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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