Homestead burnout is real, folks, and self love can help! I decided I should be kinder to my mind (and my body) and compile a list of things I can do after a hard day on the homestead. If you’ve been there, I hope you find these ideas useful!
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14 ways to practice self love after you’ve had a long, hard day on the homestead.
I’ve had a few setbacks lately on my homestead and, unfortunately, they’ve resulted in me frying up some frozen french fries and eating a whole container of mini brownies on my own. That’s not exactly the definition of self-love but maybe self-sabotage.
Take a bath or hot shower to practice self love
This is one of my favorite things to do and I do not do it often enough! The last bath I took I added some lavender essential oil and put on some music. I also had a good cry because it was just a difficult day. I got out of the bath, put on my favorite pajamas, and decided I was going to have a better day tomorrow.
Yoga and/or Meditation in order to love yourself
I’m sure you’ve heard it time and time again: “Yoga and meditation are good for you.”. I always believed it might be but never tried it, then I discovered Yoga with Adriene and it changed my world.
My goal is to practice yoga at least 3 days out of the week, no matter what, now. On particularly hard days it’s hard to get on my mat, but that’s when I know I’ll benefit from it the most. I challenge you to try it!
Put on your favorite CD
One of my regular self-love acts is listening to my favorite CD. Sometimes it’s a playlist from my Spotify, but usually, it’s one (or all!) of Josh Ritter‘s CDs. He’s my very favorite artist and his music lifts me up.
Pet your dog…or somebody else’s dog could work.
I never wanted dogs. WHAT!? I know right? I must’ve been the spawn of Satan or something. Okay, that’s a little dramatic but I really can’t believe I didn’t want dogs.
I have two wonderful dogs now and I can’t imagine life without them. Sometimes I joke and say that I’d give away my firstborn child if my dogs didn’t like her/him.
The point of this is that my dogs always make me feel good. Really, any dogs make me feel good. Random dogs that walk by me, videos or barking puppies, anything. I consider it self-love when I sit down on the ground and cuddle with my pups. All is well in the world then.
Bake Something
I’ve mentioned it a few times in past blog posts but I come from a family of bakers. My sister, mom, and I all find baking to be therapeutic. You get to take these simple, individual ingredients and add them together to make something truly wonderful.
If baking isn’t your jam, then you can cook something! I love to be in the kitchen, and not just because I’m a woman. #girlpower
