressful as a cluttered home!
- Divide your home into work spaces and relax places
- Create a corner for you alone, even if it’s just a corner of the couch
- Place blankets and pillows to get cosy easily
- Light some (soy) candles
- Try some essential oils
- Play some relaxing music (classical or jazz for instance)
Hobbies can guide your mind away from stressful things
- Read a good book
- Paint
- Do a course in pottery
- Write a book or poems (or a blog of course)
- Go gaming, from the Sims to Mario Kart to Grand Theft Auto
- Bake or cook something delicious – banana bread is always a good idea!
- Knit yourself a nice blanket or a scarf
- Yoga
- Zumba classes
- Running
- Photography
- Scrapbooking
- Or just plain old Netflix
Or you can deal with the stress
- Write a journal page about what’s bothering you
- Have a scream session in your pillow
- Go boxing
- Scour Google for creative solutions to your problems
- Meditate – you can start here!
- Find yourself a life coach
- Learn how to be more mindful
- Make a planning to prevent these situations in the future
Take care of your body
- Give yourself a warm foot bath
- Or a hot normal bath or shower
- Steam your pores with a hot towel
- Face masking time (the skincare ones, not the virus protection)!
- Get a warm water bottle for your back
- Ask someone to give you a back massage
- Give yourself a face massage
- Make yourself a cup of hot tea or cocoa
- Mani – pedi’s
Or go for the big guns
- Plan a holiday or weekend trip, even if it’s just you and your boyfriend in a countryside cottage
- Book a day at a spa
- Get your eyebrows waxed
- Act like it’s already summer with a trip to a tanning bed
- Get a haircut with everything included
- Go to the zoo
- Or a cat cafe and go cuddle!
- Take a walk on the beach or in a forest
I hope you liked this list and I’d love to know more about what relaxes you! If you want more content like this, please subscribe and get my free e-book that’ll take all your financial worries away! You can also find me on Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter, so you’ll never have to miss a new post.
Lots of love,
Lisa
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Hi there! My name is Lisa and I am the author of Mind and Body Intertwined. I have a bachelor's and a master's degree in psychology. During my study, I found out how much the mind and the body are connected and it fascinated me, which is why I started my blog. Would you like to join me on this little corner of the world?
I love these ideas! I have recently found comfort in cleaning and organising. I recently redid my room and getting organisers, sorting through clothing and getting rid of old things is so therapeutic. Thank you for these tips!
Em x
Such a great list! Thanks so much for sharing!
Katie | katieemmabeauty.com
Great tips! I love a lot of these. I just wrote a blog post about separating work spaces and relaxing spaces. Great advice! I also like hobbies and talking a walk in nature for relaxing. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Creating a different work space from the rest of your house is so important psychologically! I’ll check out your post on it soon!
I can’t wait of this third lockdown to be over to book a spa! This is a great list of things – love a self care/relaxing post!
Thank you! I hope it inspires you to make the most of it until we have our freedom back again 😁
These tips are actually so good that I don’t have words for them. Very nicely done. I’m sure people will get inspired by them (I know I am)
Thank you so much, you’re so kind 😁
What a fabulous list. Writing and working on my blog definitely relax me. The time just flies when I do that.
Thank you so much! It’s the same for me, it’s like creating your own world in a website haha.
Loved this list! There are so many hobbies I might be adding to my routine!
Thank you! I hope you find one that works for you. I was actually thinking of picking up painting myself 😊
These are all great choices! I usually relax with a great book and cosy blanket or playing Mario Kart with my sisters and shouting more than needed! I love the idea of a pottery course! Thanks for sharing x
Haha you can never do enough shouting, especially during Mario Kart!
Glad we are not the only ones lol
Lots of really great suggestions here! Thanks for this! Siobhan ♡ | Vegan Babe Life
These are great suggestions. I’ve got a little reading corner where I keep cosy blankets and my book. I love settling down there to relax sometimes.
Thank you! I’d love to have a reading nook like that, I can imagine an environment calms you down in itself.