Spooky season is officially upon us! 🎃👻 It’s such a frighteningly wonderful time to focus on yourself, your health, your self-care, and overall well being.
Here are 5 Boo-tiful Self-Care Tips for you to follow this Halloween - and beyond:
1. Check In With Yourself
Let’s begin this self-care practice by first connecting with yourself and your inner wisdom. Take a few moments to breathe and be mindful of the present moment.
When you feel calm and centered, ask yourself the following questions: How am I feeling inside? What am I craving most right now? What would I love to see manifesting in my reality?
Think of it like a tune up you’d get for your car. Check in with yourself and the aspects that you intuitively feel need a fine tuning at this point in your life.
Polysleep Tip: In addition to taking a few deep breaths and connecting with yourself, you can also use journaling to help you get clear on how you're feeling or the direction you want to go in your life. Use some of the questions above as prompts and let the responses flow through you onto the paper.
Another fun exercise is creating a mood board on Pinterest. Start pinning things to it that you feel most inspired and empowered right now. It could be self-care quotes or affirmations that light you up inside or a beautifully decorated space. It could even be something simply like a self-care routine or new beauty regimen. Pin it, love it and get empowered by it!
2. Go All In On What Feels Right For You
Now that you feel inspired and connected with yourself, start making a plan to incorporate more of what lights you up inside into your everyday routine.
For instance, if you’re seeking more joy out of life, make some more time to do the things you love in your day to day. If you’re looking to up your self-care routine, then regularly pamper yourself with a nice long bath, mindful walks, self-help books or a coffee date with your loved one.
If on the other hand you’re wanting to beautify yourself from the inside out, then plan to nourish your mind, body and soul. Taking the example of nourishing your body, you can do things like implementing a proper skin care routine, refreshing your wardrobe or spending time doing your nails, makeup and hairstyle in a whole new way. To make this fit with the vibe of the spooky season, paint your nails orange or black, or try some new Halloween-themed face masks!
Polysleep Tip: One of the most essential things you can do is be aware of the products that you are putting onto your body and ensuring they’re organic and eco-friendly. Also, when it comes to choosing the right skincare products and routines, make sure you first determine your skin type by consulting a skincare professional or dermatologist. You can also do a blotting sheet test at home which will help you know if you have oily, dry or combination skin. Knowledge is power!
3. Invest In Yourself
The beautiful thing about the fall season - beyond the fall colours, scenery and comfy knit sweaters - is that you are in a transformative period in your life when you’re letting go of the things that aren’t serving you and making more space for all of the things that are.
Now is truly the time to invest in yourself in all the ways you’ve been craving. Join that pottery class down the street, or that book club or that cross-country running group. Learn to bake or crochet or do acrylic nails or start a blog or join a kickboxing class! Make more time to enjoy yourself, have fun, and push yourself beyond your limits! Invest in your self love and self-care journey and do the things that inspire you to grow.
4. Set Clear and Intentional Goals
Now is the time to get clear on some actionable goals that you want to accomplish this fall season. Be intentional about what you’re hoping to achieve over the next few months or the next year and set some small steps you can take each day to reach those objectives.
For instance, if your goal is to run 10k by next summer, then start by running small intervals every week and continue building up your endurance over time. If you want to start a side hustle and make some added income, think about some artistic projects you could start today; like podcasting, painting or photography. The more intentional you are with what you’re hoping to achieve, the more motivated you will be to work towards these goals.
5. Be Consistent in Your Self Care Journey
The last key to all of this is to just go all in with what you’re most wanting out of life right now. The more consistent you are able to be with your self-care, self-growth and self-love journey the more transformation you’ll see from the inside out.
Even if you do not see a change right away, know that small actions compound over time. Every small step you take is intended to make you be your best self and that is something to be proud of.
Polysleep Takeaway
Those were the 5 Boo-tiful Self-Care Tips for This Spooky Season! By checking in with yourself, going all in on what feels right for you, investing in yourself, setting some clear intentional goals and being consistent in your self care journey, you’ll begin to see a huge shift taking place from the inside out.
Happy Self-Care! 🎃👻🍬
