Hello August!
I’m completely shocked August is here. Summer is flying by, but there’s always time to focus on self care.
As parents, we sometimes forget to take care of our mental and physical health. It’s hard to fit it all in. Here are twenty-five self care activities that you can do all August long.
They can even be fun if you have littles with you too!
1. Take a walk
2. Read a book
3. Do a paint by number
4. Journal
5. Bake a cake
6. Listen to a podcast
7. Binge a new series
8. Go swimming
9. Take a drive
10. Tend plants
11. Visit a market
12. Go kayaking
13. Call a friend
14. Go to lunch
15. Buy your favorite coffee
16. Look at the stars
17. Pick flowers
18. Dance
19. Volunteer
20. Go on a walk
21. Cuddle an animal
22. Put new sheets on your bed
23. Take a phone free day
24. Go fishing
25. Try something new
No matter what you decide to do this month, make a little time just for you.
You are so important.
If you feel selfish for taking you time… your kids will benefit from your self care too! A happy mom or dad leads to happy kids.
You and your happiness matters.
What self care activity do you plan on doing this month? Any that you’d add to the list? Let me know in the comments.
Grey Skies & Rainbow Highs 
I love this. Self care is so important whether it is big or small you should do at least something for yourself every day.
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I love the idea of having things in mind for each month. Self care is so important!
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Such great ideas! This makes a great printable to hang up for a reminder.
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Love this! My toddler and I did a pretty big veggie, fruit and herb garden this year and she is so proud of it and LOVES watching it bloom and grow!
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I love all these ideas. My kids and I love doing gardening and swimming because it feels therapeutic to us.
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Self care is so important! Thank
You for sharing
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These are such great suggestions…I need to focus on self care more often!
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These all sound like relaxing things to do to unwind and give yourself a treat.
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Great ideas! I’ve been tending to some plants lately and it’s been a calming activity. I’ve always shied away from plants because they always seem to die on my watch. I’m happy to report, so far so good!!
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such a wonderful list of ideas for self-care.. bookmarking this for reminding myself
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This is a great list.. I don’t know if I could take a completely phone free day though. 😀
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These are great self care activities! Swimming will always be my favorite self care activity!
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