Maybe you’re the kind of person who thinks personal care is a hoax. That in reality, you do not have time or desire to dedicate to such nonsense. But in reality, it is precisely about taking care of yourself; nothing should be more important than that.
However, it is true that sometimes the number of options can be overwhelming. What is it that will truly make a change in my life? How to distinguish in what to use my time?
So much so, that we end up doing nothing.
If this is your case, we propose a definitive guide to personal care for lazy people. They are simple changes that you can start applying to your life today and that will make a real difference in your day to day, with very little effort.
It’s worth a try, isn’t it?
1. Start a one word journal
Have you tried starting a journal, and given up on the second day? Possibly, it is because you want to record every detail of the day, and that is exhausting.
Why not try to sum up the day in a single word? It may not be a reliable memory of everything you have done, eaten and learned during the day, but it will help you remember the essence of each of your days.
In addition, it is a beautiful ritual to remember everything that has happened, and leave it recorded in the best place: your memory.
2. Do two minutes of stretching
Whether you’ve had a long day, or a fairly uneventful one, it always feels good to stretch all the joints and muscles. It helps you go to sleep relaxed and wake up much lighter the next day.
You can try these simple exercises to have all your muscles stretched and relaxed in a matter of minutes.
3. Call your best friend
You already know that sometimes the advice of a friend is the best way out of the darkness of a difficult day. Why not call him?
It’s not a matter of driving him crazy every day with your problems. Just take a moment to talk to that person you love so much, and sometimes you forget to ask how they are.
It also goes with your parents, your siblings, or anyone you love very much and with whom you want to feel more united.
4. Breathe
You already know the power of breathing, but do you use it often?
At the office, at home, when things seem like something out of a skit, take a minute to breathe.
Close your eyes. Inhale. exhale. Inhale. exhale.
You will see how the day continues a little more enjoyable after that mini moment of personal care.
5. Dedicate yourself to one point on your body every day
Taking care of your hair, exfoliating your skin, putting on an anti-pimples mask, taking care of your feet, your nails… There are too many things!
In the end, you end up settling for washing your face and using a good shampoo. But what if instead of doing everything on the same day, you do one thing at a time.
Take some time every day, half an hour is enough. Tomorrow, wear a face mask. Lastly, make a natural product for your hair. And so every day.
This way, you don’t need to take an entire spa day to feel good. But neither will you be neglecting any part of your body.
6. Clean up your social networks
Nothing more harmful than having the home of Instagram or Facebook full of perfect lives, beautiful and perfectly unreal people.
It’s good that there are things that you like to follow, but do you really need that ex-schoolmate that you never saw again and who keeps uploading photos of her trips? Or that office mate whose ideas turn your stomach?
Use social networks as a tool to feel better, to find your passions, to recover what makes you happy.
To the rest, say goodbye!
7. Give yourself a moment to do nothing
Hyperproductivity can bring problems such as stress or anxiety. If you want to feel good, after you’ve done everything the day demanded (or better yet, in the middle of the daily grind), take a moment to do nothing.
Doing nothing is that. Any. Lie in bed to look at the ceiling, or go up to the roof to look at the stars. Simply, to be present in the here and now for a moment, and feel comfortable with everything you have achieved.
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