Self-care doesn’t have to mean purchasing expensive skincare products.
It doesn’t have to mean getting your nails done on a weekly basis.
It doesn’t have to mean splurging on plane tickets each summer.
Julia Velychko
It doesn’t have to mean going broke.
Maybe you arent able to practice self-care because you dont believe you deserve to be spoiled and pampered.
Or maybe you arent able to practice self-care because its too damn expensive.
After all, pretty much everything youre encouraged to do in the name of self-care requires money.
If you dont have enough money to afford anything elaborate right now, you could still practice self-care.
You dont need a million dollars for take steps toward strengthening your mental health.
Self-care can be anything that makes you calmer, more centered, more confident.
Self-care can mean tidying your work space so you dont have to sit in clutter all day long.
Self-care can mean sayingnowhen someone asks you for a favor and youre already swamped with work.
Self-care can mean taking a long, hot shower with your favorite band playing in the background.
Self-care can mean journaling about your emotions so that get everything out of your system in a healthy way.
Self-care doesnt have to mean purchasing expensive skincare products.
It doesnt have to mean getting your nails done on a weekly basis.
It doesnt have to mean splurging on plane tickets each summer.
It doesnt have to mean going broke.
When you break the word down, self-care simply means taking care of yourself.
It means treating your mind and your body with respect.
It means making sure you are okay instead of going, going, going until you collapse.
If you want to take better care of yourself, you should start in the most basic ways.
verify youre drinking enough water.
see to it youre eating.
confirm youre giving yourself a healthy outlet to deal with stress.
confirm youre being kind to yourself.
Self-care doesnt have to be expensive.
You dont have to make six digits on your paycheck for treat yourself as a priority.
Right now, you have the tools you better practice self-care.
You just have to put them into action.
You have to make a promise to yourself you will take better care of yourself.
