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11 Acts of Self-Care You Might Not Have Done Yet
Looking for something different for your self-care routine? Try one of these ideas!
Self-care can be so many things. In fact, it can be so many things that somethings we lose track of the many ideas. It can be fluffy, such as massages and manicures, or it can be concrete, like getting enough sleep. Sometimes the best self-care is the act that doesn’t really seem like self-care.
If you’re looking for some self-care you haven’t done before, check out this list.
Catch up on the news
Knowing what’s going on in the world is important. Politics and crime can be exhausting, and sometimes it seems like that’s the only news there is. But it is important to catch up on the news now and then. Whether you watch a news report on TV, hit up the local paper or new channel’s website, or subscribe to an email service like Morning Brew or The Skimm, spend a few minutes each day (or a couple times a week) catching up.
But the true act of self-care here is in knowing when to quit. We can go down a rabbit hole reading all the different takes on a political story, or chasing down the latest update on a natural disaster or criminal story. It’s exhausting, stressful, and disheartening. Know when to check out the…
