Two weeks into December – it’s going fast.
Hopefully you’re feeling a little more organised after our day yesterday – I know I am.
I feel like I did something good – maybe I need a reward? Maybe you do to?
Today – treat yourself.
Part of self care is rewarding yourself for a job well done. If you’ve been following this months posts and completing them as you go, then you’ve done a good job. If you’ve not read any of them (yet) then you may well have done other things that need a little reward. Then again, maybe you haven’t done anything that needs a treat….but maybe you deserve one anyway? Only you know that.
What constitutes a treat?
For me there are a couple of rules.
- It must not be something you do every day. That’s not a treat, that’s a routine.
- It should be a little indulgent.
- You should enjoy it.
That’s it. It doesn’t have to cost money, it doesn’t have to take loads of time, it doesn’t have to involve giving up on other promises that you’ve made to yourself (like eating healthily) and it doesn’t have to involve anyone else – but it can if you want it to.
Some of the things I like to do include…
Turning off all the electronics, snuggling under a blanket and spending a few hours reading a book I like.
Doing my nails nicely. Maybe even cracking out the nail art and sticking a few sparkly bit on there.
Looking after my feet – the full pedicure experience. Soaking them in hot water with nice bath salts in, giving them a good scrub, filing the nails, lots of lovely foot cream and finishing with a lovely nail varnish.
Lighting candles or incense and making the house smell gorgeous.
Going out to a restaurant for a really amazing meal.
Having a box set binge – getting loads of episodes of a great series and watching them back to back (most recently Gilmore Girls – thank you Netflix!)
Putting on an album that I haven’t listened to for ages and have a crazy (private) dance to it.
Going to the beauty department at a local store and getting a free makeover.
Organising a catch up with friends.
Some of these things cost money, some do not. Some of them will appeal to you, some will not. The idea is not for you to do the things on my list, but to create one of your own. You should choose things that fit with what you want to do. How you want to indulge yourself.
If you think about traditional advent calendars, they tend to contain chocolate behind every door. I have a little problem with that. Apart from the fact that you probably shouldn’t be eating chocolate every day (it’s a treat not a staple food group) it’s so samie…the same thing every day just doesn’t cut it. Think of treats that you really want and use them sparingly, but make sure you use them…You’re worth it!
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