A look into our Recruitment Consultant Nikki’s Self Care Sunday
Sunday, the day of rest, although I must admit that isn’t how it has always been in my house. I have “Sunday Jobs”, as I’m sure many people do, which includes shopping, ensuring all the laundry is washed and dried, ironing, making sure homework is all done for the week ahead and rustling up a lovely Sunday dinner to finish up the week.
Sundays are slightly different now; I still have the “Sunday Jobs” but I look at them differently. I treat the jobs as self care in themselves and add in a few little bits to make my Sundays more enjoyable.
I usually start the day with a little bit of a lie in, maybe until around 830 – 9am as I’m not a great sleeper inner. I usually listen to some Headspace before heading downstairs to make myself a nice frothy coffee to start the day, followed by a nice long shower whilst listening to one of my audio books (currently Windswept and Interesting by Billy Connelly – highly recommended)!
Sundays are all about comfy clothes for me. After applying my favourite moisturiser and smelling of roses, I get wrapped up in my comfies.
I then like to plan the meals for the week with my 12-year-old son. As we’re getting into the winter months this includes lots of comfort food right now! Then I get my shopping list done and head out to the local supermarket. Now, I appreciate this many not feel like self-care but it is a means to an end.
Homemade cooked food is one of the best self-care tips I can give. Nothing beats preparing a nutritious meal, the smell of comforting food wafting from the kitchen then sitting at the dining table with your family and friends, enjoying each and every mouthful. Yum. It’s a great feeling.
Whilst dinner is cooking, I’ll usually get the ironing done whilst my son gets his homework finished. Again, it doesn’t sound like self-care but feeling organised for the week ahead does wonders for me. Once we’re organised, we can truly relax.
Once my chores are done this is where the self-care really comes in. We like to get the candles on, especially in winter when it’s miserable outside. Sunday afternoons involve watching the football or a movie, playing board games or golf on the PlayStation. If we’re feeling particularly energetic, we might go for a walk. Our Sunday afternoons are for time together and for us that’s self-care. It doesn’t matter what we do, as long as its together.
After we’ve had our Sunday dinner we like to snuggle up on the sofa and watch Catchphrase, Family Fortunes or something equally silly or fun whilst sipping a hot chocolate with our blankets and maybe some chocolate treats, before a nice early night listening to a Sleep Cast on Headspace ready for another busy week ahead.
I love Sundays now I look at them differently. Yes, I have to get things done but completing those tasks feels good. The remainder of the day is spent having that rest I mentioned at the very beginning.
Other ideas for Self Care Sunday
• Create something
• Do some exercise
• Try something that you’ve always wanted to
• Plant something or spend time in your garden or local park
• Catch up with someone who you haven’t seen or spoken to for a while
• Declutter
• Learn a new skill
• Do that thing that you have been putting off
• Make a list of goals
• Do some mindfulness colouring in
• Watch your favourite movie or tv programme
• Listen to music
• Look through old photo albums
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