Things You Can Complete in 5 Minutes to Make Yourself Feel Good
Tips, Hacks, Ideas
This week on Tip, Hacks, Ideas the prompt was “something you can complete in 5 minutes to make yourself feel good”
We LOVED reading all of your tips as they came through and have been testing them out this week and despite having a little baby who likes to sing throughout the night we are feeling sooo much better than we were last week #inafunk
Thank you to everyone who submitted their tips - you’ve spread joy within this household and we hope by sharing them here they spread into yours!
Make sure to check our Instagram stories on Monday for next week’s TIPS . HACKS . IDEAS prompt!
I’m off to put my fav song, jump in the shower, sing out loud, smile and then moisturise!
Take care 🧡
Things you can complete in 5 minutes to make yourself feel good.
Smile
Phone a friend
Moisturise your skin
Do something kind for someone else
Make your bed / change your sheets
Practice gratitude
Dance party
Have a shower
Run around your house with your kids chasing you
Meditate
Clean up your space
Quick cardio workout
Wander around the garden and look at how your plants are growing
Lay on the floor in the middle of the room and see your space from a new perspective
Make a healthy meal
Take a quick walk
Stretch your body
Pick up rubbish in nature
Take deep breaths
Put on a great outfit
Write something positive
Listen to a fav song loud
Learn something new
Draw, paint, create
"Let it go" - detach from anything negative you've been focusing on
Buy something you love, support a local business
Read a chapter of a book
Look at funny dog videos online
Water your plants
Watch a TED talk
Drink a big glass of water
Write down your goals
Make a coffee and sit outside
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Imogen Gilchrist
Imogen Gilchrist is a creative director, Squarespace website designer and social media strategist who loves good design & good people.