Self care is an important part of living a healthy and genuinely successful life. However, you don’t always have to spend $100 at a salon to show yourself some love. In fact, here are 100 COMPLETELY FREE self care ideas! All you have to do is be willing to love yourself enough to try them.
There’s this idea that self care has to be expensive. We have to buy ourselves the most expensive face wash or take ourselves out for an expensive date. And while these are good things to do every once in a while, for most people, doing expensive things for yourself all the time just isn’t feasible.
But this doesn’t mean that you just have to forget about self care. Take it from a college student who is #ballingonabudget – self care is still possible and affordable when your wallet is tight!
Don’t believe me? Well here is a list of 100 COMPLETELY FREE self care ideas that are perfect for any age and any budget.
Today, we’re talking all about free self care ideas.
100 Free Self Care Ideas
- Put your phone on “Do Not Disturb.”
- Go to the Public Library, find a comfy chair and read a book.
- Go for a long daydreaming walk with no goal.
- Go to the park and watch clouds pass by.
- Go to a lake and feed the ducks.
- Lay a blanket out in a field and look at the stars.
- Watch the sunrise and/or sunset.
- Do a guided meditation.
- Pray.
- Light your favorite candle.
- Take a long, hot luxurious bubble bath.
- Make a face mask.
- Paint your nails.
- Declutter social media.
- Do a puzzle.
- Do Yoga.
- Have a Self Dance Party.
- Journal.
- Doodle in the Park.
- Write a poem.
- Have a self photoshoot.
- Take yourself out on a picnic date.
- Pick yourself some flowers.
- Go on a hike.
- Create a Vision Board.
- Start a gratitude journal.
- Create a bucket list.
- Make a list of everything and everyone you are grateful for.
- Make a list of everything that makes you happy. Big or small.
- Make a list of your favorite people in the whole wide world.
- Make a list of things you love about yourself. This one can be hard sometimes, so I challenge you to try to list at least 10 things (and at least 3 things that are physical attributes).
- Make a list of what others love about you.
- Make a list of your favorite songs.
- Make a Spotify Playlist of all of your favorite songs.
- Make a list of everything you’ve ever accomplished. Big or small.
- Write out your favorite memories like their stories in a novel.
- Write a short story and make you the hero.
- Write a song.
- Plan your dream vacation.
- Plan your dream home.
- Write a letter to someone who hurt you in the past.
- Write a letter to someone you are grateful for.
- Write a letter to your younger self with the best advice that you could possible give.
- Write a letter to a lost loved one.
- Text someone you’re grateful for.
- Call and old friend and catch up.
- Spend time with someone you love.
- Learn a new hobby on Youtube.
- Color in an adult coloring book.
- Go to an open mic event.
- Visit a museum.
- Volunteer at a local organization that you support.
- Get dressed up in your favorite outfit.
- Play with makeup.
- Try a new hairstyle.
- Unsubscirbe from any annoying email list.
- Clean your spotify of songs you don’t like anymore or songs that upset you.
- Watch a movie from a different culture.
- Watch a documentary on something you’re interested in.
- Watch your favrotie show.
- Choose a new show to binge.
- Watch a motivational Ted Talk.
- Listen to a podcast.
- Watch a classic movie with friends and/or loved ones.
- Watch your favorite childhood cartoons.
- Watch your favorite childhood movies.
- Eat ice cream and watch a cheesy movie.
- Play an old videogame/boardgame you loved as a kid.
- Redownload an old game on your phone that you stopped playing.
- Look through an old photo album.
- Actually take a lunchbreak.
- Play with your pets.
- Snuggle your pets. .
- Try a new recipe.
- Make a new recipe.
- Bake yourself something sweet.
- Learn a new tik tok dance.
- Upcycle old clothes.
- Do your laundry.
- Clean your shoes.
- Clean out your purse.
- Clean and organize your junk drawer.
- Organize your desk.
- Rearrange your closet.
- Purge old clothes that you honestly are not going to wear anymore.
- Rearrange your room.
- Clean your makeup brushes.
- Buid a fort.
- Go to the park and play. Let your inner kid run free for a little while.
- Go to an open field and shout as loud as you possible can.
- Make up your own language.
- Take time to plan your week.
- Cut out a toxic person from your life.
- Go to the gym.
- Stretch.
- Go to bed early.
- Sleep in late. In fact, don’t even set an alarm.
- Absolutely nothing. Whatever that means for you.
I hope this list gave you at least one idea that you can treat yourself without having to worry about the price. Remember, it’s ok to spend a pretty penny on yourself. You deserve it! Just know you don’t always have to.
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Until next time,
