Wellness can be an expensive business, with lots of products and services promising well-being at a price. These tips and tricks will cost you nothing and, hopefully, improve your mood.
Number 5 - Go drink a glass of water - you are probably dehydrated, lots of us spend most of our lives in a semi-permanent state of dehydration. We should be drinking 6-8 glasses of fluid per day (even more if the weather is hot) to help you keep focus, and keep headaches at bay.
Number 4 - Take a sensory walk - put down your phone and look for kittens or autumn colours. Focus on what is going on right now. Having a mindful walk where you are specifically looking out for certain sights, sounds or colours, is a lovely way of being present.
If you are in nature you can look out for bird song, or look out for kittens and dogs. If you are in town you can look for colours, the very best wolly hats, and hidden treasures. There is always something to notice.
Number 3 - Think about something lovely that has happened recently. It doesn't need to be big, but it should make you smile. How did you feel when it happened? What sights, smells, and sounds do you recall?
Number 2 - Send someone you love a message or text. Keeping in touch, and forging good social connections, gives us lower rates of anxiety and depression. I know busy lives make it difficult to keep in touch sometimes, but even a quick text message can help.
Number 1 - Listen to a story before bed. We do this for our children, we set up peaceful and positive bedtime routines to give structure to the end of the day. We should so this for ourselves as well.
I really like https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/ which are 30 minute long, very soothing stories written and read by Kathryn Nicolai, but you can go for any story or podcast. There are tons of stories, plays and books on the BBC sounds App from Radio 4, there are even audio books on YouTube.
Special bonus - we know all about - Make something!! I'm sure you have all kinds of special in your craft stash, even if it's a few pencils in the back of a notebook.
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