It’s Saturday and you do want to take some time off to feel pampered after a busy weekday, and you don’t know where to start? I have 50 ideas that will help you to plan your ideal Saturday self-care time.
Why is Saturday self-care special?
- You can spend your whole day doing many activities worry-free
- It’s been a buzzing week, from work to home to other activities that might have hindered your nightly or daily self-care routines.
- It prepares you for the usual Sunday anxiety, and stress from family and friends- to prepare for another week.
How do you plan your Saturday self-care?
- Have an intention and why you are making out time for this self-care. Do your want to feel relaxed, rejuvenated or just want to go offline and away from the noise?
- Pick convenient activities, like 3-4, that you’ll be practicing.
- Buy all you’ll be needing.
- Make sure to set a reminder, and cancel any other things that are not about that moment of self-care.
- Stay in the moment and enjoy yourself.
P.S.- You will plan ahead of time especially if it’s your first time trying out the Saturday self-care routine.
Why Saturday? Can’t I try it on Sunday?
You can try it on Sunday, but there’s this general assumption that Saturdays are often the no-work-no-stress day. If Sundays are free for you, then go ahead and turn them into Sunday Self-care activities.
Let’s get started on the 50 perfect ideas for a calming Saturday (or Sunday) self-care day.
If you find yourself wanting a specific type of self-care (solo, or with a friend type) feel free to check through the list and choose what you feel is best for you. I got you sorted out.
Why do you need to practice self-care?
I am a preacher of self-care, and if you are a loyal reader of my blog, you should know that by now.
Self-care is essential for your whole well-being. You don’t wait till you experience exhaustion or burnout before practicing self-care. You practice self-care because you deserve it regardless of who you are, and what you have or have not.
So prioritize it.
You need a routine that guides your to practice self-care regularly. Because when you take care of yourself, you become more productive, energized, and happy.
Self-care reminds you to slow down and take care of yourself on a routine basis.
Solo self-care activities
I know you have been all day with different faces and environments, and you’re craving for a me-time, to unplug and unwind. These solo self-care ideas will refill your tank and leave you rejuvenated, here are some ideas;
- Tidy your room
- Dress your bed
- Foot scrub
- Early morning deep breath
- Rearrange your room
- Binge-watch on your favorite TV show
- Read a blog
- Listen to an inspiring podcast
- Summarize your per week journals
- Take a nap
- Indulge in a self-care bath
- Have a baking day
- Meal prep some of your time-saving healthy snacks and breakfast
- Practice a guided manifestation
- Make it a PJ day
- Take photos of anything you find interesting
- Watch something funny on TikTok
- Learn a DIY craft
- Apply a face mask
- Make a vision board
- Switch off your phone
- Sign up for home-alone workout sessions
- Go for online shopping
- Take a walk
- Invest in an online course- learn something new
- Take yourself out on a date
- Redesign your room
- Give yourself a spa day
- Write yourself a love letter
- Speak your affirmations
- Make a bucket list
- Clean your home surfaces
- Visualize your dream life
- Create your daily schedule
- Practice your hobby
- Go grocery shopping
- Pray
- Solo Bathtime [Read More – How To Create Your Perfect Bathtime Self-Care Routine]
With a friend self-care activities
Too busy during the week that you feel you neglected some of your friends, family, and significant half? Are you feeling more social? Here are appealing self-care activities you can practice and reconnect with them.
- Meet a friend for tea or coffee
- Compliment a stranger
- Have a movie night with a friend
- Facetime or zoom someone you miss
- Give some a big hug
- Have a picnic
- Join a hobby club ]
- A self-care weekend getaway
- Make a fun content
- Explore a new cafe or location
- Sing karaoke
- Go on a date
Just so you know
Spending a few minutes or hours taking care of yourself is never a waste of time. I know it’s easy to think, you could be doing something more productive, but what will you do if your body starts failing you due to excessive stress and you get overwhelmed, how productive will you be?
There’s a limit to the amount of stress and work your body can take. So to avoid burnout, and exhaustion that will lead to frustration and feeling of failure, you need to care for yourself and take a break.
So go ahead and start your self-care routine now! You deserve it!
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