Tell Your Girlfriends!

There’s a lot of talk right now about self-care and how important it is and what that really means for mamas. Self care ideas for moms is a very popular search item. So, how do we as mothers take time for self care?

Well, to put it simply? You make time.

Here’s what I mean.

The gym, going for a run, and getting my nails done are my top three ‘self care’ things that I do for myself. Sometimes, simply going to the store by myself is a self care accomplishment.

It gives me time to myself where I can get lost in my workout or run, or I can relax and let someone pamper me by making my nails pretty.

Now, being a coach and being in a gym all of the time, my nails have to be kept short, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be pretty!

Do you know that when I don’t take the time for these selfcare things that I’m not at my best?

I’m not at my best for my family, for my clients, or for my readers/followers.

Mamas are overwhelmed and feel like the’y’re going to lose their mind a lot of the time and we simply MUST take time for ourselves.

This is why I put together this list of 64 selfcare ideas that you can do. Some of these will be by yourself and will require you to find childcare.

To which I say, find the childcare and don’t feel guilty about it.

Some of these will be with your spouse or with girlfriends. Taking the time to recharge from the everday will really give you some perspective and fill your batteries back up so that you can be the best you can be for your family.

Let’s dive in, shall we? Self Care Ideas for Mamas

1. Take a nap
2. Manicure Pedicure
3. New workout outfit
4. New casual outfit
5. Housing Décor
6. Fresh hairstyle
7. Hire someone to deep clean your house
8. Hire someone to come do the laundry for once
9. Go on a hike
10. Take a canoe trip
11. Find a bike trail and ride it
12. Eat all three meals outside
13. Find a new restaurant with a patio
14. Make your favorite treat and share it with another mama
15. Go fly a kite
16. Weekend drive to the beach
17. Get up early to watch the sunrise and listen to the birds.
18. Get a massage
19. Family movie night
20. Make s’mores over a fire
21. Pick up a hobby that is low maintenance and you can lose yourself in for a few minutes each week
22. Buy coffee for a stranger
23. Go dance in the rain (watch for lightning and thunder!)
24. Unplug completely for 48 hours
25. Buy a porch swing
26. Walk to your local ice cream parlor
27. Get a henna tattoo
28. Build a blanket fort with the kiddos
29. Write a letter of encouragement to your husband and leave it under his pillow
30.  Take a day off of work and find a babysitter for the kids
31. Go to a movie
32. Make a cup of tea
33. Buy a new coloring book and colored pencils and color
34. Read a book
35. Go to the gym
36. Take a bath in Epsom salts
37. Turn off the notifications on your phone
38. Go to a yoga class
39. Learn to say no
40. Listen to music from when you were younger and let the memories flood in
41. Play in the park
42. Start learning to play an instrument
43. Design your own cocktail
44. Allow yourself to sleep in
45. Start a journal and write a few of your thoughts down several times a week
46. Go to bed early
47. Clean out your inbox
48. Go for a run
49. Plant a flower in a pot for your kitchen window
50. Write down your goals so you can see them
51. Clear your calendar of overwhelm
52. Clean out your car
53. Put on a face mask
54. Put a new scent in your scent warmer
55. Write down what you’re thankful for
56. Clean out your closet
57. Clean out your kid’s closet
58. Create your own vision board
59. Do something that makes you step out of your comfort zone
60. Write down your accomplishments for the year
61. Go dancing, even if you ‘can’t dance!’
62. Go to a museum
63. Girls night
64. Date night with the hubs

I think it’s pretty self explanatory, isn’t it? This is just the tip of the iceberg in regards to self care ideas for mamas.

There are so many things that we can do to help take care of ourselves.

Something that I tell my clients and especially my clients with weight loss goals that they must take time for themselves like this because being overly exhausted can actually slow down our process due to leptin levels increasing.

Leptin is that “I’m full” trigger for the brain.

And for mamas? It’s even harder to get rested because we have the young ones keeping us up at night or up early after we were up late trying to get some work done.

It is what it is right? So that is where these selfcare ideas come in. Don’t feel like you have time for selfcare?

Here’s a bit of tough love, my love…

Make the time. Your goals and your journey and your LIFE is far too valuable to walk through life exhausted and worn down.

We were not meant to simply survive, we were meant to truly live each and every single day of our lives.

Our babies and hubbies don’t need a perfect mommy, but they do need one that isn’t so tired all the time and has had some “me time”.

Guess what? There’s nothing wrong with that.

Work with your spouse on this list. Tell him that you need to have a few of these each month. Then, in reverse, allow him the same. You both need these recharge times.

It’s so important when working to reach your goals, mama.

You’ve got this.

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