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  100 Extreme Self-Care Ideas	Posted on January 20, 2009	by Emily Naps
  Read (easy, fun reads though, not self-help or professional books!)
  Snuggle with the cat (or dog or baby or kids)
  Long walks and/or hikes
  Movies (again, easy watches – not horrific documentaries or violent battles or super sad ones that remind you of your own losses)
  Order dinner in (or have someone else make it)
  Sip a mug of hot, soothing tea
  Feel the sun (or rain) on your face
  Make a delights list
  Do something on your delights list
  Repeat above (over and over)
  Turn off the computer, cell phone and TV for 24 hours
  Do something creative (draw, knit, crossstitch, paint, cook, write, color, make a collage, etc.)
  Have a Harry Potter movie marathon (it's a personal favorite!)
  Keep your daily to-do list to 3 items or less
  Have a laugh fest with your best friend
  Break up with your TV
  Allow yourself to cry and experience your emotions
  Get a pedicure (or manicure)
  Browse your favorite bookstore (or music store)
  Write thank you notes to those who have touched your life and inspired you
  Spend the day exploring your town – go places you don't normally go
  Write a love letter to someone you love ( doesn't have to be a partner)
  Have a "Freedom from Self-Improvement Day"
  Listen to Holosync Color (try going outside the lines – its fun!)
  Talk a walk with your camera – take pictures of all you see that delights you
  Find and notice something beautiful every day
  Do something badly. Keep doing it.
  Admire beautiful artwork
  Do one brave thing everyday
  Wear something that makes you feel beautiful or handsome and confident
  Have an "All Day PJs Day"
  Quit the job you hate that drains you
  Say YES to what you truly love
  Let go of belongings you no longer love or use (even family heirlooms) Also applies to relationships
  Give up New Year's Resolutions. Pick a word instead
  Make a list of the things you want to do in your lifetime
  Do one of those things
  Eat something unhealthy AND enjoy it without self-criticism or guilt
  Call the friends you've been meaning to call
  Schedule a day of no schedule
  Buy yourself a cheery balloon
  What do you do for extreme self-care?
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  17 Responses to 100 Extreme Self-Care Ideas
  Connie says:	January 22, 2009 at 11:21 am	Love this post! I have been relying on medical doctors to "get me well" and have realized I just do not practice enough self care…time to get extreme!!! P.S. still working on the healing stories…this is a super busy time for me.
  Reply	Emily says:	January 22, 2009 at 11:36 am	Hi Connie! I think I wrote this mainly to remind myself it's time for some good ol' self-care! I forget sometimes that the most 'extreme' and best self-care usually consists of the smallest, simplest things! Take care of yourself in this busy time Reply	Shawn Murphey, Chief Joymonger says:	February 3, 2009 at 10:00 pm	A couple of my favorite simple things are to blow bubbles and play the kazoo. And to skip…and not care what anyone else thinks. As I write that, it dawns on me that that might be one of the most important aspects of my own self-care…not caring what anyone else thinks about what I'm doing! Too many years of being overly concerned about other's good opinions of me has probably deepened my NEED for self-care!
  Reply	Emily says:	February 4, 2009 at 8:37 pm	Hi Shawn! That's a big one – the not caring what others think. We so often stop ourselves from doing the things we love because of what someone else might think. (And I love blowing bubbles! That's a great one!)
  Reply	Jess says:	May 25, 2011 at 1:03 am	these are great ideas to try when i'm feeling down!!! thanx for the posting of them who ever did it.
  Reply	Melissa Hargrave says:	January 12, 2012 at 1:54 pm	Hi my name is Melissa Hargrave, and I am a therapist in Austin TX. I just blogged about taking time out for ourselves and ran across your list and I just had to share it with others. I hope this is ok. Thanks for creating such a great list!
  Reply	Melissa Hargrave says:	January 12, 2012 at 1:56 pm	oh, I posted it here: http://hillcountrytherapy.com/good-weather-good-mood-a-reminder-for-dynamic-care/
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  Miss Ryan says:	February 2, 2012 at 12:05 am	I have learned how important it is to have self care. Some things I like to do are practice Yoga, play with my two year old neice and cuddle up with my dog to a good book or movie.
  I enjoyed your article- Thank you!
  Reply	Rie says:	April 21, 2012 at 8:30 pm	I love this post. Here Japan ,we're having holidays called Golden-Week soon.
  Reading your post,I've decided to be myself and reflesh myself during my holidays .
  Looking forward to follow your ideas and my original ones.Thank you. Rie, from Tokyo
  Reply	Ana-Latu Dickson says:	June 26, 2012 at 10:59 pm	Thank you for the great self care ideas…I have just returned from having coffee with a friend and our discussion was on self care. We often take ourselves for granted. Timely for me
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  Erena DiGonis says:	December 28, 2012 at 7:49 am	I love this list! It is sometimes easier to help others care for themselves. I needed to see this as a refresher of how to take care of me thank you!
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